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Shrine of Sachal Sarmast.
Sachal Sarmast (1739 – 1829) (Sindhi: سچلُ سرمستُ, Urdu: سچل سرمست) was a Sufi poet from Sindh (now in Pakistan). during the Talpur era. He was born in Daraza, near Ranipur, Sindh. His real name was Abdul Wahab Farouqi and "Sachal" or "Sachoo", were his nicknames. He used this pen-name in his own poetry. Sachu in English means 'truthful' - while in Sindhi Sarmast means 'mystic' in Sindhi and Urdu alike. Sachal Sarmast literally means 'truthful mystic' or can be translated as "Ecstatic Saint of Truth". Sachal's father had died, when he was a mere child, he was later raised by his uncle, who also became his spiritual master. He married, but the young woman died two years later. He never remarried. Sarmast lived a humble, ascetic life, preferring solitude, simple meals of daal and yogurt. It is said that he never left Daraza, the village of his birth.
Sachal's poetical works are sung by local singers in Sindhi and Saraiki - his shrine is in village Daraza, near Ranipur, Khairpur District, Pakistan.
Sachal Sarmast (1739 – 1829) (Sindhi: سچلُ سرمستُ, Urdu: سچل سرمست) was a Sufi poet from Sindh (now in Pakistan). during the Talpur era. He was born in Daraza, near Ranipur, Sindh. His real name was Abdul Wahab Farouqi and "Sachal" or "Sachoo", were his nicknames. He used this pen-name in his own poetry. Sachu in English means 'truthful' - while in Sindhi Sarmast means 'mystic' in Sindhi and Urdu alike. Sachal Sarmast literally means 'truthful mystic' or can be translated as "Ecstatic Saint of Truth". Sachal's father had died, when he was a mere child, he was later raised by his uncle, who also became his spiritual master. He married, but the young woman died two years later. He never remarried. Sarmast lived a humble, ascetic life, preferring solitude, simple meals of daal and yogurt. It is said that he never left Daraza, the village of his birth.
Sachal's poetical works are sung by local singers in Sindhi and Saraiki - his shrine is in village Daraza, near Ranipur, Khairpur District, Pakistan.
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Shah Rukn-e-Alam.......Multan:
Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam
Sheikh Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fath (1251–1335) commonly known by the title Rukn-e-Alam (Pillar of the World) was among the eminent Sufi saints from Multan, Pakistan. He was the son of another Sufi sage, Pir Sadar-Al-Din Arif, and was the grandson and successor of Shaikh Baha-Ud-Din Zakariya.
Shaikh Rukn-e-Alam (Rukn-al-Din) was buried in the mausoleum of his grandfather, according to his own will. After sometime, however, his coffin was transferred to the present mausoleum, which was built between 1320 and 1324. The saint is still revered today and his tomb is the focus of the pilgrimage of over 100,000 pilgrims from all over South Asia who visit and commemorate his memory.
The tomb building is an octagon, 51 feet 9 inches in diameter internally, with walls 41 feet 4 inches high and 13 feet 3 inches thick, supported at the angles by sloping towers. Over this is a smaller octagon 25 feet 8 inches, on the exterior side, and 26 feet 10 inches high, leaving a narrow passage all round the top of the lower storey for the Moazzan, or public caller to prayers. The whole is surmounted by a hemispherical dome of 58 feet external diameter. The total height of the building, including a plinth of 3 feet, is 100 feet. As it stands on the high ground, the total height above the road level is 150 feet. Besides its religious importance, the mausoleum is also of considerable archaeological value as its dome is reputed to be the second largest in the world, after Gol Gumbaz of Bijapur, India.
The mausoleum is built entirely of red brick, bounded with beams of shisham wood, which have now turned black after so many centuries. The whole of the exterior is elaborately ornamented with glazed tile panels, string-courses and battlements. Colors used are dark blue, azure, and white, contrasted with the deep red of the finely polished bricks. The tomb was said to have been built by Ghias-ud-Din Tughlak for himself during the days of his governorship of Depalpur, between 1320 and 1324 AD, but was given by his son, Muhammad bin Tughluq to the descendents of Shah Rukn-e-Alam for the latter’s burial in 1330.
In the 1970s the mausoleum was thoroughly repaired and renovated by the Auqaf Department of the Punjab Government. The entire glittering glazed interior is the result of new tiles and brickwork done by the Kashigars of Multan.
Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam,
Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Multan
Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam
Sheikh Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fath (1251–1335) commonly known by the title Rukn-e-Alam (Pillar of the World) was among the eminent Sufi saints from Multan, Pakistan. He was the son of another Sufi sage, Pir Sadar-Al-Din Arif, and was the grandson and successor of Shaikh Baha-Ud-Din Zakariya.
Shaikh Rukn-e-Alam (Rukn-al-Din) was buried in the mausoleum of his grandfather, according to his own will. After sometime, however, his coffin was transferred to the present mausoleum, which was built between 1320 and 1324. The saint is still revered today and his tomb is the focus of the pilgrimage of over 100,000 pilgrims from all over South Asia who visit and commemorate his memory.
The tomb building is an octagon, 51 feet 9 inches in diameter internally, with walls 41 feet 4 inches high and 13 feet 3 inches thick, supported at the angles by sloping towers. Over this is a smaller octagon 25 feet 8 inches, on the exterior side, and 26 feet 10 inches high, leaving a narrow passage all round the top of the lower storey for the Moazzan, or public caller to prayers. The whole is surmounted by a hemispherical dome of 58 feet external diameter. The total height of the building, including a plinth of 3 feet, is 100 feet. As it stands on the high ground, the total height above the road level is 150 feet. Besides its religious importance, the mausoleum is also of considerable archaeological value as its dome is reputed to be the second largest in the world, after Gol Gumbaz of Bijapur, India.
The mausoleum is built entirely of red brick, bounded with beams of shisham wood, which have now turned black after so many centuries. The whole of the exterior is elaborately ornamented with glazed tile panels, string-courses and battlements. Colors used are dark blue, azure, and white, contrasted with the deep red of the finely polished bricks. The tomb was said to have been built by Ghias-ud-Din Tughlak for himself during the days of his governorship of Depalpur, between 1320 and 1324 AD, but was given by his son, Muhammad bin Tughluq to the descendents of Shah Rukn-e-Alam for the latter’s burial in 1330.
In the 1970s the mausoleum was thoroughly repaired and renovated by the Auqaf Department of the Punjab Government. The entire glittering glazed interior is the result of new tiles and brickwork done by the Kashigars of Multan.
Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam,
Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Multan
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Ghauri Missile was named after him. This mausoleum was in ruins and was not taken care of. When KRL developed Ghauri missile Dr AQ Khan took interest in the restoration of the mausoleum.What the eff? They put a Ghauri replica in front of a mazaar?
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Bibi Pak Daman.
Bibi Pāk Dāman (Urdu: بی بی پاکدامن) is the mausoleum of Ruqayyah bint Ali located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] Legend has it that it holds the graves of six ladies from Muhammad's household (Ahl Al-Bayt). Ruqayyah bint Ali ibn Abu Talib was the daughter of Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law Ali ibn Abu Talib with his wife Umm al banin bint Huzaam. Ruqayah bint Ali was the full sister ofHadrat Abbas ibn Ali and also the wife of Muslim ibn Aqeel[2] (emissary of third Shi'a Imam Husayn ibn Ali to Kufah). Others are said to be Muslim ibn Aqil's sister and daughters. It is said that these ladies came here after the event of the battle of Karbala on the 10th day of the month of Muharram in 61 AH (October 10, AD 680). Bibi Pak Daman, which means the "chaste lady", is the collective name of the six ladies believed to interred at this mausoleum, though it is also (mistakenly) popularly used to refer to the personage of Ruqayyah bint Ali alone.[3] They were among the women who brought Islam to South Asia, preaching and engaging in missionary activity in the environs of Lahore. It is said that Data Ganj Bakhsh, considered a great Sufi saint of the South Asia, was himself a devotee of the Bibi Pak Daman shrine and received holy knowledge from this auspicious shrine.
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Bibi Pāk Dāman (Urdu: بی بی پاکدامن) is the mausoleum of Ruqayyah bint Ali located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] Legend has it that it holds the graves of six ladies from Muhammad's household (Ahl Al-Bayt). Ruqayyah bint Ali ibn Abu Talib was the daughter of Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law Ali ibn Abu Talib with his wife Umm al banin bint Huzaam. Ruqayah bint Ali was the full sister ofHadrat Abbas ibn Ali and also the wife of Muslim ibn Aqeel[2] (emissary of third Shi'a Imam Husayn ibn Ali to Kufah). Others are said to be Muslim ibn Aqil's sister and daughters. It is said that these ladies came here after the event of the battle of Karbala on the 10th day of the month of Muharram in 61 AH (October 10, AD 680). Bibi Pak Daman, which means the "chaste lady", is the collective name of the six ladies believed to interred at this mausoleum, though it is also (mistakenly) popularly used to refer to the personage of Ruqayyah bint Ali alone.[3] They were among the women who brought Islam to South Asia, preaching and engaging in missionary activity in the environs of Lahore. It is said that Data Ganj Bakhsh, considered a great Sufi saint of the South Asia, was himself a devotee of the Bibi Pak Daman shrine and received holy knowledge from this auspicious shrine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibi_Pak_Daman
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It was built by Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan the one and only Hero ...That's he named the missile after him and hence the model is displayed next to it.
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Shrine of Baba Bulleh Shah..
Bulleh Shah was a Punjabi Sufi poet, believed to have lived from 1680 to 1758. As is a common practice in South Asian poetry, his poems include a signature line which contains his name. Bulleh Shah was settled in Kasur, now in Pakistan. His spiritual master was Shah Inayat Qadiri of Lahore. The ancestral village of Bulleh Shah was Uch Gilaniyan in Bahawalpur, now a part of Pakistan, though his ancestors had migrated from Bukhara in modern day Uzbekistan. From there his family first shifted to Malakwal (Multan District, Pakistan) and then to Pandoke, which is about 14 miles southeast of Kasur, Pakistan. Bulleh's real name was Abdullah Shah, but Bulleh was his nickname at home, and that is the name he chose to use as a poet
His family background was religious, his father being a highly religious person. Bulleh wrote primarily in Punjabi, but also in the locally spoken language, Siraiki, which is often considered a dialect of Punjabi. His style of poetry is called Kafi, which was already an established style with Sufis who preceded him. Several of his songs are regarded as an integral part of the traditional repertoire of Qawwali, the musical genre which represents the devotional music of the Sufis. The tomb of Bulleh Shah is in Kasur, and he is held in reverence by all Sufis of India and Pakistan.
Bulleh Shah was a Punjabi Sufi poet, believed to have lived from 1680 to 1758. As is a common practice in South Asian poetry, his poems include a signature line which contains his name. Bulleh Shah was settled in Kasur, now in Pakistan. His spiritual master was Shah Inayat Qadiri of Lahore. The ancestral village of Bulleh Shah was Uch Gilaniyan in Bahawalpur, now a part of Pakistan, though his ancestors had migrated from Bukhara in modern day Uzbekistan. From there his family first shifted to Malakwal (Multan District, Pakistan) and then to Pandoke, which is about 14 miles southeast of Kasur, Pakistan. Bulleh's real name was Abdullah Shah, but Bulleh was his nickname at home, and that is the name he chose to use as a poet
His family background was religious, his father being a highly religious person. Bulleh wrote primarily in Punjabi, but also in the locally spoken language, Siraiki, which is often considered a dialect of Punjabi. His style of poetry is called Kafi, which was already an established style with Sufis who preceded him. Several of his songs are regarded as an integral part of the traditional repertoire of Qawwali, the musical genre which represents the devotional music of the Sufis. The tomb of Bulleh Shah is in Kasur, and he is held in reverence by all Sufis of India and Pakistan.
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Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai’s Urs begins at Bhit Shah
The government of Sindh has announced public holiday on the 273rd Urs of Shah Bhitai on November 15 (today).
According to officials adequate arrangements have been made to facilitate the visitors. The district administration has taken strict security measures including deployment of Rangers and police personnel, installation of walk-through gates and closed-circuit cameras to ensure safety of the people attending the Urs ceremonies.
Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai ( 1689 to 1752) was a noted Sufi poet and saint widely considered to be the greatest poet of Sindhi language. His collected poems were assembled in the compilation Shah Jo Risalo, which exists in numerous versions and has been translated into English, Urdu, and several other languages.
Hundreds of thousands of devotees turn up at the shrine during the three-day urs celebrations comprising literary, cultural, spiritual and music activities. Bhit means sand dune in Sindhi, which became his identity in those days, as Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, a great Sufi saint, used to sit there for meditation. That’s how he came to be known as ‘Bhitai’, a man who sits at dune. Bhitshah, a town of Matiari district, is located on the left bank of the River Indus at 30-minute drive from the Hyderabad city. It attracts devotees of Bhitai from across the country and abroad.
Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah will give Latif Awards to intellectuals, authors, poets and artistes over excellence in their relative fields.
Bilawal Bhutto’s message
Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto has said that the message for a global peace, harmony and tolerance by Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai should be disseminated far and wide so that every citizen of the world may grasp the Sufi pearls and humanity lessons of the great saint of Sindh.
In a message on the eve of 273rd Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, the PPP chairman said that teachings of brotherhood and human fraternity in the timeless and spiritual poetry of Bhitai Sarkar would be of immense importance for the global peace. “Every effort should be made to translate Bhittai’s poetry in more regional and international languages to share this literary, philosophical and spiritual treasure trove with the entire world,” he added.
Bilawal paid tributes to Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, and said that he remains the shining landmark in the history of human philosophy, who preserved and adorned the historic and heroic characters of the region into an imperishable and indelible poetry. He said that his party would continue to promote teachings of the Sufis of this land who professed love, peace, brotherhood and harmony among the humanity without any kind of discrimination.
He also urged for more security to the shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai and foolproof security to the followers, disciples and pilgrims participating in his Urs at Bhit Shah.
The government of Sindh has announced public holiday on the 273rd Urs of Shah Bhitai on November 15 (today).
According to officials adequate arrangements have been made to facilitate the visitors. The district administration has taken strict security measures including deployment of Rangers and police personnel, installation of walk-through gates and closed-circuit cameras to ensure safety of the people attending the Urs ceremonies.
Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai ( 1689 to 1752) was a noted Sufi poet and saint widely considered to be the greatest poet of Sindhi language. His collected poems were assembled in the compilation Shah Jo Risalo, which exists in numerous versions and has been translated into English, Urdu, and several other languages.
Hundreds of thousands of devotees turn up at the shrine during the three-day urs celebrations comprising literary, cultural, spiritual and music activities. Bhit means sand dune in Sindhi, which became his identity in those days, as Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, a great Sufi saint, used to sit there for meditation. That’s how he came to be known as ‘Bhitai’, a man who sits at dune. Bhitshah, a town of Matiari district, is located on the left bank of the River Indus at 30-minute drive from the Hyderabad city. It attracts devotees of Bhitai from across the country and abroad.
Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah will give Latif Awards to intellectuals, authors, poets and artistes over excellence in their relative fields.
Bilawal Bhutto’s message
Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto has said that the message for a global peace, harmony and tolerance by Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai should be disseminated far and wide so that every citizen of the world may grasp the Sufi pearls and humanity lessons of the great saint of Sindh.
In a message on the eve of 273rd Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, the PPP chairman said that teachings of brotherhood and human fraternity in the timeless and spiritual poetry of Bhitai Sarkar would be of immense importance for the global peace. “Every effort should be made to translate Bhittai’s poetry in more regional and international languages to share this literary, philosophical and spiritual treasure trove with the entire world,” he added.
Bilawal paid tributes to Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, and said that he remains the shining landmark in the history of human philosophy, who preserved and adorned the historic and heroic characters of the region into an imperishable and indelible poetry. He said that his party would continue to promote teachings of the Sufis of this land who professed love, peace, brotherhood and harmony among the humanity without any kind of discrimination.
He also urged for more security to the shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai and foolproof security to the followers, disciples and pilgrims participating in his Urs at Bhit Shah.
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Urs Festival Lahore,Sufi drummers and dancing devotees arrive at the shrine of Data Ganj Bakhsh. ..The 966th 3-day annual Urs of Ali bin Usman Hajveri commonly known as Data Ganj Bakhsh commenced in Lahore amidst tight security...During the religious festival thousands of devotees from all over the country converged on the shrine of the Muslim saint Data Ganj Bakhsh to mark the anniversary of his death..
