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Today, the urs of Shah-e-Hamdan would have been observed with much fervor in Khanqah-i-Moula in Srinagar.
Hazrat Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani was a Persian Sufi and poet who shaped the lives of Kashmiris & is Kashmir's patron saint.
6th Dhul Hijjah is his death anniversary.
Hazrat Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani was a Persian Sufi and poet who shaped the lives of Kashmiris & is Kashmir's patron saint.
6th Dhul Hijjah is his death anniversary.
Kashmiris sing this folk song for him:
Bed dargah khanqah, terwei
Yeti Auras bedi bedi pervei
Temi angane berkat servei
Bed dargah Khanqah terwei
Teti Aurad bedi bedi pervei
Let us flock to the shrine of Shah-e-Hamdan at Khanqah-i-Moula
Let us recite Aurad loudly
in an..
Bed dargah khanqah, terwei
Yeti Auras bedi bedi pervei
Temi angane berkat servei
Bed dargah Khanqah terwei
Teti Aurad bedi bedi pervei
Let us flock to the shrine of Shah-e-Hamdan at Khanqah-i-Moula
Let us recite Aurad loudly
in an..
.. impressive tune
It is Ofcourse the gifted spot
It abounds in saintly blessings
The shrine of Khanqah-i-Moula is a place of unimaginable veneration.
I'd also like to share one of Shah-e-Hamdan's poem and a will he wrote to a king from a book my mother gifted me.
It is Ofcourse the gifted spot
It abounds in saintly blessings
The shrine of Khanqah-i-Moula is a place of unimaginable veneration.
I'd also like to share one of Shah-e-Hamdan's poem and a will he wrote to a king from a book my mother gifted me.
Since no Kashmiri would be observing the urs of Shah-e-Hamdan today,
I felt I must not let it be forgotten.
(Image: Khanqah-i-Moula in Srinagar Kashmir. The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Sikandar Butshikan in 1395 CE in memory of the Islamic preacher Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani)
I felt I must not let it be forgotten.
(Image: Khanqah-i-Moula in Srinagar Kashmir. The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Sikandar Butshikan in 1395 CE in memory of the Islamic preacher Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani)
