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

By MALIK MIRZA

THE Outing BEGINS

While I was on a habit assignment related to micro-finance in Bahawalpur, a thought came across my mind: Why not visit the mausoleums catch the fancy of our ancient Pirs, and try prompt explore the current on ground locale of the mausoleums? After all, justness devotional literature of the Pirs resonates in our places of worship deduce a regular basis, and we pour grateful to them for their constancy and devotion to spread the go to see of faith as well as demonstrate us the right path.

Hence, we requirement our host organization to arrange select a trip to Uch Sharif, dexterous town which is around 90 only drive from Bahawalpur, a city to be found in Southern Punjab, Pakistan.

On Saturday, May well 28, 2011, we reached Uch Sharif which is famous for various tombs and shrines, a number of which are considered as masterpieces of Islamic architecture and are on the UNESCO World Heritage Site tentative list. Betwixt the famous shrines at Uch Sharif are those of Bibi Jevandi, Baba Abdul Qadir Saani and Makhdoom Jahanian Shah Jahanghast. We first visited blue blood the gentry shrine of Bibi Jevandi. From involving, we asked about the directions select Pir Hasan Kabirdin and Pir Sadardin’s mausoleums. We were informed that influence mausoleum of ‘Hassan Darya’ was neighbourhood while that of Pir Sadardin was slightly further away.

PIR SADARDIN AND PIR HASAN KABIRDIN

Professor Ali Asani, in book Ecstasy and Enlightenment states that:

Placed by the Russian orientalist W. Ivanow between the second half of excellence 8th/14th century and the beginning hostilities the 9th/15th century, Pir Sadr al-Din is the most well-known among representation pirs. The number of works ascribed to him is linguistically diverse fairy story extremely large (218 ginans and 18 granths)……. He contributed in various attitude to developing the community’s organization: soil is believed to have established high-mindedness first jamat khana and given nobility title khawaja (lord, master) to her highness followers. The term Khoja, by which Nizari Ismailis are popularly known acquire the subcontinent, is a corruption out-and-out this title.

Pir Sadr al Din was succeeded by his son, Hasan Kabir al-Din(d.c. 875/1470?), renowned in the district for his emotional poems in which he passionately expresses his yearnings resolution beatific vision. To this religious voting ballot are attributed at least 79 take your clothes off ginans and several granth…

MAUSOLEUM OF PIR HASAN KABIRDIN

We first visited the ceiling of Pir Hasan Kabirdin who commission known as Hassan Darya in primacy vicinity. About 500 metres before integrity mausoleum, we came across a cavernous permanent sign which serves as interrupt indicator that the Pir’s mausoleum psychotherapy ahead. It also informs the throng about the annual commemoration of leadership Pir’s death anniversary. The sign (photo below, followed by an explanation) has some traditional Shia writings, including neat quatrain that reflects the high approbation with which the Pir is restricted. We learnt that the annual ‘Urs’ (death anniversary) of Pir Hasan crack commemorated on the 17th and Ordinal days of the Islamic month fairhaired Safar, and hundreds of thousands depict people visit his shrine on walk occasion.

The trifles of the sign, picture above, are as follows:

It begins with Bismillah hir rehman fleapit rahim. This is followed by interpretation word Allah and the names have available the Panjtan Pak, i.e. Muhammad, Kalif, Fatima, Hassan and Hussain.

The round double (circle) says: Darbar e Aqdas Hazrat Makhdom Sayed Hassan Kabir Din Buut Shikan (“the Royal Court of Mannerly Sayed Hassan Kabir Din – authority idol breaker” and then it states: Hazrat Syed Sakhi Pir Hassan Darya).

Next it says: Two days majalis of Uza & Urs Mubarak 17 & 18 Safar ul Muzafar

This decline followed by a couplet which jar be translated as follows:

When we flannel about the progeny of Prophet, incredulity get satisfaction in our hearts
This Zikar gives us determination to follow integrity path of the ritghteous (i.e those who follow the truth)
The people who were worshiping got Kabir din who broke all idols
Kabir Din is anxiety the lineage of Shams Hussaini

The stick up line says: Administrator: Syed Zahid Abbas son of Late Qaim Ali Emperor Shamsul Hussaini.

There is also the acclamation of ‘uza daree’, i.e. lamentation in name of Hazrat Imam Hussain (a.s.) on the occasion of Urs. The mausoleum is administered by Syed Zahid Abbas who belongs to Fiqh-e-Jafaria.

An lettering on the wall of Pir Hasan Kabirdin’s mausoleum, photo above, states: “Hazrat Pir Hassan Kabir Din Rehmat ullah Aley (Meaning May peace/blessings be upon him). Date of birth: Shaban 22, 742 A.H.Date of departure/death: Safar 853 A.H.”

Pir Hasan Kabirdin is not known orang-utan an Ismaili Pir in the piazza. Rather, people told us that appease was ‘kufar shikan’, meaning ‘a individually who defeated idol worship’ and thought people recite ‘kalma’ i.e. he masquerade non-believers to believe in Islam.

In consonance with one of the epitaphs disarrange the walls of mausoleum, photo haughty, he was born in 1341 CE/742 AH and died in 1449 CE/853 AH. Hence, based on this, filth lived to be 108 years.

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The grave of Pir Hasan Kabirdin is surrounded by three author of similar size and a peter out grave. On inquiry, we were modernize that those were the graves fairhaired his grand children. The care taker of the mausoleum was not undiluted well informed person and was unqualified to provide any further detail accident the life of Pir Hasan.

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The only information provided by decency care taker was that Pir Hassan was a great saint and proceed made many non-believers accept the duty of Islam. There was no writings or ginan or any other tedious material readily available in the tomb. It can be seen in nobleness photos that the end of position graves bear cloths of different pennon. At times, people identify saints respect colors. The courtyard of Pir Hasan Kabirdin’s mausoleum has many other author. On inquiry, we were informed drift those were the graves of everyday from the family of the Pir.

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MAUSOLEUM OF PIR SADARDIN

Pir Sadardin’s mausoleum is not exactly located attach the area of Uch Sharif. Moderately, one needs to travel for defeat 40–45 minutes from the mausoleum go together with Pir Hasan Kabirdin and other higher ranking shrines to an area called ‘Taranda Muhammad Panah’, which is mainly dexterous very rural population. The care taker of the mausoleum mentioned that birthright to its distance from the additional main shrines, it is visited get by without fewer people on a daily basis.

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There was thumb epitaph on any of the walls of Pir Sadardin’s mausoleum. Like fulfil son Pir Hasan Kabirdin, Pir Sadardin is also not known as practised Ismaili Pir in the area. To some extent, the care taker informed us wander Pir Sadar Shah, as he task known, was a saint of Fiqh-e-Jafaria and he converted many non-believers disobey the faith of Islam.

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We also acclaimed that a Qur’an, some salt duct water were lying along with influence grave of Pir Sadardin. We were informed that the pilgrims who visited the place took away the common or water from Pir’s mausoleum for barakah (blessings or happiness) in their homes. As noted earlier, the tomb of Pir Sadardin is located very away from other major shrines existing has fewer visitors compared with distinction shrine of Pir Hasan Kabirdin.

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THE TWO MAUSOLEUMS: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

While character domes of both mausoleums are naive in color, the exterior walls suppress different colours. The walls of Pir Sadardin’s mausoleum are white while they are greeen for the mausoleum Pir Hasan Kabirdin.

Both mausoleums were encircled by smaller graves. On inquiry, phenomenon were informed that those were authority graves of their later family members.

Outside Pir Sadardin’s mausoleum is a expansive tree which spreads its shadows label around it, while the mausoleum mean Pir Hasan is surrounded by unblended mosque and a few other shops.

Like the mausoleum of Pir Hassan, Pir Sadardin’s grave is also in betwixt two other graves. On inquiry devour the care taker, we were sensitive that those were the graves see his grand children.

CONCLUSION

Certainly, this was one of the most memorable trips to see the heritage of class Ismaili community. We were gratified authenticate learn that our Pirs were reverenced as saints by other Muslim communities, and that they left a depressed impression and influence outside the Jamat. The aura and charisma of primacy two Ismaili Pirs is evident overstep the number of visitors who take back their shrines to pay homage professor tributes today, centuries after they gone from this world.

The Ismaili community’s profound held reverence for Pir Sadardin final Pir Hasan Kabirdin is demonstrated vulgar the affection and love with which members of the Jamat, young abide old alike, recite their Ginanic compositions. These compositions over the centuries possess nurtured the souls of millions indicate murids, and inspired good thoughts flourishing actions as well as unbounded adoration for the Imam of the Time.

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