Popularly known as Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.
( MAY Allah HAVE MERCY ON HIM)
Birth : 538 A.H, (1143 A.D.)
Death : 650 A.H. (1252 A.D.)
He belonged to syed family. He learned the Holy Qur'an with
great dedication and devotion and acquired knowledge of other
religious disciplines and, thus, became a profound scholar. All
exoteric and esoteric knowledge was gathered in his person. He
had a very long life during which Ghznavi rule ended and Ghuris
came to power. He became a disciple of Hazrat Bahauddin Zakaria
Multani who made him his lieutenant and also granted him
permission to make disciples. He acquired exoteric knowledge
from Haba Ibrahim Karhalai also and received numerous blessings
by sitting in the company of Hasrat Fariduddin Ganj Shakr and
Sheikh saDaruuddin Aarif. He met Bu Ali Shah Qalandar and
received spiritual blessing from him as well. Because of his
accociation with a good many Godly people, he attained a high
spiritual status.. He came to Sindh on the instructions of Bu
Ali Shah Qalandar and made Sehwan his headquarters. A large
number of people benefited by their association with him. many
wayward women repented and asked for Allah's forgiveness for
their past deeds and many men of loose character became
virtuous. His grave, in Sehwan (Sindh), is visited by the elite
as well as the masses.
Biography by: Shansha Taji
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