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At the shrine of Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, the presence of venomous scorpions isn’t an oddity, but the norm. While out in nature, scorpions are known to sting at the slightest provocation, those here are considered its divine protectors and are harmless within the compounds of the shrine. This change in temperament is attributed to the benevolence and piety of Shah Wilayat himself. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
Amroha is a city in north-western Uttar Pradesh, located near Moradabad. The town was sanctified and developed by Syed Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat popularly known as Dada Shah Wilayat, who migrated from Wasti (Basra), Iraq to India in the 12th century A.D. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
According to legend when Shah Wilayat arrived, Sufi Geso Daraaz sent him a cup full of water, hinting at the presence of a spiritual leader in the area. Wilayat returned his cup with a rose on top and in response the Sufi cursed that Wilayat’s shrine would be a habitat for deadly scorpions. The Shah in turn ordained that these scorpions would remain harmless. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
Since those medieval times, visitors can even take the scorpions outside the premises of the shrine for a set period of time seeking blessings from the saint. Belief holds that they remain harmless unless the visitor oversteps this fixed duration of returning them to the sanctuary. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
The story of the shrine is incomplete without reference to Daddi Bakhoee, Shah Wilayat’s sister. A legendary tree is believed to have grown from her braid when she wished to be spirited away from earth after her marriage to a prince was called off. A tree with its branches entwined stands to this day in the compounds, testament to this miracle. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
The shrine has been a centre of spirituality for centuries and people from different walks of life and religions visit seeking blessings of a saint whose legend and tales of these harmless scorpions have travelled far and wide. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
While it is difficult to ascertain fact from fiction --especially in matters of faith-- lore of Shah Wilayat’s piety continues to draw people seeking fulfilment of their desires or perhaps just witness first hand the miracle of scorpions that don’t bite. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
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The first Ghor chief to come into prominence was Ala ud-Din Hussain, who in revenge of his brother’s death at the hands of the Ghaznavid Sultan Bahram, captured Ghazni, plundered the city, set fire to the buildings which were left burning for seven days, massacred the whole male population of the city, and carried away the women and children as slaves (1150 AD).
In the year 1160 AD the craven hearted Ghaznavid Sultan retired for good to Lahore before an attack by the Ghuzz Turcomans, and since then the descendants of Sultan Mahmud became for all practical purposes an Indian power. The Ghuzz Turcomans retained possession of Ghazni for twelve years after which period it fell into the hands of Ghiyas ud-Din, the nephew and second in succession to ‘world-burner’. Under Ghiyas ud-Din, the power of the Ghoris reached its apogee; he conquered Garmsir, Zamin Dawar, Fars, Kaliyan, Garjistan, Bagshoor, Talkan, Balkh, and parts of Khorasan adjacent to Heart.
Mu’izz ud-din Muhammad bin Sam, better known as Muhammad Ghori.In 1175 AD, Mu’izz ud-Din led his first expedition into India and captured Multan from the Qarmatian heretics and Uch from a Hindu prince.
Mu’izz ud-Din could, after establishing secure bases in these countries an securing his line of communications with Ghazni, attack either Ghaznavids or the Chahamanas of Sakambhari. His defeat by Naikidevi in 1178 AD compelled him to change his plans entirely. The next year he entered India through the Khyber Pass, captured Peshawar, and later occupied Lahore by a stratagem. Ultimately he had to face the Chahamanas in a frontal attack. Whatever effect this might have had on the history of northern India, Mu’izz ud-Din never again in his life attacked Gujarat, and the next Muslim invasion of that country was provoked by Chaulukya aggression under Bhima-II.
Mularaja-II, or Bala Mularaja as he is affectionately called by the Chroniclers, ascended the throne of his father Ajayapala, while still a boy. His mother was Naikidevi, the daughter of one Paramardin, who has been identified with the Goa Kadamba Mahamandalesvara Permadi or Sivachitta (circa 1147-1188 AD). The earliest known inscription of Mularaja’s brother and successor Bhima-II, is dated V.S. 1235. Hence his reign lasted for not more than three years.
The most important event in the short reign of this boy king was the sanguinary defeat he inflicted on Ghori army. The inscriptions of his successors invariably describe him as: prabhuta-durjaya-Garjanak-adhiraja, or Mlechchha-tamo-mchaya-chchhanna-mahi-valaya-pradyotana-valarka.
Somesvara states that Mularaja defeated the lord of the Turushkas, and vanquished the Mlechchha army. Balachandra states that King Mularaja, though an infant, defeated the Mlechchha king. Arisimha also refers to Mularaja’s victory
Mu’izz ud-din Muhammad bin Sam, better known as Muhammad Ghori. But the Muslim historians are unanimous in stating that the victor of Mu’izz ud-Din was Bhim Dev, king of Nahrwala, i.e. Bhima-II, the brother and successor of Mularaja-II. An inscription at Kiradu which mentions Bhima as the reigning monarch and records the repairs to a temple broken by the Turushkas is dated 1178 AD. As the invasion of Mu’izz ud-Din also took place in the same year (1178 AD), some scholars have assumed, on the authority of the Muslim sources alone, that Bhima defeated the Muslim army of Mu’izz ud-Din. But, if this assumption is accepted the difficulty would be to identify the Muslim army which was defeated by Mularaja, as between 1175-1178 AD the only recorded Muslim invasion was the one led by Mu’izz ud-Din, in 1178 AD.
Amroha is a town in northwestern Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, the administrative headquarters of Jyotiba Phule Nagar district. It is situated west-northwest of Moradabad town, on the Sot River.
The town was blessed and developed by Hazrat Syed Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat (R.A.), who migrated from Wasti, Iraq to India. The name of Amroha is usually seen as deriving from its produce of fruit and fish (rohu fish). Amroha is a marketplace for agricultural produce
And according to many scholars, in the year of 670 AH, 2 nd Zil Hij (corresponding to Wed 29 th June 1272 AD) Hazrat Sharafuddin Shahwilayat, his father Syed Mira Ali Buzurg and his family along with many other members of his family group came to India via Multan and settled in Amroha. It was during the rule of Sultan Ghyasuddin Balban. However, some scholars disagree and claim that in 690 AH, during the rule of Sultan Jalaluddin Firoz Shah Khilji, the family landed in Amroha.
Caliph Mustasim, the thirty-seventh in the Abbassid line, who became caliph in 1242
The Siege of Baghdad, which lasted from January 29 until February 10, 1258, entailed the investment, capture, and sack of Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate .
At the shrine of Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, the presence of venomous scorpions isn’t an oddity, but the norm. While out in nature, scorpions are known to sting at the slightest provocation, those here are considered its divine protectors and are harmless within the compounds of the shrine. This change in temperament is attributed to the benevolence and piety of Shah Wilayat himself. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
Amroha is a city in north-western Uttar Pradesh, located near Moradabad. The town was sanctified and developed by Syed Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat popularly known as Dada Shah Wilayat, who migrated from Wasti (Basra), Iraq to India in the 12th century A.D. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
According to legend when Shah Wilayat arrived, Sufi Geso Daraaz sent him a cup full of water, hinting at the presence of a spiritual leader in the area. Wilayat returned his cup with a rose on top and in response the Sufi cursed that Wilayat’s shrine would be a habitat for deadly scorpions. The Shah in turn ordained that these scorpions would remain harmless. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
Since those medieval times, visitors can even take the scorpions outside the premises of the shrine for a set period of time seeking blessings from the saint. Belief holds that they remain harmless unless the visitor oversteps this fixed duration of returning them to the sanctuary. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
The story of the shrine is incomplete without reference to Daddi Bakhoee, Shah Wilayat’s sister. A legendary tree is believed to have grown from her braid when she wished to be spirited away from earth after her marriage to a prince was called off. A tree with its branches entwined stands to this day in the compounds, testament to this miracle. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
The shrine has been a centre of spirituality for centuries and people from different walks of life and religions visit seeking blessings of a saint whose legend and tales of these harmless scorpions have travelled far and wide. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
While it is difficult to ascertain fact from fiction --especially in matters of faith-- lore of Shah Wilayat’s piety continues to draw people seeking fulfilment of their desires or perhaps just witness first hand the miracle of scorpions that don’t bite. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
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The first Ghor chief to come into prominence was Ala ud-Din Hussain, who in revenge of his brother’s death at the hands of the Ghaznavid Sultan Bahram, captured Ghazni, plundered the city, set fire to the buildings which were left burning for seven days, massacred the whole male population of the city, and carried away the women and children as slaves (1150 AD).
In the year 1160 AD the craven hearted Ghaznavid Sultan retired for good to Lahore before an attack by the Ghuzz Turcomans, and since then the descendants of Sultan Mahmud became for all practical purposes an Indian power. The Ghuzz Turcomans retained possession of Ghazni for twelve years after which period it fell into the hands of Ghiyas ud-Din, the nephew and second in succession to ‘world-burner’. Under Ghiyas ud-Din, the power of the Ghoris reached its apogee; he conquered Garmsir, Zamin Dawar, Fars, Kaliyan, Garjistan, Bagshoor, Talkan, Balkh, and parts of Khorasan adjacent to Heart.
Mu’izz ud-din Muhammad bin Sam, better known as Muhammad Ghori.In 1175 AD, Mu’izz ud-Din led his first expedition into India and captured Multan from the Qarmatian heretics and Uch from a Hindu prince.
Mu’izz ud-Din could, after establishing secure bases in these countries an securing his line of communications with Ghazni, attack either Ghaznavids or the Chahamanas of Sakambhari. His defeat by Naikidevi in 1178 AD compelled him to change his plans entirely. The next year he entered India through the Khyber Pass, captured Peshawar, and later occupied Lahore by a stratagem. Ultimately he had to face the Chahamanas in a frontal attack. Whatever effect this might have had on the history of northern India, Mu’izz ud-Din never again in his life attacked Gujarat, and the next Muslim invasion of that country was provoked by Chaulukya aggression under Bhima-II.
Mularaja-II, or Bala Mularaja as he is affectionately called by the Chroniclers, ascended the throne of his father Ajayapala, while still a boy. His mother was Naikidevi, the daughter of one Paramardin, who has been identified with the Goa Kadamba Mahamandalesvara Permadi or Sivachitta (circa 1147-1188 AD). The earliest known inscription of Mularaja’s brother and successor Bhima-II, is dated V.S. 1235. Hence his reign lasted for not more than three years.
The most important event in the short reign of this boy king was the sanguinary defeat he inflicted on Ghori army. The inscriptions of his successors invariably describe him as: prabhuta-durjaya-Garjanak-adhiraja, or Mlechchha-tamo-mchaya-chchhanna-mahi-valaya-pradyotana-valarka.
Somesvara states that Mularaja defeated the lord of the Turushkas, and vanquished the Mlechchha army. Balachandra states that King Mularaja, though an infant, defeated the Mlechchha king. Arisimha also refers to Mularaja’s victory
Mu’izz ud-din Muhammad bin Sam, better known as Muhammad Ghori. But the Muslim historians are unanimous in stating that the victor of Mu’izz ud-Din was Bhim Dev, king of Nahrwala, i.e. Bhima-II, the brother and successor of Mularaja-II. An inscription at Kiradu which mentions Bhima as the reigning monarch and records the repairs to a temple broken by the Turushkas is dated 1178 AD. As the invasion of Mu’izz ud-Din also took place in the same year (1178 AD), some scholars have assumed, on the authority of the Muslim sources alone, that Bhima defeated the Muslim army of Mu’izz ud-Din. But, if this assumption is accepted the difficulty would be to identify the Muslim army which was defeated by Mularaja, as between 1175-1178 AD the only recorded Muslim invasion was the one led by Mu’izz ud-Din, in 1178 AD.
Amroha is a town in northwestern Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, the administrative headquarters of Jyotiba Phule Nagar district. It is situated west-northwest of Moradabad town, on the Sot River.
The town was blessed and developed by Hazrat Syed Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat (R.A.), who migrated from Wasti, Iraq to India. The name of Amroha is usually seen as deriving from its produce of fruit and fish (rohu fish). Amroha is a marketplace for agricultural produce
And according to many scholars, in the year of 670 AH, 2 nd Zil Hij (corresponding to Wed 29 th June 1272 AD) Hazrat Sharafuddin Shahwilayat, his father Syed Mira Ali Buzurg and his family along with many other members of his family group came to India via Multan and settled in Amroha. It was during the rule of Sultan Ghyasuddin Balban. However, some scholars disagree and claim that in 690 AH, during the rule of Sultan Jalaluddin Firoz Shah Khilji, the family landed in Amroha.
Caliph Mustasim, the thirty-seventh in the Abbassid line, who became caliph in 1242
The Siege of Baghdad, which lasted from January 29 until February 10, 1258, entailed the investment, capture, and sack of Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate .
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