Shah Qabool Aulia (1689–1767) was a Moroccan Muslim

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Pir who traveled through the

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preaching Islam.

Early life and education

Born in the fort town of Teenjah in 1689 in the

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, Shah Qabool Aulia received early spiritual education from his father before setting out to

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to study

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.Amin, Akhtar. (May 2005) "Urs of Syed Shah Qabool Aulia starts today" ''The International News''. In

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, he studied under

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for 12 years. During his studies, he was put in charge of leading the " Langar Khana" for the feeding of the poor.

Travels through India

Shah Qabool traveled upwards through

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and

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, near Haripur (Hazara) in a small village called Kokalyan.

Legacy

Shah Qabool died in 1767. His shrine is located in the Dabgari area of Peshawar, where he lived. It is visited daily for reciting from the

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. In addition, there is an annual pilgrimage to the shrine on the final Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each May in celebration of

Urs Urs (from ''‘Urs'') or Urus (literal meaning wedding), is the death anniversary of a Sufi saint, usually held at the saint's dargah (shrine or tomb). In most Sufi orders such as Naqshbandiyyah, Suhrawardiyya, Chishtiyya, Qadiriyya, etc. ...

of Shah Qabool. The Urs celebrations include stories about the Sufi, preaching from Qur'an and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shah Qabool Aulia Moroccan Sufi saints 1689 births 1767 deaths People from Tangier Moroccan expatriates in Pakistan Moroccan expatriates in India 17th-century Moroccan people 18th-century Moroccan people Peshawar District