Asif Iqbal Naik
JK News Today
Kishtwar November 10:
Annual Urs of 17th century Suffi saint Hazrat Shah Mohammad Asrar-ud-Din Baghdadi (RTA)commonly known as Asrar Sahib was celebrated with religious fervour on Thursday at Kishtwar.
Despite COVID 19, thousands of people from different parts of the state and outside have started to arrive in Kishtwar town right from Sunday evening for making their presence in annual Urs of Asrar Sahib. Hundreds of people from different parts of state have arrived in Kishtwar District and participated in day long prayers which continue whole night- the Urs celebration will come to end tomorrow morning.
In the morning special prayers also held inside the shrine of Asrar Sahib before the annual Urs were declared as close.
Meanwhile District Administration Kishtwar has put an elaborated arrangements like medicines, fire service, construction of artificial toilets, installation of high mask lights, generators, installation of water taps, cleanliness, tenting from Tourism Department while locals along with Sajada Nasheen (caretakers) made food arrangements for visiting pilgrims.
Police have also made an elaborated security arrangement to deal with any law and order problem, beside to keep an eye on anti national and criminal elements. Police personal in civil dresses were also deployed in large numbers in and around the shrine of Hazrat Shah Mohammad Asrar-ud-Din Baghdadi (RTA) and Hazrat Shah Mohammad Fareed-ud-Din Baghdadi (RTA).
The annual Urs of Hazrat Mohammad Shah Asrar-ud-Din Baghdadi (RTA) celebrations have attracted thousands of devotees in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Sufism, a branch of Islam has been practiced in the Doda district, where people of different faiths lived in harmony.
Ancient manuscripts, in Persian, bear testimony to the fact that Sufism flourished in Doda district, during the 15th century, spread by Sufi saints, who arrived in Doda from different parts of the country.
17th century marked the prominence of Sufism in Doda, owing to the arrival of Hazrat Shah Mohammed Farid-ud-Din Baghdadi (RTA) and his two sons Hazrat Shah Asrar-ud-din (RTA) and Hazrat Shah Akhyar-ud-din (RTA). However, Sufism had already been introduced in Doda by other saints, including Hazrat Shah Hamdan (RTA), Sheikh Noor-ud-din Noorani (RTA) and Hazrat Zain-ul-deen Rishi (RTA).
These Saints exposed the basic tenets of Islam to people and urged them to be awakened out of the ignorance owing to blind pursuit of ritualism and also illiteracy. These great souls exposed people to Tawhid, or monotheism (oneness of Allah). They urged people to read the Koran and the Hadith.
The mausoleums of these revered Masters have been flock by people across the world for spiritual salvation and prosperity in life.
