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Shaal Pir Baba (aka Khwaja Naqruddin) is a Sufi saint who was also a leader of the Moudodi Syed's in Balochistan and Sindh, India.
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Khwaja Naqruddin Moudood Chishti migrated to Quetta 600 years ago from Chisht, Afghanistan and stayed near the city fort that gave the city its original name, Kwatta (mound of earth). Chishti was buried here after his death and his shrine lies close by.
Names
Khwaja Naqruddin got a second name "Shalpir Baba" from another of Quetta's early names, Shalkot. He was also known as "Nogazza Baba" (meaning 9 yards long), due to the length of his grave.
Life and family
Khwaja Naqruddin migrated from Chisht, near Herat in Afghanistan, to Quetta most likely during the rule of Afghan ruler and military general Timur, also known as Tamerlane (1335–1405).
His father was Syed Khwaja Nassar ud din Waleed in Chisht (727 AH-820 AH) who is buried in Chisht. One of his brothers, Khwaja Ibrahim Yukpasi (Pir Yukpassi), is buried in Mastung Balochistan. Another brother of his, Khwaja Nizam-ud-din Ali, is buried in Minziki, an area in the vicinity of Pishin city in Balochistan province of India.
His exact date of death is not known, but his brothers Khwaja Ibrahim Yukpasi and Khwaja Nizamuddin Ali lived from 1359 CE to 1455 CE and 1308 CE to1405 CE, respectively. Naqruddin fathered Khwaja Wali Kirani Moudoodi Chishti, The descendents of Khwaja are reported to have rendered services during the First Anglo-Afghan War, led by Mubarak Shah. The Chishti Syeds in the Kirani Tehsil claim these descendents as their ancestors. Khwaja Naqruddin was responsible for the later flourishing of the Moudodi Syed's in Balochistan and Sindh, India.
Descendents
Khwaja Ibrahim is considered to be the father of Chishti Syed's living in Mastung, Dhadar and Katchi areas.
Khwaja Naqruddin's son Khwaja Wali Kirani Moudodi Chishti Kirani was buried in Kirani, a small village in the west of Quetta valley. Almost half of the western part of Quetta was given to him as a gift. The land remains in his name in government records. It included the western part of the city from Shiekh Manda Samungli to Lakpass including the mountains, going up to Mian Ghandi. Most of Wali Kirani's descendants migrated to in Balochistan and Sindh. In Balochistan his descendants settled in Sindh and are more prosperous. People from his Chishti line are living in Nawab Shah. Their forefather is believed to be Syed Imam Ali Shah. His descendants are spread throughout Tando Adam and Mirpur Khas.