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Islamic brotherhood love and peace is mission and message from darbar e alia Kaseel Shareef, Astana e Aaliya Seri, Havelian, District Abottabad over the centuries. Syed Zulfiqar Hussain Shah, present sajjada nasheen of Astana e Alia Seri is youngest and beloved son of Alhaj Pir Syed Abdul Ghafoor Shah (R.A), grandson of Alhaj Pir Syed Ibrahim Shah (R.A) and great grandson of founder of Darbar e Alia Kaseel Sharif Hazrat Pir Karim Hadier Shah (R.A). Hazrat Pir Karim Haider Shah (R.A) was born to a well known noble syed family of religious scholar Syed Qaim Ali Shah (R.A). He completed his temporal and religious education at home. Finding Karim Haider Shah (R.A) pious, deeply interested in Islam and social well being of people his elder brother, a well known religious scholar and Khateeb e Hazara Syed Bahadur Shah (R.A) advised him to visit Khawaja Muhammad Qasim (A.R) Baba Gee sahib, of Mohra Sharif. Accepting his elder brother advice he visited Mohra Sharif where Baba Gee (R.A) not only accepted his bait in Silsila e Naqshbandia Mujadadia but also appointed him Khalifa e Azam. Baba Gee advised Syed Karim Haider Shah (R.A) to move to near by village Panjgran from Kaseel for preaching Islam and guidance of locals and visitors. Syed Karim Haider moved to Panjgran and started preaching Islam keeping agriculture as his source of earning. Due to his character love and caring nature not only locals but people from all over united India started visiting Syed Karim Haider Shah (A.R) for guidance. Hindus and Sikhs also visited Pir Syed Karim Haider Shah (R.A) for guidance and solution of worldly problems. Although Pir Syed Karim Haider Shah (R.A) abandoned his residence in Kaseel and started living in Punjgran yet Kaseelvi became part of his and his successors’ names, probably due to love he had for his old residence. Pir Karim Haider Shah (R.A) not only preached Islam but also solved social issues and disputes of locals and murids. When Pakistan movement gained momentum after Pakistan resolution of 1940, he advised his family and murids to participate in Pakistan movement actively under the command of his son Syed Ismail Shah. Syed Ismail Shah was made salar of Pakistan movement in the area. Later on March 23, 1947 his beloved grandson Ghazi Muhammad Dawood Shah (A.R) an enthusiastic, brave, Shahadat desiring freedom activist embraced Shahadat, while participating in a procession under the leadership of Syed Ismail Shah for creation of Pakistan. He deliberately crossed the red lines imposed by Gorkha force under section 144 starting civil disobedience. Pir Syed Karim Haider Shah led the namaz e janaza of his beloved Shaeed Grandson and thanked Allah (SWT) for awarding his grandson shahadat in the presence of thousands attending funeral from all over Hazara. He was the first Shaeed from Hazara in freedom movement. He informed his sons about his departure from this world in 1954 and guided them about what to do after his departure. He was blessed with long healthy life of over 100 years. His soul departed in 1954 as he forecasted, may his soul rest in peace (Ameen).

His son Alhaj Pir Syed Ibrahim Shah (R.A) was chosen Sajjada Nasheen. Pir Syed Ibrahim Shah completed his temporal education from madrassa in Jhangra from sikh teachers and he had different teachers for his religious education, most prominent among them was a sufi and religious scholar Molvi Muhammad Ishaq (A.R) of Kokal a village near Havelian. He was strict follower of shiriah and persuaded his relatives and followers to follow the same. He was also very active for social well being of locals and murids. Besides religious education his social works included dispute resolutions, road and water supply schemes constructions. Like his father agriculture was his source of income. His soul departed in 1984 at the age of 90 years, may his soul rest in peace (Ameen) and his elder son Alhaj Pir Syed Abdul Ghafoor Shah (A.R) was made Sajjada Nasheen. Pir Syed Abdul Gahfoor Shah (A.R) followed the foot steps of his fore fathers for preaching Islam (which is simply love and equality for humanity after total submission to one and only God ‘Allah”) and social well being of people, rather he took the initiative beyond his predecessors. As a student he participated in Pakistan movement besides his uncle Syed Ismail Shah. Trade and Government contractor remained his income sources besides agriculture. His soul departed in 2006 at the age of 73, may his soul rest in peace (Ameen).

His youngest and beloved son Syed Zulfiqar Hussain Shah was made Sajjada Nasheen, who is a true copy of his father and is following footsteps of his forefathers in serving humanity even better.

Every year thousands of murids and local gather twice, once in Panjgran where Mizarat of Hazar Pir Karim Haider Shah (R.A), Alhaj Pir Syed Ibrahim Shah and Ghazi Muhammad Dawood Shah (R.A) are located and once at Astana e Aliya Seri where Mizar of Alhaj Pir Syed Abdul Ghafoor Shah (R.A) is located to celebrate Urs of these great personalities. Urs of Hazarat Pir Karim Haider Shah (R.A) is celebrated in mid July in Panjgran while Urs of Alhaj Pir Syed Ibrahim Shah (R.A) and Alhaj Pir Syed Abdul Ghafoor Shah is celebrated in Novmeber in Seri, near Havelian.

Big mosque and madrassa in Astana e Alia Seri is under construction. Hundreds of men and women visit astana in seri daily for guidance.