Pir Baba Village (Pashto: پیر بابا) is a mountainous village in Buner District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pir Baba Village is named after the sufi saint Hazrat Syed Ali Shah Termezi Gaus-e-Bunair Pir-e-Khurasan, alias Hazarat Pir Baba R.A. (908 - 991 Hijri) (1502-1583 AD).
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In the heart of Pir Baba valley lies the beautiful mausoleum of Hazarat Pir Baba R.A. along with his son Hazarat Syed Habib Shah Termezi R.A. (who was un-married) where people from every corner come to pay their homage to the respected saint and ask for blessings, People Say: Let’s go to PIR BABA he is so great that the wish is granted on the way to him. It has a green tomb as found in the mausoleums of many Muslim saints. The stream started by Hazarat Pir Baba R.A. is flowing with water and people are using it. Hazarat Pir Baba R.A. came to India from Termez via Afghanistan for preaching of Islam along with his Respected Father Syed Qanbar Ali Shah R.A. who was in the Army of Babar, then he moved from Delhi to Punjab [Manakpur] to Ajmer and then went to Buner [Kohistan] on advise of his Pir-o-Murshed Hazarat Khawaja Salaar Ata-ullah Roomi R.A. and on death of Hazarat Khawaja Salaar Ata-ullah Roomi R.A. at Ajmer he came back to Ajmer but was advised by Shaikh Hussain Roomi son of Hazarat Khawaja Salaar Ata-ullah Roomi R.A. to go back to Buner to preach Islam and wipe out the anti-Islam teachings propagated as Islamic by the Roshaniya sect their as per the standing instruction of Hazarat Khawaja Salaar Ata-ullah Roomi R.A.
Pir Baba R.A. left this materialistic world in the month of Rajab in 991 Hijri (1583 AD).
Urs Shareef of Hazrat Pir Baba is celebrated from 24th to 26th RAJAB Islamic calender month every year, calculated according to the Islamic year (which has 355 days).
Hazarat Pir Baba married Bibi Mubarika [ Pir Abai ] sister of Dualat Khan Sardar of Buner. Pir Abai Zairat is the place where Respected Bibi Mubarika is placed to rest in a mousoleum.
Hazarat Pir Baba's son Hazarat Syed Mustafa Shah Termezi R.A. (972 - 1024 Hijri) (1564-1615 AD) mausoleum is in Kunar Afghanistan. The three sons of Hazarat Syed Mustafa Shah Termezi R.A. were 1. Hazarat Syed Mian Abdul Wahab urf Mian Abdal Baba (R.A.) (999 - 1063 Hijri) (1583-1653 AD) buried at Shal-Bandey-Buner had eleven sons. 2.Hazarat Syed Mian Qassim Shah Termezi (R.A.) buried at Pir Kaley Matta-Swat too had eleven sons and 3. Hazarat Syed Mian Hassan Shah Termezi (R.A.) buried at Kukrhey-Swat had two sons.
Sadaats the descendants of Pir Baba R.A. are said to have moved to Buner, Swat, Dir, Bajaur, Chitral, Mardan, Swabi, Abbottabad, Naran ,Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Islamabad with in Pakistan and are also settled in Afghanistan especially in Kunar province, Europe, USA, Canada, Middle East, Thailand, Myanmar, India. In India the President of "Pakhtoon Anjuman , Mumbai, India " Syed Sakhavat Shah S/o Syed Gaffar Shah [Nanser-Buner] younger brother of Late Syed Meharban Shah and elder brother of Syed Maqsood Shah and Syed Manzaruf Shah is a direct descendant of Hazrat Syed Ali Shah Termezi Chishti Ghaus Zaman Pir Khurasan Pir Baba R.A. [908 Hijri - 991 Hijri] and is a naturalised [Indian citizen] residing at Mumbai and working for upliftment of Indians and Indian Pakhtoons.
The Wali (ruler) of Swat constructed a dispensary and homes for those suffering from leprosy near the Mausoleum. The water from the stream started by Pir Baba R.A. helps in curing Leprosy. [1] A bazaar is adjacent to the mausoleum; most of its customers are tourists or pilgrims who come to visit the grave of Hazrat Pir Baba R.A. throughout the year.Most of the population is of Pashtun families, who are mostly Muslims, however some Hindus and Sikhs also live in the area. in Pakistan offspring of Pir baba still leaving in Allai.
Pashto is the local language. A high percentage of people know Urdu and a small percentage of people can speak English.Gujjri and kohistani Languages are too spoken at surrounding of Pir baba...gujjars are second largest tribe after Pathans and Sayyid.
It is a cave in the nearby mountain where Hazrat Pir Baba R.A. used to retire and pray.the house of a very familiar Advocate and General Secretary of the District Public Safety Commission Buner Mr. Abdul Wahid Khan is also near to it.
Pir Baba Village is surrounded by huge mountains. Two of the high mountains are mountains are Elum Ghar and Dua Suray Ghar (Two Headed Mountain).Jwarai pass are very famous top towards Swat valley,Pir baba personally was going to Swat on the Jawarai top.and there are a spring existing now which is known for Pir baba Cheena,,,near Jawarai top on the way.the tourist were used this gateway between swat and Buner During their journey to Saidu baba and pir baba from the swat state era still now.
The main places for tourists are the Mausoleum of Hazarat Pir Baba R.A., Chilla, Alinagar at mount Elum, the Bazar of Pir Baba, Qadir Nagar and Peryano Dand.
PIR BABA ,This book was awarded the Gold Medal from The Abasin Adabi Council of Peshawar, N.W.F.P. Sher Afzal Khan Barikoti is a Pashto author and historian born in Swat. He lives in England from where he has published many books on Pashto history and literature. PIR BABA is published in Urdu.
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