Baba Noor Shah Wali

Baba Syed Noor Shah Wali (Urdu بابا نور شاہ ولی العربی سرکار) shrine is at Paki Mari near the General Bus Stand of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Nowadays the town of Tariq Abad is situated here. It was near the old settlement of Mari-Patan where the shrine of Baba Noor Shah Wali is located. The shrine is around 400 years old and is older than the history of Faisalabad. There is a very big graveyard around the shrine. A big mosque is present besides this shrine.

This shrine is famous for the Mehfil-e-Sama which is held every Thursday after Asar Prayer (one of the five daily prayers that is performed before sunset). Most famous Qawwals (religious singers) of the area come here to perform. A large number of people come to listen here. This tradition is as old as the shrine itself.

Baba Noor Shah Wali spread the teaching of Islam in the area of Faisalabad. This shrine is under the management of Punjab Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department.

Urs (It is a religious festival performed after the death of a person for his salvation in eternal life) of Baba Noor Shah Wali Sarkar is celebrated every year in July.