History

Khwaja Naqruddin Moudood Chishti migrated to Quetta 600 years ago from Chisht, Afghanistan and stayed near the city fort that gave the city its original name, Kwatta (mound of earth). Khwaja Naqruddin got a second name "Shalpir Baba" from another of Quetta's early names, Shalkot.

Khwaja Naqruddin migrated from Chisht, near Herat in Afghanistan, to Quetta most likely during the rule of Afghan ruler and military general Timur, also known as Tamerlane (1335–1405).

His father was Syed Khwaja Nassar ud din Waleed in Chisht (727 AH-820 AH) who is buried in Chisht. One of his brothers, Khwaja Ibrahim Yukpasi (Pir Yukpassi), is buried in Mastung Balochistan. Another brother of his, Khwaja Nizam-ud-din Ali, is buried in Minziki, an area in the vicinity of Pishin city in Balochistan province of Pakistan.

His exact date of death is not known, but his brothers Khwaja Ibrahim Yukpasi and Khwaja Nizamuddin Ali lived from 1359 CE to 1455 CE and 1308 CE to 1405 CE, respectively. Naqruddin fathered Khwaja Wali Kirani Moudoodi Chishti, The descendants of Khwaja are reported to have rendered services during the First Anglo-Afghan War, led by Mubarak Shah. The Chishti Syeds in the Kirani Tehsil claim these descendants as their ancestors. Khwaja Naqruddin was responsible for the later flourishing of the Moudodi Syed's in Balochistan and Sindh, India.

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