Waris Ali Shah
Sayed Waris Ali Shah was a Sufi saint from Dewa, Barabanki, India, and the founder of the Warsi Sufi order. He traveled to many places specially Europe and the west and admitted people to his spiritual order. He is claimed to belong to the 26th generation of Hazrat Imam Hussain Via Musa al-Kazim His shrine is at Dewa, India.
Life
In the book "Islamic Review and Muslim India", it was mentioned that Waris Ali Shah was alleged to have lived his life as the Christ lived.Father
His father name was Qurban Ali Shah, whose tomb is in Dewa.At an early age Shah showed an inclination for a religious life.
Social engagements
He went to Makkah for pilgrimage many times. During his travels in Europe, he visited the Sultan of Turkey and Otto von Bismarck in Berlin. He may also traveled to England and had an audience with Queen Victoria.He was a friend of Abdul Bari.
Death
He died on 7 April 1905.Sufi order
Like all other Kazmi Nishapuri Syeds of the area Waris Ali Shah belonged to the Sufi tradition tied to the awadh region which was considered Sufi educational centre of the whole indian subcontinent influenced by Kazmi Nishapuri Syeds who had lineage connection with Waris Ali Shah.He had a liberal view and permitted his followers to follow Sufism and names may not be changed in case of one has accepted Islam.
As a boy, Shah attached himself to Khadim Ali Shah, a Dervish of Golaganj, Lucknow, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, and remained with the latter until his death in 1832–33 when Shah was 16 years old.
His disciples
He was said to have followers from several faiths, though usually he was not in constant contact with most of them.- Bedam Shah Warsi
- Ghulam Muhammad (governor general of Pakistan)
- Sultan Abdul Hamid II
- Hakeem Safdar Ali Warisi writer of Jalwaye Waris
- Thakur Pancham Singh.
- Zamindar Dt. Mainpuri.
- Raja Udyat Narayan Sing.
- Baboo Moti Misser.
- Thakur Grur Mohan Singh, Zamindar.
- Baba Sufi Syed Diwana Shah Warsi first khalifa and nephew.
- Sadaf Jabbar Fazihat.
- Shah Abdul Ad Shah.
- Maulana Mohammad Shah.
- Mustaqim Shah.
- Faizu Shah
- Rahim Shah
- Hafiz Pyaari
- Shakir Shah
- Avghat Shah
- Maroof Shah
- NoorKarim Shah
- Siddiq Shah
- Sandal Shah
- Mushir Husain Qidwai of Gadia, a zamindar, barrister and pan-Islamist politician from Barabanki.
- Badnam Shah
- Khuda Bakhsh Sheikh was a follower of Waris Ali Shah. He collected the sayings of his spiritual guide Malfūzāt-i-Hāji Wāris 'Ali Shāh. His book, Tohmat-ul-Asfiya, is the biography of Waris Ali Shah.
- Haseen Shah warsi
- Qazi Bakhshish Ali Ansari
- Bekarar Shah Warsi
- Warsi Ghulam Mohammad Mallah Najmuddin Siddiqui his followers.
- Nizam Shah Warsi.
- Nafisullah Shah Warsi.
- Nizamuddin Shah Warsi.
Death anniversary
Shah's father's death anniversary, locally known as Dewa Mela, is observed in October–November and is attended by nearly a million Muslims and Hindus.Shah reportedly started this event in memory of his own father, Qurban Ali Shah. Another annual fair is held in Shah's tomb on 1 Safar.