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Sehwan is probably the town with the oldest continuous existence in Sind.It rises on the top of a conical hill, and nearby lie the ruins of a huge fort believed to have been founded by Alexander the Great. He stayed at Sehwan for six years and during this period he disseminated the light of Islam, providing guidance to thousands of people. The people of Multan besought him to stay but he continued his journey southward and eventually settled down in Sehwan, then a famous center of learning and popular place of worship for Hindus, in the southern part of Sindh, where he lived in the trunk of a tree on the outskirts of the town. In 1263, he arrived in Multan, which at that time was at the height of glory and splendor. Lal Shahbaz Qalandar wandered throughout Middle East and came to Sind from Baghdad via Dasht-i-Makran. Qalandar is a type of dervish who is generally dressed in beggars clothes, likes poverty and austerity and has no permanent dwelling. He learnt the Holy Quran by heart just at age of seven, and at twenty embraced the Qalandar order of Sufism. During the Medieval period, Meshed and other cities of that region were renowned centers of learning and civilization.Įven as a young boy, Shahbaz Qalandar showed strong religious leanings. His ancestors migrated from Iraq and settled down in Meshed, from where they again migrated to Marwand. His father, Syed Ibrahim Kabiruddin, was a virtuous and pious dervish, and his mother was a high-ranking princess. The real name of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar was Syed Muhammad Usman who was born in 1177 AD in Marwand, Iran. The mosque that is built in the hearts of the saints Is the place of worship for all, for God dwells there (Jalaluddin Rumi)