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Thousands of devotees flock to the tomb while every Thursday their number stands multiplied. The Hindus regarded him as the incarnation of Bhartihari, the saintly brother of King Vikramaditya, who is believed to have worshipped Shiva at the venue where Lal Shahbaz's shrine is situated with all its grandeur and glory. On the other side, beside a bundle of burning agarbattis (joss sticks), are rows of diyas (small oil lamps) lighted by Hindu devotees.
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On one side of the marble floor is a row of about 12 inch high folding wooden stands on which are set copies of Quran for devotees to read. The inner sanctum is about 100 yards square with the silver canopied grave in the middle. The shrine around his tomb, built in 1356, gives a dazzling look with its Sindhi kashi tiles, mirror work and two gold-plated doors - one donated by the late Shah of Iran, the other by the late Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. This legend spread far and wide by the time of his death in 1274, after living a good span for 97 years. But surprisingly, he returned the bowl with a beautiful flower floating on the top. The legend goes that the incumbent fakirs in Sewhan sent him a bowl of milk filled to the brim indicating that there was no room for anything more. He was "Lal" (red) because of his red attire, "Shahbaz" due to his noble and divine spirit that soared like a falcon higher and higher in the boundless heavens and "Qalandar" since he belonged to Qalandria order of Sufism and was saintly, exalted and intoxicated with love for eternal being of God. Several books in Persian and Arabic on philology and poetry are attributed to him. He was a great missionary, mystic, scholar, philologist and poet. Lal Shahbaz Qalandar is an overwhelmingly popular patron saint cherished and adored alike by Hindus and Muslims of Sind. He stayed at Sehwan for six years and during this period he disseminated the light of Islam, providing guidance to thousands of people. The people of Multan besought him to stay but he continued his journey southward and eventually settled down in Sehwan, then a famous center of learning and popular place of worship for Hindus, in the southern part of Sindh, where he lived in the trunk of a tree on the outskirts of the town. In 1263, he arrived in Multan, which at that time was at the height of glory and splendor. Lal Shahbaz Qalandar wandered throughout Middle East and came to Sind from Baghdad via Dasht-i-Makran. " Qalandar" is a type of dervish who is generally dressed in beggars’ clothes, likes poverty and austerity and has no permanent dwelling. He learnt the Holy Quran by heart just at age of seven, and at twenty embraced the Qalandar order of Sufism. During the Medieval period, Meshed and other cities of that region were renowned centers of learning and civilization.Įven as a young boy, Shahbaz Qalandar showed strong religious leanings. His ancestors migrated from Iraq and settled down in Meshed, from where they again migrated to Marwand. His father, Syed Ibrahim Kabiruddin, was a virtuous and pious dervish, and his mother was a high-ranking princess. The real name of " Lal Shahbaz Qalandar" was Syed Muhammad Usman who was born in 1177 AD in Marwand, Iran. The mosque that is built in the hearts of the saints Is the place of worship for all, for God dwells there (Jalaluddin Rumi)