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Dargah of Pirs of Ranipur was established way back in 1781. According to available historical facts that the two sons Pir Syed Abdul Aziz viz; Syed Muhammad Shah and Syed Ahmed Shah when arrived here from Baghdad they were accorded tumultuous welcome and were allowed to preach, by the then Kalhora rulers of Sindh. Both of these scholarly figures after visiting Hyderabad and Khudabad came to Kazi Makhdoom Ahmadi of Khuhrra and stayed with him as guest of nearly a year. Latter on Makhdoom Ahmadi allowed them to established Madarssas in Ranipur and Gambat. Both brothers were married from local Wandeer clan and with in no time they attracted large following. It is said that Syed Muhammad Shah had earlier also paid a visit to Sindh, but he was disallowed to stay for being a suspected spy of Turkish government. Syed Muhammad Shah, who stayed in Gambat had a son named Abdul Razzaq Shah, died while he was still alive. While Syed Ahmed Shah of Ranipur had four sons namely Saleh Shah, Ibrahim Shah, Abdul Rahim Shah and Abdul Aziz Shah alias Abdul Ghaffar Shah. Syed Saleh Shah after the demise of his father became the custodian of Dargah of Ranipur, while his younger brother Syed Ibrahim Shah shifted to Gambat and lived along with his uncle Muhammad Shah. While Abdul Rahim Shah's son Shair Muhammad Shah alias Pir Shair shifted to Larkana and became the Mutawali of Syed Siraj Shah's Dargah. During the course of time Kalhora dynasty camae to an end and Talpurs took over the reins of Sindh, since Talpur rulers such as Mir Sohrab Khan and Mir Rustam Khan accorded respect to the pirs of Ranipur and Gambat more than that of they enjoyed during the period of Kalhoras. Talpurs also use them for official consultancy. Syed Saleh Shah of Ranipur was a pious man and he was equally popular in and around the country. He was also known as Sakhi Saleh Shah Thorrho. He had a son named Pir Ghulam Mohiuddin Shah, who was the friend of Punjab's great Sufi poet Khowaja Ghulam Fareed.

[Source: Khairpur Jewel & Crown of Sindh by Momin Bullo | Coordinates: EFT]

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