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Lal Shahbaz Qalandar and His Divine Message for Mankind
by rumana husain | August 20, 2008 at 10:25 pm
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A Sufi saint’s shrine that was built in 1356 in Sehwan, in the province of Sindh, is the hub of activity these days by millions of his devotees in Pakistan. Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, whose annual death anniversary is celebrated on 18 Shabaan (the eighth month of the Islamic lunar calendar), was a philosopher and poet who was born in Marwand in a historical city in Afghanistan, where his ancestors had migrated from Iraq.
His date of birth is speculated to be 1187 AD. He traveled extensively in the region and settled down in Sehwan, now Pakistan, teaching religious tolerance, love and affection for humanity.
Update: Sehwan Sharif is throbbing with the beat of drums, singing and dancing, in praise of the saint as the three-day festivities of the annual death anniversary of the venerated Sufi saint has begun from today, i.e. August 21, to celebrate his life and his teachings.
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at 22:36 on August 20th, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 22:40 on August 20th, 2008
thanks sanjay, you might have heard the popular number sung by noorjehan, which is in his praise: 'lal meri pat rakhio bhala jhoolay lalan, sindhri da sehwan da sakhi shahbaz qalandar...dumadum mast qalandar..."
at 23:39 on August 20th, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff. You know, one day I really have to make an effort to visit the land where civilization began
at 00:42 on August 21st, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Thank you! A well needed info and reminder here on NP!
at 01:17 on August 21st, 2008
barry artiste, wish you would. most welcome. paschen, thank you for your comment.
at 05:49 on August 21st, 2008
very nice
at 06:00 on August 21st, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff. It is time to highlight the life storyies and struggle of the great people who worked for the librartion of humanity. Shahbaz Qalandar, Rehman Baba, Kakaji Sanober Hussein ,Bullay shah etc were the great liberator of humanity.I I am thankfull and appreciate your efforts and interasted to work with you.
Habib Hassan
at 10:29 on August 21st, 2008
habib hassn thank you for your comment. you are right in naming the great poets and remembering the sufi thoughts that were preached by them in our land. we need to remember and remind our younger generation as well.
at 01:44 on July 18th, 2009
Qalandar asal mein kalma ka warid ul wjood hota hai is liye kaha jata hai Qalandar
at 10:44 on August 21st, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Interesting piece - thank you.
at 04:29 on September 6th, 2008
I really love baba shahbaz and iam very great ful tyo you, please mail if you any information about sufis..
thanx
at 05:13 on September 6th, 2008
thank you for your comment sanjay mohan. the links below might be interesting for you?
http://www.chowrangi.com/multan-city-of-the-saints.html
http://pakistantimes.net/2008/02/28/top10.htm
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20001014/ai_n14351872
at 09:13 on March 23rd, 2009
And sorry Rumana Husain i forgot to comment on ur article.
Marvalous, Great and well done. Good work keep it up.
You might as well find something interesting on
http://www.storyofpakistan.com/contribute.asp?artid=C066
A nice article with some of Lal Sarkar's Quotes.