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HIS SECOND RESTING PLACE. (TOMB)
After the emigration of the family, the shrine was left in the care of a few
faqirs and dervishes. The waters of the river Chenub began to rise threatening
the structure of the fort and the graves inside. The faqirs and dervishes of the
shrine began to excavate the caskets containing the bodies of those buried in
the fort. All were found except the casket containing the blessed body of Hazrat
Sultan Bahu (RA). The dervishes became despondent and discouraged at not finding
the body. Suprarationally they were informed by the Saint not to be perturbed,
for the one who is worthy and capable to touch his body will approach the grave
site at dawn and take the casket out of the grave. As promised, at the approach
of dawn, a pious Sayyid arrived and excavated the casket containing the blessed
body of the Saint. This spectacle was witnessed by hundreds of people who had
gathered for the occasion. It is narrated that the masses made `ziaarat'-that
is, had the privilege of seeing the blessed body of the Saint. It is said that
he was just as if his body had the ritual bath - the water still dropping off
his henna coloured beard. Fragrance and scent began to perfume the environment
and spread considerably to outlying neighborhoods. Some of those present, on
seeing the sacred body, passed into ecstatic rapture. Even today, after almost
400 years, the same effects and vibrations are still felt and experienced when
visiting the Saints tomb. The pious Sayyid, together with the faqirs and
dervishes, loaded the casket onto a camel and proceeded towards a graveyard
(known as Peer Abdur Rehan qureishi's graveyard), when on the way they came
across an enclosure which was famous for its macabre and uncanny atmosphere.
This surrounding was screened and preserved with a fencelike structure so that
no man or animal could venture therein. On reaching the place the she camel sat
down, despite being goaded to move on. Witnessing the camel�s strange behaviour,
they deduced that Allah must have reserved this sanctuary as the resting place
for Hazrat Sultan Bahu (RA). Spontaneously the camel rose and entered the
enclosure and sat on a neat clean clearing. Taking this as divine approval, they
buried the casket. From this chosen place started a spring of blessings which
turned into an ocean of benefit and guidance for humanity at large. This tomb
was built in 1180/1771.Those who had emigrated began to return and began to
built their homes around the compound.
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