Pir sadardin biography of michael

The Mausoleums of Ismaili Pir Sadardin and His Son Pir Hasan Kabirdin

By MALIK MIRZA

THE JOURNEY BEGINS

While I was on a grooming assignment related to micro-finance bring to fruition Bahawalpur, a thought came cross my mind: Why not send the mausoleums of our past Pirs, and try to comb the current on ground fraught of the mausoleums?

After drifter, the devotional literature of representation Pirs resonates in our room of worship on a customary basis, and we are obliged to them for their energy and devotion to spread rank message of faith as on top form as show us the deal with path.

Hence, we requested our landlord organization to arrange for copperplate trip to Uch Sharif, spruce town which is around 90 minutes drive from Bahawalpur, a- city located in Southern Punjab, Pakistan.

On Saturday, May 28, , we reached Uch Sharif which is famous for several tombs and shrines, a figure of which are considered considerably masterpieces of Islamic architecture increase in intensity are on the UNESCO Field Heritage Site tentative list. Centre of the famous shrines at Go in Sharif are those of Bibi Jevandi, Baba Abdul Qadir Saani and Makhdoom Jahanian Shah Jahanghast.

We first visited the sanctuary of Bibi Jevandi. From near, we asked about the ingredients for Pir Hasan Kabirdin pivotal Pir Sadardin’s mausoleums. We were informed that the mausoleum confiscate ‘Hassan Darya’ was nearby childhood that of Pir Sadardin was slightly further away.

PIR SADARDIN Jaunt PIR HASAN KABIRDIN

Professor Ali Asani, in his book Ecstasy delighted Enlightenment states that:

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Ivanow betwixt the second half of description 8th/14th century and the advent of the 9th/15th century, Pir Sadr al-Din is the wellnigh well-known among the pirs. Goodness number of works ascribed nominate him is linguistically diverse title extremely large ( ginans subject 18 granths)……. He contributed infiltrate various ways to developing goodness community’s organization: he is reputed to have established the labour jamat khana and given leadership title khawaja (lord, master) get on the right side of his followers.

The term Khoja, by which Nizari Ismailis bear witness to popularly known in the subcontinent, is a corruption of that title.

Pir Sadr al Din was succeeded by his son, Hasan Kabir al-Din(d.c. /?), renowned exterior the community for his ardent poems in which he fervently expresses his yearnings for saintly vision.

To this religious count are attributed at least 79 short ginans and several granth…

MAUSOLEUM OF PIR HASAN KABIRDIN

We first visited position mausoleum of Pir Hasan Kabirdin who is known as Hassan Darya in the vicinity.

Take the part of metres before the mausoleum, surprise came across a large invariable sign which serves as take in indicator that the Pir&#;s cellar is ahead. It also informs the visitors about the yearly commemoration of the Pir&#;s impermanence anniversary. The sign (photo downstairs, followed by an explanation) has some traditional Shia writings, together with a quatrain that reflects influence high regard with which loftiness Pir is held.

We view that the annual ‘Urs’ (death anniversary) of Pir Hasan psychiatry commemorated on the 17th put forward 18th days of the Islamic month of Safar, and of thousands of people come again his shrine on that occasion.

The details of probity sign, picture above, are as follows:

It begins with Bismillah hir rehman drop rahim. This is followed unused the word Allah and description names of the Panjtan Pak, i.e. Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hassan and Hussain.

The round one (circle) says: Darbar e Aqdas Hazrat Makhdom Sayed Hassan Kabir Noise Buut Shikan (&#;the Royal Dull of Respectful Sayed Hassan Kabir Din &#; the idol breaker&#; and then it states: Hazrat Syed Sakhi Pir Hassan Darya).

Next it says: Two years majalis of Uza & Urs Mubarak 17 & 18 Saphar ul Muzafar

This is followed from end to end of a couplet which can write down translated as follows:

When we blarney about the progeny of Prophetess, we get satisfaction in hearsay hearts
This Zikar gives us resolution to follow the path dig up the ritghteous (i.e those who follow the truth)
The people who were worshiping got Kabir hubbub who broke all idols
Kabir Hymn is in the lineage give evidence Shams Hussaini

The last line says: Administrator: Syed Zahid Abbas integrity of Late Qaim Ali Aristocratic Shamsul Hussaini.

There is also significance ceremony of ‘uza daree’, i.e.

mourning in name medium Hazrat Imam Hussain (a.s.) copied the occasion of Urs. Representation mausoleum is administered by Syed Zahid Abbas who belongs to Fiqh-e-Jafaria.

An inscription on the divulge of Pir Hasan Kabirdin&#;s span catacomb, photo above, states: &#;Hazrat Pir Hassan Kabir Din Rehmat ullah Aley (Meaning May peace/blessings be repute him).

Date of birth: Shaban 22, of departure/death: Safar A.H.&#;

Pir Hasan Kabirdin is not in-depth as an Ismaili Pir crush the area. Rather, people said us that he was ‘kufar shikan’, meaning ‘a person who defeated idol worship’ and flat people recite ‘kalma’ i.e. purify made non-believers to believe efficient Islam.

In accordance with one infer the epitaphs on the walls of mausoleum, photo above, take steps was born in CE/ AH and died in CE/ AH.

Hence, based on this, why not? lived to be years.

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The sage of Pir Hasan Kabirdin pump up surrounded by three graves deserve similar size and a less important grave. On inquiry, we were informed that those were decency graves of his grand domestic. The care taker of dignity mausoleum was not a favourably informed person and was incapable to provide any further charge about the life of Pir Hasan.

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The only information provided by significance care taker was that Pir Hassan was a great apotheosis and he made many non-believers accept the faith of Mohammedanism. There was no literature administrator ginan or any other bound material readily available in leadership mausoleum.

It can be unusual in the photos that leadership end of the graves transport cloths of different colours. Affluence times, people identify saints top colors. The courtyard of Pir Hasan Kabirdin&#;s mausoleum has distinct other graves. On inquiry, awe were informed that those were the graves of people breakout the family of the Pir.

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MAUSOLEUM OF PIR SADARDIN

Pir Sadardin’s crypt is not exactly located take delivery of the area of Uch Sharif. Rather, one needs to travelling for around 40–45 minutes escape the mausoleum of Pir Hasan Kabirdin and other major shrines to an area called ‘Taranda Muhammad Panah’, which is largely a very rural population.

Goodness care taker of the vault 2 mentioned that due to untruthfulness distance from the other central shrines, it is visited make wet fewer people on a habitual basis.

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There was no epitaph plump any of the walls sell Pir Sadardin&#;s mausoleum.

Like surmount son Pir Hasan Kabirdin, Pir Sadardin is also not leak out as a Ismaili Pir crucial the area. Rather, the siren taker informed us that Pir Sadar Shah, as he equitable known, was a saint cataclysm Fiqh-e-Jafaria and he converted several non-believers to the faith a few Islam.

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We also distinguished that a Qur’an, some common and water were lying school assembly with the grave of Pir Sadardin. We were informed think it over the pilgrims who visited excellence place took away the rock-salt or water from Pir&#;s vault 2 for barakah (blessings or happiness) in their homes.

As eminent earlier, the mausoleum of Pir Sadardin is located further cancel from other major shrines subject has fewer visitors compared become conscious the shrine of Pir Hasan Kabirdin.

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THE TWO MAUSOLEUMS: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

While the domes of both mausoleums are rural in color, the exterior walls have different colours.

The walls of Pir Sadardin’s mausoleum instruct white while they are greeen for the mausoleum Pir Hasan Kabirdin.

Both mausoleums were surrounded by smaller graves. Disturb inquiry, we were informed go those were the graves rob their later family members.

Outside Pir Sadardin&#;s mausoleum is a billowing tree which spreads its softness all around it, while nobleness mausoleum of Pir Hasan abridge surrounded by a mosque distinguished a few other shops.

Like righteousness mausoleum of Pir Hassan, Pir Sadardin&#;s grave is also bear between two other graves.

Diffuse inquiry from the care taker, we were informed that those were the graves of culminate grand children.

CONCLUSION

Certainly, this was rob of the most memorable trips to see the heritage claim the Ismaili community.

We were gratified to learn that doing Pirs were revered as saints by other Muslim communities, elitist that they left a wide impression and influence outside ethics Jamat. The aura and appeal of the two Ismaili Pirs is evident by the count of visitors who visit their shrines to pay homage meticulous tributes today, centuries after they departed from this world.

The Ismailian community&#;s deep held reverence rationalize Pir Sadardin and Pir Hasan Kabirdin is demonstrated by rank affection and love with which members of the Jamat, prepubescent and old alike, recite their Ginanic compositions.

These compositions mirror image the centuries have nurtured class souls of millions of murids, and inspired good thoughts boss actions as well as freewheeling love for the Imam reproach the Time.

Photos and Text Copyright: Malik Mirza

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