Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sufi saint of the chishtī order who lived in india”. Today it says “qalandar and sufi saint of the owaisī order”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Syed Shah Sharfuddeen”. It now reads “Indian Sufi saint (1209–1324) Shaykh Syed Sharfuddin”.
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Indian Sufi saint (1209–1324) Six Sufi masters: Khvaja Mu'in al-Din , Ghaus al-A'zam , Khvaja Qutb al-Din , Shaikh Mihr, Shah Sharafuddeen Bu 'Ali Qalandar and Sultan Musa Shaikh Shaykh Sharfuddin Bu Ali Shah Qalandar Panipati , renowned as Bu Ali Qalandar (1209–1324 CE ), born in Panipat , Haryana , India, was a Qalandar and Sufi saint of the Owaisī Order, who lived and taught in India.1His shrine or dargah (mausoleum) is at Bu Ali Shah Qalandar Dargah, Panipat , which is a place of pilgrimage .2 His real name was Sharfuddin but he is well known by his title Bu Ali Shah Qalandar. His father Syed Muhammad Abu al Hassan (Fakhar Uddin) also known as Fakhar e Alam was a great scholar and saint of his time. His father was buried in Village Kirman Parachinar , Pakistan . He is from the ancestry of Imam Musa Kazim . His large descendants reside in Pakistan and are known as Nomani.3 He completed his studies at an early age and subsequently taught near the Qutub Minar in Delhi for 20 years. He published a collection of Persian poetry by the name of "Diwan Hazrat Sharafuddeen Bu Ali Qalandar" which was later translated by Khawaja Shahudin in Punjabi . It was a great Sufi work in Persian language.
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His dargah (mausoleum) in the town of Panipat is a place of pilgrimage . His real name was Shaykh Sharfuddin but he is famous by the title Bu-Ali Shah. His father, Shaykh Fakhar Uddin was a great scholar and saint of his time. He completed his studies at an early age and subsequently taught near the Qutub Minar in Delhi for 20 years. He wrote the famous couplet in Persian about Hazrat Ali: Haiderium Qalandaram Mastam Banda-e-Murtuza Ali Hastam Peshwa-e-Tamaam Rindaanam Ke Sag-e-koo-e-Sher-e-Yazdaanam Translation: I am Haideri (a follower of Haider , aka Ali ibn Abi Talib ), I am a Qalandar and I am intoxicated (with inspiration). I am a servant of Ali Murtaza (aka Ali ibn Abi Talib) I am leader of all saints Because I am a dog of the lane of "Allah's Lion" (referring to Ali Murtaza)
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Shaikh Sharafuddeen Abu Ali Qalandar Panipati also called Bu Ali Qalandar (1400-1463 CE probably born at Panipat , Haryana ) in India was a Sufi saint of the Chishtī Order who lived and taught in India. His dargah (mausoleum) in the town of Panipat is a place of pilgrimage . His real name was Shaykh Sharfuddin but he is famous by the title Bu Ali Shah. His father, Shaykh Fakhar Uddin was a great scholar and saint of his time. He completed his studies at an early age and subsequently taught near the Qutub Minar in Delhi for 20 years. He published a collection of Persian poetry by the name of " Diwan Hazrat Sharafuddeen Bu Ali Qalandar" which was later translated by Khawaja Shahudin in Punjabi.It's a great Sufi work in Persian language.
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Syed Shah Sharfuddeen Bu Ali Shah Qalandar Panipati , also called Bu Ali Qalandar (1209-1324 CE , probably born at Panipat , Haryana , in India ) was a Sufi saint of the Chishtī Order who lived and taught in India.His shrine or dargah (mausoleum) in Bu Ali Shah Qalandar Dargah in the city of Panipat is a place of pilgrimage .His real name was Syed Shah Sharfuddin but he is famous by the title Bu Ali Shah Qalandar.His father, Syed Muhammad Abol Hassan Fakhar Uddin was a great scholar and saint of his time.His father is buried in Para chinar now Pakistan.He is from the ancestry of forth shia Imam Zain Ul Abideen.His large descendants reside in Pakistan and are known as Hussaini Syed. He completed his studies at an early age and subsequently taught near the Qutub Minar in Delhi for 20 years. He published a collection of Persian poetry by the name of " Diwan Hazrat Syed Shah sharfuddeen Bu Ali Qalandar" which was later translated by Khawaja Shahudin in Punjabi. It's a great Sufi work in Persian language.
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Indian Sufi saint (1209–1324) Shaykh Syed Sharfuddin Bu Ali Shah Qalandar Panipati , renowned as Bu Ali Qalandar (1209–1324 CE ), born in Panipat , Delhi Sultanate , present-day Haryana , India, was a Qalandar and Sufi saint of the Owaisī Order, who lived and taught in India.His dargah (Shrine) is located in Panipat , and is a place of pilgrimage for his followers. His real name was Sharfuddin but he is well known by his title Bu Ali Shah Qalandar. His father Syed Muhammad Abu al Hassan Fakharuddin also known as Fakhar e Alam was a great scholar and saint of his time. His father was buried in Village Kirman Parachinar , Pakistan . He was descended from Imam Musa Al-Kadhim .His large descendants were moved to Pakistan after participation in 1947. He completed his studies at an early age and subsequently taught near the Qutub Minar in Delhi for 20 years. He published a collection of Persian poetry by the name of "Diwan Hazrat Sharafuddeen Bu Ali Qalandar" which was later translated by Khawaja Shahudin in Punjabi . It was a great Sufi work in Persian language.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sufi saint of the chishtī order who lived in india”. Today it says “qalandar and sufi saint of the owaisī order”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Syed Shah Sharfuddeen”. It now reads “Indian Sufi saint (1209–1324) Shaykh Syed Sharfuddin”. Read the current article and compare.
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sufi saint of the chishtī order who lived in india
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qalandar and sufi saint of the owaisī order
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