first safer 1434 : Fateha of Haji Syed Waris Ali Shah (R.A)

Deva Sharif Deva Sharif, the tomb of Syed Waris Ali Shah in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, is quite famous and beloved to people from all religions. 42 Km from Lucknow in Barabanki district. It is the mazar of Haji Waris Ali Shah (a sufi saint) in whose memory an annual fair is organised on the lines of Pushkar (Rajasthan) between the festival of Dusherra and Deepawali (October/ November). Nearest Big City : Lucknow (approx 42 kms) Nearest City : Barabanki (approx 12 kms) Nearest Airport: Lucknow Airport (Amausi Airport) Nearest Railway Station: Barabanki, but in Dewa Shariff itself, Railway station is available, All Express Trains pass through this station. (online railway reservation facility is available through indian railway official site : www.irctc.co.in) Nearest Bus Stand: Barabanki has a small bus stand from there govt. buses are available for Dewa Shariff. Besides govt. buses, private transportor also provide transport to shine by Buses, Jeeps and Taxies. Nearest Hotel: Lucknow city has every type of hotel, starting from budget accommodations to five star hotels. About Syed Haji Waris Ali Shah He was born in a family of Hussaini Syeds distinguished for piety and learning. His genealogy shows that he was born in the 26th generation of Hazrat Imam Hussain. The date of his birth is disputed varying from 1233 A.H. to 1238 A.H. The author of Maarif Warisya has put the date of his birth as 1234 A.H. corresponding to 1809 of the Christian era. His father, Syed Qurban Ali Shah belonged to a landed class and was a man of considerable learning having completed his education in Baghdad. His Upbringing Haji Waris Ali Shah lost his father at the age of two years and the solacing care of his mother at the age of three. His grand mother Janaba Hayathunissa Saheba under took the duty of carefully bringing him up. As an infant ,unlike other children he would not drink his milk hurriedly but drink it gradually and slowly.His thirst would be quenched with just a few Gulps, which indicated his future qualities of patience and contentment. The ladies of Dewa Sheriff were also surprised at the noble behavior of the child and expressed that such a marvelous child is rarely to be seen; unlike other children his sleeping bed was always clean. Unlike other children he never cried but was mostly silent. Whenever he felt urge to answer the calls of nature he made strange signs and the nurse promptly attended to him. During nights he was often seen gazing at the moon and stars as if to appreciate the artistry of the Creator. He used to sleep very little;but he would always awaken with the smiling face. Witnessing the same and Serene activity of the precocious child, elder people of Dewa Sheriff begin to revere and hold him in high esteem. As the child began to grow his habits assumed dignity and a sprit of independence. At the age of five his grandmother engaged a suitable instructor to begin his education His Family Below is his genealogical table: Muhammad Bibi Fatima (married to Ali-Murtuza) Imam Hussain Imam Zain-ul-Abidin Imam Muhammad Baqir Imam Jaffer Sadiq Imam Musa Kazim Syed Qasim Hamza Syed Ali Raza Syed Muhammad Mehdi Syed Muhammad Jaffer Syed Abu Muhammad Syed Askari Syed Abul Qasim Syed Mahrooq Syed Ashraf Abi Talib Syed Aziz-ud-din Syed Ala-ud-din Syed Abdul Alad Syed Abdul Wahid Syed Umar Shah Syed Zainul Abidin Syed Umar Noor Syed Abdul Ahad Miran Syed Ahmad Syed Karamallah Syed Slamath Ali Syed Qurban Ali Shah Syed Waris Ali Shah Syedda Rahemunnisa (Sister haji waris ali shah and wife of Haji Khadim Ali Shah) Syedda Makbulunnisa (D/o Syedda Rahemunnisa and wife of Maulana Aminuddin ) Hazrat Syed Maulana Mohammad Ibrahim Shah Syed Kallan Mian Warsi Syed Shabban Mian Warsi Syed Shakeel Mian Warsi Syed Ghani Mian Warsi Syed Usman Ghani Mian Warsi His Education He learned Quran-e-Sherif from his uncle Hazrat Ameer Ali, on returning home he would not open his book to revise his lessons. Later seated in the lap of nature, in the quiet stillness, would be immersed in deep meditation. With the aid of God given intellect, within two years he memorized the whole Quran and become a Hafiz (One who learns the Quran by heart). And Maulvi Imam Ali Shah imparts to him secular education. Though the teacher was venerable yet he treated our saint with great respect. The reason for respecting a young was that he was himself a saint and could make out a man's urgings for acquiring a Divine love. Our saint teaches men such lessons that are acquired without learning and without any teacher’s aid thus our saint was in not need of worldly education. He wanted to teach such lessons to others which were beyond the compression of laymen. He never forgets whatever was taught to him. And at the age of eight he was deprived of his grand mother and there was none except the lord of the universe to look after him. There after his brother in law Hazrat Haji Syed Khadim Ali Shah Sahib a resident of Lucknow took him under his supervision and continued his education where he learnt under renowned savants. From his sayings and particular circumstances it is quite clear that he was proficient scholar of literature and have a perfect knowledge of Quranic exegesis, one such incident was that when our saint was the guest of justice at Maulvi Syed Sharfuddin, he was a well known literary expert of literature and philosophy. He recited to our saint Waris-e-Pak a lengthy encomium Ode Couched in high flown Arabic Language decked with metaphors and similes. Hardly he finished reciting two of three couplets when our saint took it from his hand and read it fluently, explain the difficult words and figures. From this one can estimate our Saint's literary, ability of Arabic Language. Our Saint had perfect knowledge of recitation of Quran and its Verses exegeses. The power of his memory was so sharp that what was taught to him at the age of 12 or 14 he would recollect at the age of eighty. It has also been noticed that our Saint conversed fluently with the Arabs and Persians in there respective languages. Such people do not need acquisition of worldly Knowledge but they are fit to answer any question as if they are experts of art and sciences.