Baba Shukur Din Ziyarat || Watlab Sopore

The shrine of Hazrat Baba Shakoor ud din RA at spiritual sharikot hill top at watlub sopore is a spiritual marvel. From the available sources provided to my by the shrine management I came to know that this great wali kamil had taken birth during the reign of sultan Qutub Din.From his baby hood Hazrat Baba shakoor ud din wali RA was charactered,truthfull and had a great love for Allah and his prophet,peace be upon him.He spent his time in prayers and reciting The Quran.As The saint grew up he began to work in the field. Once his mother was carrying food for him in a big basket.On the way she met two pious who told her for whom she was carrying too much food.The mother replied that for her son who was working in the fields.The two pious gave a Quranic verse Bismillah to the woman and asked her to say her son that before eating food recite the Quranic verse before eating food.They also told her to reduce the size of the basket every day.The mother of Hazrat Baba shakur ud din wali did the same.A lot of changes began to appear in Baba shakoor ud din RA.This was indeed the begining of his spiritual journey.Once he asked his mother about the incident .The mother narrated the whole episode.Then Baba shukoor ud din asked his mother where she met these pious men.The mother pointed towords the south.On hearing this Baba started his spiritual journey and reached to Char i sharief.There he met the founder of our indigenous Rishi movement,Hazrat e Alam dar e kadhmir,Shiekh ul aalam.Hazrat e Baba shakur ud wali RA narrated the whole episode to the Hazrat e Alamdar e kashmir RA.Hazrat Aldmdar RA sent him to Ashmuqam to get benefited from the spiritual knowledge of Hazrat Zain ud din wali RA.He spent many years there to learn the mystic fibre.Latter on Hazrat Zain ud din Reshi RA dirrected him stay and mediate in the cave at the top of hill near watlab village of sopore.On the Bank of Once Asia´s largest fresh water lake “The wulur”.But today little more than a big pound.The wulur is dying unsung,unwept and unheard. Latter on A noble and very pious Baba Reshi RA came to him and become his assistant. He rendered meritorious service for him.Carried water on his shoulders for Hazrat Baba Shakur ud din RA.One day Hazrat Baba Shakoor ud din RA saw some wounds on his shoulders and got impressed by his greatness. Latter on A noble and very pious Baba Reshi RA came to him and become his assistant. He rendered meritorious service for him.Carried water on his shoulders for Hazrat Baba Shakur ud din RA.One day Hazrat Baba Shakoor ud din RA saw some wounds on his shoulders and got impressed by his greatness. Jamid u sani,islamic month.every year.The people in large visit the shrine with lot of hopes and wishes.A voice of tanks is some times heard near the shrine.Probably that is why He is known as “Top andaaz i kashmir. Saw a lot of old women tying wishing rags with the ceiling . Innumerable wishing rags were there.Hardly matching any votive rag matches with the other.From shummering cloth to dull fabric.Devotees use varities of textile to make rags easily distinguishable.Few even use polythene.The new rags overlaping the old ones.Some votive rags are even tied to door handles and window locks. I saw an old woman ,she was confident that all her wishes would be granted because of the votive rag she tied on latticed wooden railing . I am writing about the Aulia e kiram and Buzargan e deen in my columns.I researched and found that kashmir is not known as the “heaven” or Janat e benazeer because of her natural beauty but because it is an abode of towering and high ranked spiritual and mystical powers . KEEP EXPLORING LIVE LONG Keep your surroundings polythene free INSTAGRAM : https://instagram.com/faheemrafiqi?ig...