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Indian Sufi saint (1817–1905)

Not to be confused with [Waris Shah](/source/Waris_Shah), the Punjabi Sufi poet.

Sayyid Waris Ali Shah Kazmi Al-Musavi Title Imam-ul-Aulia, Ashraful Alameen, Waris-e-Panjtan, Aalam Panaah Waris Personal life Born Mitthan Miya.[1] 16 July 1817 AD / 1 Ramzan ul Mubarak, 1232 Hijri Dewa, Barabanki, India Died 7 April 1905 AD /1 safar, 1323 Hijri Dewa, Barabanki, India Resting place Dewa, Barabanki, India Era Early 19th century Region India Religious life Religion Islam Denomination Sunni Jurisprudence Hanafi

**Sayed Waris Ali Shah** (1817–1905) was a [Sufi](/source/Sufi) saint from [Dewa](/source/Dewa%2C_India), [Barabanki](/source/Barabanki_district), India, and the founder of the [Warsi](/source/Warsi) Sufi order. He traveled to many places especially Europe and the west and admitted people to his spiritual order. He is claimed to belong to the 26th generation of [Hazrat Imam Hussain](/source/Imam_Hussain) Via [Musa al-Kazim](/source/Musa_al-Kazim)[2] His shrine is at [Dewa, India](/source/Dewa%2C_India).[3][4]

## Life

In the book "Islamic Review and Muslim India", (Kraus Reprint, 1971) it was mentioned that Waris Ali Shah was alleged to have lived his life as the Christ lived.[5]

### Father

His father's name is Sayed Qurban Ali Shah, whose tomb is in Dewa.[6]

At an early age Shah showed an inclination for a religious life.[7]

### Social engagements

He went to Makkah for pilgrimage many times.[8] During his travels in Europe, he visited the [Sultan of Turkey](/source/List_of_sultans_of_the_Ottoman_Empire)[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] and [Otto von Bismarck](/source/Otto_von_Bismarck) in Berlin.[2] He may also traveled to England and had an audience with Queen Victoria.[8]

He was a friend of [Abdul Bari](/source/Abdul_Bari_Firangi_Mahali).[9]

### Death

He died on 7 April 1905 (1st [Safar](/source/Safar) 1323 [AH](/source/Hijri_year)).[10]

## Sufi order

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[Dargah](/source/Dargah) of Haji Waris Ali Shah in Dewa Shareef, Barabanki, India.

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.[2] As a boy, Shah attached himself to Khadim Ali Shah, a [Dervish](/source/Dervish) of Golaganj, Lucknow, in the state of [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh), [India](/source/India), and remained with the latter until his death in 1832–33 when Shah was 16 years old.[11]

## His disciples

He was said to have followers from several faiths, though usually he was not in constant contact with most of them.[12]

- Bedam Shah Warsi

- [Sultan Abdul Hamid II](/source/Sultan_Abdul_Hamid_II)[13]

- [Ghulam Muhammad (governor general of Pakistan)](/source/Malik_Ghulam_Muhammad)[14]

- Hakeem Safdar Ali Warisi (Mahajan Title given by Haji Saheb) writer of Jalwaye Waris[15] (Migrate from Gadia to Bahraich on Haji Saheb's order. His Grand Son Izhar Warsi is prominent poet of Urdu.[16])

- Thakur Pancham Singh.[17]

- Zamindar Dt. Mainpuri.

- Raja Udyat Narayan Sing (Suratgunj, Oudh).[18]

- Baboo Moti Misser (Bhagalpur).

- Thakur Grur Mohan Singh, Zamindar (Bhagalpur).

- Baba Sufi Syed Diwana Shah Warsi [19] first khalifa (roohani) and nephew (Jagatdal, West Bengal).

- Sadaf Jabbar Fazihat.

- Shah Abdul Ad Shah.

- Maulana Mohammad Shah.

- Mustaqim Shah.[12]

- Faizu Shah

- Rahim Shah

- Hafiz Pyaari

- Shakir Shah

- Avghat Shah[20]

- Maroof Shah

- NoorKarim Shah

- Siddiq Shah (Amethi Sultanpur U.P India

- [Sai Baba of Shirdi](/source/Sai_Baba_of_Shirdi)[21]

- Bangali Shah(Kolkata India)

- Sandal Shah (Kolkata India)

- Mushir Husain Qidwai of [Gadia](/source/Gadia%2C_Barabanki), a zamindar, barrister and pan-Islamist politician from Barabanki.[9]

- Badnam Shah

- [Khuda Bakhsh Sheikh](/source/Khuda_Bakhsh_Sheikh) was a follower of Waris Ali Shah. He collected the sayings of his spiritual guide *Malfūzāt-i-Hāji Wāris 'Ali Shāh*.[3] His book, *Tohmat-ul-Asfiya*, is the biography of Waris Ali Shah.[22]

- Haseen Shah warsi

- Qazi Bakhshish Ali Ansari[23] ([Yusufpur](/source/Yusufpur))

- Bekarar Shah Warsi[24]

- Warsi Ghulam Mohammad Mallah[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Najmuddin Siddiqui his followers.

- Nizam Shah Warsi.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- Nafisullah Shah Warsi.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- Nizamuddin Shah Warsi.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Tomb of Haji Waris Ali Shah in Dewa, barabanki Lucknow (India)

## 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.[8][25][26][27]

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](/source/Safar).[28][29]

## See also

- [Islam in India](/source/Islam_in_India)

- [Sufism in India](/source/Sufism_in_India)

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