Imam Ali-ul-Haq

Sayyid Ali Mastan-al-Haq lived in the 10th century. He is first referenced in a book by Prof. Indu Banga and Prof. J.S. Grewal titled "Nineteenth Century Punjab." Imam Ali al-Haq lead an army to Sialkot in 971 A.D and was killed by the Hindu Shahis, under Jayapal who had assumed the title of Salbahan the second. The book states that his (Imam Ali al-Haq's) martyrdom was later avenged by the Sultan of Ghazni Naseer-uddin Sibuk-tagin before he was succeeded by his son Mahmood of Ghazni.

As for lineage, Sayyid Ali al-Haq was the son of Sayyid Muhammad Sahib al-Hukam al-Khawarizmi, the son of Sayyid Abd'Allah Ba al-Uraidhi who was a descendant of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq RA through his son Sayyid Ali al-Uraidhi RA. He lived during the Samanid rule of greater Persia (Transoxiana, known in Arabic as Mā Warā an-Nahr, Khurasan and Khawarizm). Among the martyrs in Imam Ali al-Haq's army was Sayyid Sabzawar RA.

Hazrat Sayyid Ali Mastan al-Haq's shrine is situated in Sialkot city at the place where he was martyred.The path leading to the tomb is often lined with numerous pilgrims. The mausoleum complex is a maze of narrow corridors leading to several shrines of pirs (holy men). The tomb of Imam Ali-ul-Haq RA is to the right, through a mirrored gateway tiled with Quranic inscriptions and geometric designs.