Syed Asghar Ali Shah Bukhari (c. 1432 – c. 1451),[1] also known as Shah Yaqeeq Baba and Roohani Surgeon,[2] was a Muslim saint from Sindh.[1] Shah Yaqeeq's ‘urs is held in the town of Shah Yaqeeq near Thatta.[3] His Suhrawardi shrine there[4] is regarded as a place of miraculous healing from various ailments.[5][2]
Syed Asghar Ali Bukhari | |
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شاہ عقیق بابا | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | c. 1432 |
| Died | c. 1451 |
| Resting place | Shah Yaqeeq, Sujawal District, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Religion | Islam |
| Other names | Shah Yaqiq/Aqeeq Baba |
Further reading
edit- Sindhī, Habību (1986). Sawanah hayat Shah Yaqiq Shaheed Bukhari [Biography of Shah Yaqiq Bukhari] (in Sindhi). Cuhar Jamali: Soshal Vailfe'ar Anjuman-i-Ghulaman-i-Mustafa.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Smith, E.G. (1987). Accessions List, South Asia. Vol. 7, issues 1-6. New Delhi: Library of Congress Office. p. 117.
- ^ a b سرجن بابا: روحانی آپریشن سے علاج. BBC Urdu (in Urdu). 3 June 2009.
- ^ Asghar Ahmad (1986). Pakistan tourism directory, '86: everything about tourism. Holiday Weekly. p. 373.
URS OF SHAH YAQIQ, at Thatta, the historic town of Sind located about 80 kilometers from Karachi on the National Highway
- ^ Ansari, Sarah FD. (1992). "Sind and its pirs up to 1843". Sufi saints and state power: the pirs of Sind, 1843–1947. Cambridge University Press. p. 18.
- ^ "Healing powers: Shrines in Thatta beckon those who 'believe' - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2017.