Shaal Pir Baba

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Shaal Pir Baba [citation needed] (aka Khwaja Naqruddin) was a Sufi saint who was also a leader of the Moudodi Syed's in Balochistan and Sindh, today's Pakistan.

Naqruddin Moudood Chishti migrated to Quetta 600 years ago from Chisht, today's 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.

Grave of Shaal Pir Baba, 2008

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.

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