Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
Please see the discussion on the talk page. |
 |
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please discuss this issue on the talk page or replace this tag with a more specific message. This article has been tagged since June 2006. |
Sheikh Nooruddin Vali's shrine was razed as part of the recent militancy in Kashmir.
It is somewhat difficult to trace the exact period when Sheikh Nooruddin Vali lived, but the majority of historians agree that he was born in the year 1377 CE, corresponding to 779 Hijri and that he passed away at the age of 63 years in the year of 1440 CE or 842 Hijri. In that period when Kashmir was ruled by the Sultans Qutub-ud-Din, Sikandar, Ali Shah, and Zain-Al-Abidin.
Nund Rishi, as the Sheikj Nooruddin Vali was popularly called by the Muslims as well as the Hindus, was 12 when Sultan Qutub-ud-Din died. During the reign of Qutub-ud-Din, Islam had not spread much in Kashmir and there was no government machinery working for its spread.
The biggest event that occurred in the Sheikh's childhood was the coming of an another muslim preacher, Amir Kabir, Mir Syed Hamadani, to Kashmir. Shah Hamadan, as he was popularly called, came to Kashmir in September 1372 CE, 1379 CE and the third time in the year 1383 CE.
During his lifetime, he witnessed a gradual cultural and religious transformation of the people, from Hinduism to Islam. Various historical events helped to shape his mind in such a manner that he produced some works of philosophy, in his own manner of verses and poetry.
During his time, since Islam was still spreading in Kashmir, a multitude of mullahs had cropped up from the new converts who used their newly acquired status in the Islamic state to allegedly exploit the common people. Sheikh ul-Alam was deeply affected by such events and this is apparent in a majority of his verses.
The shrine of Sheikh-ul-Alam, the structure itself, its attached Khanqahas, inns for the pilgrims and other physical features, the vendors of various prayer merchandise, food stalls etc. All combined to make it a place of pilgrimage for Kashmiris of all communities. The shrine contained 600 years old handmade Persian and Kashmir carpets, ancient objects and scrolls, some antique copies of the holy Quran, extremely precious cut glass chandliers etc., all which were reduced to smoke and ashes.
Sheikh-ul-Alam is supposed to have loved Kashmir and its people very intensely and was a revolutionary himself.
[edit] Reference
 |
This article is uncategorized.
Please help improve this article by adding it to one or more categories, so it may be associated with related articles (how?). Please remove this tag after categorizing, but not before. |
