by KD Maini
Apart from day by day gatherings on the shrine, the Urs (loss of life anniversary) of Baba Nazam-ud–Din Kayanvi, the Pir (religious instructor) of Baba Ji Sahib, is widely known with nice enthusiasm. Over one lakh devotees take part yearly from throughout the erstwhile state.
Darbar Lar Shareef Baba Nagri, Wangat, situated 45 km north of Srinagar, holds immense significance for the Gujjar-Bakarwal tribe and the Pahari-speaking folks of Jammu and Kashmir. They share a profound religious reference to this Dargah. Each day, quite a few tribal and Pahari households go to the shrine to pay their respects to Baba Ji Sahib, Haji Baba (Mian Nazam-ud-Din Larvi), and Baba Sahib (Mian Bashir Ahmed Larvi). They search blessings from the present Sajjāda Nashīn (Head Priest), Mian Altaf Ahmed.
Mian Altaf Ahmed conducts day by day non secular and religious periods for devotees, welcoming them with a heat smile and a compassionate manner. Throughout these periods, he imparts religious teachings that develop into cherished moments for the devotees. He patiently listens to their non secular considerations and on a regular basis issues, providing recommendation for his or her social upliftment and steering for a brighter future.
The influence of those routine periods is profound, shaping the lives of the tribal neighborhood. Darbar Lar is revered as a logo of pleasure, heritage, and tradition – a religious stronghold for the Gujjar-Bakarwal tribes and Pahari folks.
After receiving blessings from Sajjāda Nashīn, devotees head to the Langer Corridor (neighborhood kitchen) for a meal. Usually, they’re served Makki Ki Roti (Maize Flour Flatbread/Gogi), Lassi (yoghurt beverage), and chutney as Tabarruk (blessing), along with a daily meal. Following the meal, devotees proceed to the mosque for prayer. Afterwards, tribal members could both return dwelling with religious consolation or keep within the visitor home.
Apart from day by day gatherings on the shrine, the Urs (loss of life anniversary) of Baba Nazam-ud-Din Kayanvi, the Pir (religious instructor) of Baba Ji Sahib, is widely known with nice enthusiasm. Over one lakh devotees take part yearly from throughout the erstwhile state. Throughout this occasion, tribal households have the possibility to reconnect, share their experiences, and search steering from Sajjāda Nashīn on non secular practices, going through day by day challenges, and securing a greater future for the brand new technology.
Darbar Lar Baba Nagri was based in 1893 when the revered religious saint Baba Ji Sahib, guided by his Pir Baba Nazum-ud-Din Kayanvi, moved from his native village Sanjora Balakote (now in Pakistan) to Hari Dhaji, Wangat. Accompanied by some tribal households, Baba Sahib settled in Wangat after the locals have been impressed by his spirituality.
With the assist of the neighborhood, Baba Sahib constructed a home, acquired cultivable land in Hari Dhaji, and initiated the apply of serving Langer. As phrase unfold about this religious saint, folks started visiting to hunt blessings from Baba Sahib. Along with his non secular teachings, he was a religious determine, Sufi poet, and social reformer of his time. He authored three books: Israr-e-Kabiri, Malfuzat-a-Nazamia, and Baba Ji Sahib ki Si Harfian.
In a brief interval, he gained recognition in Kashmir, Poonch and Rajouri. Baba Sahib additionally established a winter Darbar at Mohra Poonch for the comfort of devotees. In accordance with the famend historian Mohammad Din Fouq, in his ebook Tariq-E-Aqwam-e-Poonch, nearly all Gujjar-Bakarwals and Pahari-speaking folks in Poonch Rajouri and the higher reaches of Pir Panchal in Kashmir turned followers of Baba Sahib. He handed away on the age of 63 in 1926 in Wangat and was buried at the moment Darbar Lar Ziyarat.
Following Baba Sahib’s passing, his son Mian Nazum-ud-Din Larvi took on the function of Sajjāda Nashīn on the Shrine. Past being a non secular preacher and social reformer, he additionally emerged as a political chief for the Gujjar-Bakarwal tribes and Pahari folks. Dedicated to uplifting the suppressed Gujjar-Bakarwals neighborhood, he established the Gujjar Jat Convention in 1933 to supply political steering to his followers.
By 1946, earlier than the occasions of 1947, Nazum-ud-Din Larvi turned a member of the of the Parjya Sabha. Regardless of the challenges following the turmoil in 1947, he continued serving as an MLA from 1953 to 1967, offering each non secular and political management to his devotees. Mian Nazum-ud-Din Larvi handed away in 1972 and was laid to relaxation close to the grave of Baba Ji Sahab in Darbar.
After Nazam-ud–Din Larvi’s passing in 1972, his elder son Mian Bashir Ahmed took on the function of Sajjāda Nashīn on the Darbar. Mian Bashir Ahmed, a famend orator, reformer, and religious determine, was additionally a people-friendly political chief. He served as an MLA from 1967 to 1987 and held ministerial positions within the governments of Sadiq, Mir Qasim, and Sheikh Abdullah.
Regardless of his political engagements, Mian Bashir Ahmed devoted his life to serving the downtrodden. In 2008, he obtained the Padma Shri award from the Authorities of India in recognition of his religious contributions. All through his life, he championed the betterment of the Gujjar-Bakarwal neighborhood. Notably, he maintained a robust relationship with Indira Gandhi, who sanctioned Rs 13 crore in 1974 for the welfare of the neighborhood at Baba Sahib’s request. In 1980, he resigned from Sheikh Abdullah’s cupboard over the difficulty of Schedule Tribe standing for the Gujjar-Bakarwal Tribes. Though Mrs Gandhi assured the declaration of Schedule Tribe standing, it confronted delays after her assassination in 1984.
In 1991, Gujjar–Bakarwal delegations met Prime Minister Chander Shekhar, urgent for the approval of Schedule Tribe standing. As the method was already underway, Chander Shekhar introduced the Schedule Tribe standing for the Gujjar-Bakarwal tribes in 1991.
After 1987, Mian Bashir Ahmed left politics to concentrate on non secular and religious teachings, dedicating himself to serving the downtrodden tribes. In 2018, attributable to well being points, he appointed his son Altaf Ahmed because the Sajjāda Nashīn of Darbar Lar.
As a minister, MLA, and later a preacher, Mian Bashir Ahmed lived among the many Gujjar-Bakarwal tribes and Pahari folks. He stayed of their huts, ate, dressed, and lived like them, spoke their language, and preached in a manner they might relate to. He was recognised as a saint with religious deeds and thought of the Wali of Kashmir. He handed away on August 14, 2021, and was buried in Darbar Lar close to his father’s grave.
The present Sajjāda Nashīn, Mian Altaf Ahmed, born in Baba Nagri in 1958, obtained major training from Main Faculty Wangat. He later attended DAV School Srinagar, graduated from Amar Singh School, and obtained an LLB from Kashmir College. Regardless of alternatives in authorities service or personal apply, he selected to serve the Gujjar-Bakarwal neighborhood, having witnessed their difficult circumstances since childhood.
Mian Altaf Ahmed entered politics, profitable on a Congress ticket in 1987 from Kangan and serving as a minister till January 19, 1990, in Farooq Abdullah’s authorities. From 1990 to 1996, he targeted on shrine issues and assisted victims of militancy. Re-elected in 1996, he served as an MLA and well being minister in Farooq’s authorities. Within the 2007 election, he received from Kangan and have become the forest minister in Omar Abdullah’s authorities. Since 2018, he has overseen the issues of Darbar Lar, sustaining a conventional reference to followers on each side of the Pir Panchal area. The Gujjar-Bakarwal tribes and Pahari-speaking folks think about Darbar Lar a non secular and religious stronghold.
(A former officer, the writer is a revered historian from Pir Panchal Valley. The concepts are private.)
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