# Baba Shah Jamal > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Baba_Shah_Jamal > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Baba_Shah_Jamal.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Shah_Jamal > Source revision: 1301425167 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) South Asian Sufi Saint (1588–1671) Part of a series on Islam Sufism Ideas Abdal Al-Insān al-Kāmil Baqaa Dervish Dhawq Fakir Fana Hal Haqiqa Ihsan Irfan Ishq Karamat Kashf Lataif Manzil Ma'rifa Maqam Murid Murshid Nafs Nūr Qalandar Qayyum Qutb Silsila Sufi cosmology Sufi metaphysics Sufi philosophy Sufi poetry Sufi psychology Salik Tazkiah Wali Yaqeen Practices Anasheed Dhikr Haḍra Khalwa (Sufism) Muraqabah Qawwali Sama Whirling Tawajjuh Ziyarat Sufi orders Akbari Alians Azeemia Ba 'Alawi Badawi Bayrami Bektashi Burhani Chishti Darqawi Galibi Haqqani Hurufi Idrisi Inayati Issawiyya Jelveti Jerrahi Khalwati Khatmiyya Kubrawi Madari Mahdavi Maizbhandari Malamati Mevlevi Mouridi Ni'matullāhī Naqshbandi Noorbakshi Nuqtavi Qadiri Qalandari Rahmani Rifaʽi Safavi Sadiyya Salihiyya Senusi Shadhili Suhrawardi Sülaymaniye Shattari Tijani Uwaisi Zahabiya Zahedi Zikri List of sufis Notable early Notable modern Singers Topics in Sufism Tawhid Sharia Tariqa Haqiqa Ma'rifa Art History Sufi music Persecution Ziyarat Islam portal v t e **Syed Shah Jamal Uddin Naqvi Bukhari** ([Urdu](/source/Urdu):سید شاہ جمال الدین نقوی بخاری; 1588–1671) also known as **Baba Shah Jamal** was a [Sufi saint](/source/Sufi_saint). He is also known as Hussaini Syed.[1] ## Ancestry Syed Shah Jamal was descendant of Makhdoom Syed Sadruddin Rajan Qattaal, who was a son of Makhdoom Syed Sultan Ahmad Kabir Bin Makhdoom Syed [Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari](/source/Jalaluddin_Surkh-Posh_Bukhari).[1] Syed Shah Jamal belonged to the school of [Qadriyya](/source/Qadiriyya), [Suhrawardiyya](/source/Suhrawardiyya) and [Chishtiyya](/source/Chishti_Order) sufi orders. Baba Syed Shah Jamal's descendants mostly live in Kotli Shah Saleem, [Shakargarh](/source/Shakargarh). His grandson Syed Shah Saleem Bin Baba Syed Shah Moosa Bin Shah Jamal's Tomb is situated in Kotli Shah Saleem village. ## Life He lived in [Lahore](/source/Lahore)'s neighbourhood of [Ichhra](/source/Ichhra) at the time of [Mughal](/source/Mughal_Empire) emperor [Akbar the Great](/source/Akbar_the_Great). The emperor, along with the council of his advisers, introduced the [Din-i-Ilahi](/source/Din-i-Ilahi) ("Divine Faith") a [syncretic](/source/Syncretic) religion intended to merge the best elements of the religions of his empire (primarily [Hinduism](/source/Hinduism) and [Islam](/source/Islam); elements were also taken from [Christianity](/source/Christianity), [Jainism](/source/Jainism), and [Zoroastrianism](/source/Zoroastrianism)) and thereby reconcile the sectarian differences that divided his subjects. Syed Shah Jamal fought against Akbar’s [Din-i-Ilahi](/source/Din-i-Ilahi)[2] and brought the people back to orthodox Islam.[3][4] ## Shrine Main article: [Shrine of Shah Jamal](/source/Shrine_of_Shah_Jamal) Jamal died in 1671. [His shrine](/source/Tomb_of_Shah_Jamal) is located near [Muslim Town](/source/Muslim_Town%2C_Lahore) in [Shah Jamal](/source/Shah_Jamal) [Lahore](/source/Lahore), opposite to [Forman Christian (FC) College](/source/Forman_Christian_College).[5] Festivities take place there every Thursday.[2] His [Urs](/source/Urs) is conducted annually on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of [Rabi' al-Thani](/source/Rabi'_al-Thani),[3] and is attended by hundreds of thousands of devotees.[6] A characteristic part of the rituals was the late [Pappu Sain](/source/Pappu_Sain), who used to play the [dhol](/source/Dhol) at the shrine.[7] ## Khalifa Akbar & Sajjada Nasheen His [Khalifa](/source/Khalifa) Akbar and Sajjada Nasheen [Gaddi Nasheen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaddi_Nasheen&action=edit&redlink=1) is [Pir](/source/Pir_(Sufism)) Dr Syed Ali Hussain Shah Naqvi al [Bukhari](/source/Bukhari_(surname)) [Hussaini](/source/Hussaini). who is a descendant and the Trustee and successor of **Baba Shah Jamal** through the [Silsila tul Zahab](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Silsila_tul_Zahab&action=edit&redlink=1) ([Silsila-e-Zahab](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Silsila-e-Zahab&action=edit&redlink=1)) or Golden Chain. He holds regular [Khatam Khawajgan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Khatam_Khawajgan&action=edit&redlink=1) and issues [Fatwas](/source/Fatwas). ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Dargahinfo - Complete Collection of Dargahs World Wide"](http://dargahinfo.com/Dargah_History.aspx?HID=322). *dargahinfo.com*. Retrieved 27 February 2022.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-thenews.com.pk_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-thenews.com.pk_2-1) ["Account of a typical Thursday night at Lahore's famous shrine of Shah Jamal | Special Report | thenews.com.pk"](https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/613876-shah-jamal-afterglow). *www.thenews.com.pk*. Retrieved 27 February 2022. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_3-1) ["Baba Shah Jamal – The Syed Family"](https://thesyedfamily.com/prominent-family-members/baba-shah-jamal.html). Retrieved 27 February 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120330120755/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C04%5C20%5Cstory_20-4-2007_pg7_45). 30 March 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C04%5C20%5Cstory_20-4-2007_pg7_45) on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Rehman, Noor Ur (3 August 2018). ["Baba Shah Jamal: A Spiritual Enclave"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220227103346/https://www.charcoalgravel.com/baba-shah-jamal-a-spiritual-enclave/). *Charcoal + Gravel*. Archived from [the original](https://www.charcoalgravel.com/baba-shah-jamal-a-spiritual-enclave/) on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110313153840/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C05%5C03%5Cstory_3-5-2006_pg13_5). 13 March 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C05%5C03%5Cstory_3-5-2006_pg13_5) on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["The sufi drummer | Encore | thenews.com.pk"](https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/908172-the-sufi-drummer). *www.thenews.com.pk*. Retrieved 27 February 2022. ## External links - [*Pappu Saeen beats the drum for Shah Jamal*](http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C05%5C03%5Cstory_3-5-2006_pg13_5), Daily Times (3 May 2006) - [*Devotees whirl to dhol at Baba Jamal’s Urs*](http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2006/May/subcontinent_May149.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=), Khaleej Times (5 May 2006) - [*Gonga Saeen & Mithu Saeen beats the drum for Baba Shah Jamal, Photo by Yasuo Osakabe*](http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=640217) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160605143810/http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=640217) 5 June 2016 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), Photographer, Yasuo Oaskabe --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Baba Shah Jamal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Shah_Jamal) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Shah_Jamal?action=history)). 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