SABIR PAK

Sabir Pak Kalyar Sharif 

In the 13th century one of the prominent Sufi Saint from South Asian was Hazrat Alauddin Ali Ahmed, known as Sabir. He the nephew and successor(khalifa) to Baba Fareed and the first of the Chishti order in the sabiriya branch. After Ajmer Sharif of Ajmer, Rajisthan one of the most respected Dargha Sharif of Kaliyar village is Dargha of Sabir Pak and is equally respected by the Muslims and Hindu in South Asia.

Biography:

In the year 1196(17th Shahbanon 512Hijri) Hazrat Syed Alauddin Ali Ahmed Sabir Kalyari was born in Herat(in the district of Afganistan). Syed Abdul Rahim was his father and a descendent of Hazrat Gaus-E-Azam Dastagir. Baba Fareed's elder sister Jamila Khatun was his mother. Sabir Pak is known with the name Alauddin Ali Ahmed Sabir Kalyari. Jamila Khatoon in her dream revealed the name Ali and Ahmed. The name Alauddin given by his father and the title Sabir was given by Baba Farid. As his tomb is in Kalyar Sharif so why he also known as Kalyari. When Sabir Pak was very young his father died and in the year 1204 he came with his mother to Pak Pattan near Baba Fareed Gang-e-sarker. Baba Fareed gave him the charge of a shared kitchen(langer). After a gap his mother visit to see him and saw his was not quite healthy. She want explanation from her brother Baba Fareed and know that her brother put her son in charge to the kitchen where was plenty of food available. When Jamila Khatoon asked to her son, her son admit the fact and explain that he was in charge of the kitchen although he never eat from it. He was managed the food from the jungle in his spare time and ate what he found from the jungle. Hence the name Sabir(Patient one) was given to him. In the year 1253 A.D Sabir Pak was achieved the position of "Kalyar Sharif" By Baba Fareed(after being anointed as the protector of Kalyar Village). In the year 1291(13 Rabi' al-awwal, 690 Hijri) he was died after spending rest of his life at Kalyar. The only disciple he had and a branch of the "Chishti Orded" known as "Chishti Sabiri" was started action through that disciple.

Education and Marriage:

Sabir Pak was a brilliant student and his uncle Baba Fareed was his primary teacher. Mainly Sabir Pak was involved in spiritual education and also most of the time he was busy in zikr & silent. We know from the scholar that when Hazrat Sabir Pak had step to the age of his marriage, his mother Jamila Khatun asked Baba Fareed(Jamila Khatuns brother) for his daughter to give marriage with Sabir Pak. Baba Fareed replied to his sister that the marriage was only possible if his disciple Hazrat Sabir Pak himself agree to get marry. After urging several time by sister, Baba Fareed for his daughter's marriage with his disciple. In the night after wedding when Sabir Pak enter to his bedroom he saw on his right the woman was sitting, but he over looked her due to his intense meditation. The woman remain the whole night in the sitting position to his right and finally asked Sabir Pak to give attention to her. Sabir Pak asked her "who she is"? In replied she said that she was his wife. Sabir Pak looked at her wife and she burst into flames and was consumed.

His life at Kalyar Sharif:

Sabir Pak stayed in the house of Gulzari, when he first visit to Kalyar. Once he went to the Mosque for Friday prayers in the 1st row where the rich people make fun to him and told him to go back, because the front row was reserved to "privileged class" which is totally against the spirit of Islam. During the prayers Sabir Pak commanded to the Mosque that "when everyone is bowing why don't you(the Mosque) bow down in sazda". As he command the Mosque was collapsed and all the men were died. Gulzari rushed to the Mosque for her son after getting the news. When she reached near the Mosque, Sabir Pak ordered her to pull her son out among the dead bodies. When Gulzari obey his ordered, she saw her was alive. This was one of the Miracles of Hazrat Sabir Pak. Once Sabir Pak kept standing(for twelve years) holding with a branch of the Gular Tree.

Urs of Hazrat Sabir Pak:

In the month of March-April(Rabi-al-awwal) the celebration of the death anniversary(Urs) of Sabir Pak is held held every year at the Dargha Sharif. We saw the picture of national integration on the Dargha as people from different religion, caste or creed gathered in large numbers on the time of Urs. When the moon appears in the sky on the month of Rabi-al-awwal, the head of the priest goes to the old house of Sabir Pak in the village to reads the "Khatam Sharif" and walks out with a plate containing dori & mendhi on his head. Then the priest goes to the Dargha to read the "Fatiha'. After the "Fatiha" the dori(thread) distributed amongst all the people who present at the Dargha Sharif. In the festive mood the Qawwali and Mushaira also take place.