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The old name of Quetta

Quetta

is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...

was "kwatta".The word "kwatta" is a pashto word meaning "a mound of Earth" and the city was given this name because the old Quetta

Quetta

city fort was situated over a large mound of earth.During the time of Afghan

Afghanistan

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ruler Ahmed Shah Abdali, the city was renamed "Shalkot",which has gradually transformed into the modern day name of the city "Quetta".Khwaja Naqruddin Moudood Chishti migerated to Quetta

Quetta

600 years ago from Chisht

Chisht

Chisht, also written Chisht-e Sharif, Chesht-i Sharif or Chesht is a town near Herat in Afghanistan. It is important in Sufism because the Chishti Sufi Order originated there....

Afghanistan

and stayed near this fort.And was buried here after his death whose shrine lies close to Quetta Fort. The powerful Khans of Kalat held the fort from 1730. In 1828 the first westerner to visit Quetta described it as a mud-walled fort surrounded by 300 mud houses. Although occupied briefly by the British during the First Afghan War in 1839, it was not until 1876 that Quetta came under permanent British control and Robert Sandeman was made political agent in Baluchistan.That area is now part of the military Chaowni.Because Quetta

Quetta

was once called "Shalkot" Khwaja Naqruddin got the name of Shalpir baba.The locals also know him as "nogazza baba"(meaning 9 yards long) because of the length of his grave.Khwaja Naqruddin's exact date of death is not known but his brother Khwaja Ibrahim Yukpasi

Khwaja Ibrahim Yukpasi

Hazrat Syed Khwaja Shams-ud-Din Ibrahim Yukpasi , is a Sufi saint born in Pakistan in 760 AH. He was a member of the Chishti Order , a Sufi order within the mystic branches of Islam which was founded in Chisht, a small town near Herat, about 930 C.E. and continues to this day. The Chishti Order is...

's date of birth is 1359 C.E and date of death is 1455C.E, keeping that in mind Khwaja Naqruddin's duration of life is taken to be 96–97 years.His other brother Khwaja Nizamuddin Ali's date of birth is 1308C.E and date of death is 1405 C.E. Khwaja Naqruddin's son Khwaja Wali Kirani Moudoodi Chishti was laid to rest at kirani

Kirani

Kirani is an historical village lying five miles west of Quetta city, capital of Baluchistan province of Pakistan on the outskirts of the Chiltan range and is set to derive its name from a defile lying near the village known as Giran Nai, or Kran Tangi...

Quetta

. The Descendents of Khwaja Wali Kirani are said to have rendered some services during the first Afghan war, their leading man at that time being one Mubarak Shah.The Chishti Syed

Syed

Syed is a masculine given name derived from the title Sayyid, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid...

's in the Kirani

Kirani

Tehsil claim as their ancestors This article is important because Khwaja Nasratuddin is single handedly responssible for the flourishing of the Moudodi Syed's in Balochistan

Balochistan (Pakistan)

Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...

and Sindh

Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

Pakistan

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Migration Historical Background

Because the exact time of Khwaja Naqruddin's migration from Chisht

Chisht

Chisht, also written Chisht-e Sharif, Chesht-i Sharif or Chesht is a town near Herat in Afghanistan. It is important in Sufism because the Chishti Sufi Order originated there....

, near Herat

Herat

Herāt is the capital of Herat province in Afghanistan. It is the third largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of about 397,456 as of 2006. It is situated in the valley of the Hari River, which flows from the mountains of central Afghanistan to the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan...

in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

, to Quetta

Quetta

was not known, so with respect to the dates of birth and death of both his brothers, the time was estimated to be of the rule of Afghan

Afghanistan

ruler Timur

Timur

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, who was also known as Tamerlane (1335-1405). Timur along with Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

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and Alexander the Great is considered to be one of the greatest generals in history. His conquests continued till his death for 37 years. He took over "kashaghr" in 1374 and "Khuarzim" in 1379. In 1381 he conquered Herat and next year Nishapur and its adjacent areas. Next he took over "Kandahar" and "Siestan" in 1383. In 1386 the advance on Iran was started. In 1391 Timur marched against Khan Touqtimash and started a new campaign against Iran in 1392. He beat Touqtimash in 1395 and marched towards "Meerath" after conquering Delhi in December 1398. In 1399 he started towards "Samarkand" and reached "Tubreez". Conquered "Ankara" in 1402. He died on 18 February 1405. His body was brought to Samarkand and buried there. During Timur's rule Quetta and Chisht were part of the same country. It was during this time that Khwaja Naqruddin Shaal Pir Baba and his brothers migrated from Chisht to Quetta. His shrine is in Quetta

Quetta

, the capital of Balochistan

Balochistan (Pakistan)

province in the cantt area near the present day ordinance depot of old fort Quetta. When he arrived in this area, Quetta was just a small town. His father was Syed

Syed

Syed is a masculine given name derived from the title Sayyid, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid...

Khwaja Nassar ud din Waleed in Chisht

Chisht

Chisht, also written Chisht-e Sharif, Chesht-i Sharif or Chesht is a town near Herat in Afghanistan. It is important in Sufism because the Chishti Sufi Order originated there....

(727AH-820AH) who is buried in Chisht. One of his brothers Khwaja Ibrahim Yukpasi

Khwaja Ibrahim Yukpasi

(Pir Yukpassi)is buried in Mastung

Mastung

Mastung may refer to:* Mastung District* Mastung Valley* Mastung, Pakistan...

Balochistan

Balochistan (Pakistan)

. Khwaja Ibrahim is considered to be the father of Chishti Syed

Syed

Syed is a masculine given name derived from the title Sayyid, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid...

's living in Mastung

Mastung

Mastung may refer to:* Mastung District* Mastung Valley* Mastung, Pakistan...

, Dhadar

Dhadar

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and Katchi areas. Another brother of his Khwaja Nizam-ud-din Ali is buried in Minziki, an area in the vicinity of Pishin

Pishin

Pishin is a small town located in the Pishin District of Balochistan province, Pakistan. It is the capital of the district, and is located in the east of the province at 30°35'0N 67°0'0E near the border with Afghanistan with an altitude of 1555 metres . Tremors from the 2008 Pakistan earthquake...

city in Balochistan

Balochistan (Pakistan)

province of Pakistan

Pakistan

Descendents

Khwaja Naqruddin's son Khwaja Wali Kirani Moudodi Chishti Kirani

Kirani

is buried in Kirani

Kirani

,a small village in the west of Quetta

Quetta

valley.During the time of the rulers of Afghanistan

Afghanistan

almost half of the western part of Quetta

Quetta

was given to him as a gift. To this day it is in his name in government records. This was the western part of the city from Shiekh manda samungli to Lakpass including the mountains, going up to Mian Ghandi. There was an abundance of jungles, mountain streams and wildlife in this area. This area according to govennment records is still owned by his descendents. Locally people here know him as 'Baba Nao Gazza (meaning 9 meters long) because of the length of his grave. Most of Wali Kirani's descendants have migrated to various areas in Balochistan

Balochistan (Pakistan)

and Sindh

Sindh

. In Balochistan his descendants have settled in Sindh

Sindh

and are more prosperous. There are people from his Chishti line living in Nawab Shah and their forefather is believed to be Syed Imam Ali Shah, who is a descendant of his as well. In the same way his descendants are spread throughout Tando Adam and Mirpur Khas

Mirpur Khas

Mirpur Khas is a city in the province of Sindh in Pakistan. It is the fifth largest city in the province with an estimated population of 488,590...

Khwaja Naqruddin's Family tree

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Ali ibn Abu Talib, buried at the Imam Ali Mosque
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in Najaf
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, Iraq
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, buried at the Imam Husayn Shrine
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in Karbala
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, Iraq
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Medina
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Ja'far al-Sadiq
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al-Sadiq - in Jannat al-Baqi
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Medina
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al-Kazim in the Kadhimiya in Baghdad
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Ali ibn Musa ar-Rida in the Imam Reza shrine
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Muhammad ibn Ali at-Taqi al-Jawad in the Kadhimiya in Baghdad
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Ali al-Hadi
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Abdullah Ali Akbar. (B238h D292h)
Abu Muhammed Al Hussain in Chist Hirat Afghanistan. (B---h D352h)
Abu Abdullah Muhammed in Chisht
Chisht
Chisht, also written Chisht-e Sharif, Chesht-i Sharif or Chesht is a town near Herat in Afghanistan. It is important in Sufism because the Chishti Sufi Order originated there....

Herat Afghanistan
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Abu Jaffer Ibrahim in Chisht
Chisht
Chisht, also written Chisht-e Sharif, Chesht-i Sharif or Chesht is a town near Herat in Afghanistan. It is important in Sufism because the Chishti Sufi Order originated there....

Herat Afghanistan
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Shamsu d-Din Abu Nassar Muhammed Saman in Chisht
Chisht
Chisht, also written Chisht-e Sharif, Chesht-i Sharif or Chesht is a town near Herat in Afghanistan. It is important in Sufism because the Chishti Sufi Order originated there....

Herat Afghanistan
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Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan
Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan
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in Chisht
Chisht
Chisht, also written Chisht-e Sharif, Chesht-i Sharif or Chesht is a town near Herat in Afghanistan. It is important in Sufism because the Chishti Sufi Order originated there....

Herat Afghanistan
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Qutubuddin Maudood Chishti
Maudood Chishti
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in Chisht
Chisht
Chisht, also written Chisht-e Sharif, Chesht-i Sharif or Chesht is a town near Herat in Afghanistan. It is important in Sufism because the Chishti Sufi Order originated there....

Herat Afghanistan
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Najamuddin Ahmed Mushtaq in Chisht
Chisht
Chisht, also written Chisht-e Sharif, Chesht-i Sharif or Chesht is a town near Herat in Afghanistan. It is important in Sufism because the Chishti Sufi Order originated there....

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Rukunuddin Hussain Chishti in Chisht
Chisht
Chisht, also written Chisht-e Sharif, Chesht-i Sharif or Chesht is a town near Herat in Afghanistan. It is important in Sufism because the Chishti Sufi Order originated there....

Herat Afghanistan
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Qudwaddin Mohammad in Chisht
Chisht
Chisht, also written Chisht-e Sharif, Chesht-i Sharif or Chesht is a town near Herat in Afghanistan. It is important in Sufism because the Chishti Sufi Order originated there....

Herat Afghanistan
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Qutubuddin
Aududdin Khwaha Abu Ahmed Syed Muhammed in Chisht
Chisht
Chisht, also written Chisht-e Sharif, Chesht-i Sharif or Chesht is a town near Herat in Afghanistan. It is important in Sufism because the Chishti Sufi Order originated there....

, Herat, Afghanistan
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Taqiuddin Yusuf in Chisht
Chisht
Chisht, also written Chisht-e Sharif, Chesht-i Sharif or Chesht is a town near Herat in Afghanistan. It is important in Sufism because the Chishti Sufi Order originated there....

Herat Afghanistan
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Nassar ud din Waleed in Chisht
Chisht
Chisht, also written Chisht-e Sharif, Chesht-i Sharif or Chesht is a town near Herat in Afghanistan. It is important in Sufism because the Chishti Sufi Order originated there....

Herat Afghanistan
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. (B727h D820h)
Khwaja Nasratuddin alias Shaal Pir Baba Chishti Moudodi in Quetta, Cant, Balochistan, Pakistan
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Migration Historical Background

Descendents

Khwaja Naqruddin's Family tree

See also