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| Shafqat Khan Tahirkhaili |
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| 308 m (1,010 ft) |
Population (1998) |
- Total | 37,800 |
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- Estimate (2007) | 54,200 |
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Hasan Abdal (
Pashto:
حسن ابدال,
Urdu:
حسن ابدال) is an historic town in Northern
Punjab,
Pakistan. It is located where the
Grand Trunk Road meets the
Karakoram Highway near the
North-West Frontier Province province, northwest of
Wah. It is 40 km northwest of
Rawalpindi. It has a population of about over 50,000. It is famous for
Gurdwara Sri
Panja Sahib, one of the most sacred places of
Sikhism. Thousands of
Sikhs visit the
Gurudwaraon the eve of
Besakhi every year. The other historical place is a tomb erroneously called Lala Rukh Tomb. There is a grave inside a square walled Garden and a fresh water fish pond near the tomb. On the nearby hill there is a meditation chamber attributed to a saint Baba Hasan Abdal also known as Baba Wali Kandhari with local folks. The city is named after this saint.
[edit]History
The famous Chinese traveller
Hiouen Thsang who visited the place in the 7th century A.D. mentions the sacred spring of Elapatra about 70
li to the northwest of
Taxila which is identical to the one at the current site of
Gurdwara Panja Sahib [1].
The town is mentioned in
Ain-i-Akbari in the context that Shams al-Din built himself a
vaultthere in which lies Hakim Abu’l Fath buried.
Akbar’s visit to the town on his way back from
Kashmir is also mentioned.
[1]William Finch who travelled through India between 1608 and 1611 describes Hasan Abdal to be a "pleasant town with a small river and many fair tanks in which are many fishes with golden rings in their noses ...; the water so clear that you may see a penny in the bottom"
[2]. The Mughal emperor
Jehangir mentions in his
Tuzk-e-Jahangiri this town by the name of Baba Hasan Abdal where he stayed for three days. He also praises the city in these words: "The celebrated place at this station is a spring which flows from the foot of a little hill, exceedingly clear, sweet and nice..."
[2]. Hasan Abdal was visited by various Mughal kings on their way to
Kashmir[3]In 1521 the founder of the Sikh faith,
Guru Nanak, arrived in Hasan Abdal, a Gurdwara was built on the spot that he stayed containing a sacred rock that is believed to contain the hand print of Guru Nanak
[3].
Hasan Abdal
It remained a holy place for various religious groups through the ages. It has a Sikh Gurdwara (temple) known as Panja Sahib having a sacred rock with the hand print of their religious leader, Guru Nanak.Twice a year, Sikh pilgrims visit this Gurdwara from all over the world. Two other historical buildings of Mughal era (Muqbara Hakeeman and so-called tomb of Lala Rukh) are located just opposite the Gurdwara.On the nearby hill, at an altitude of 714 meters, there is a meditation chamber related to a 15th century Muslim Saint, Baba Wali Qandhari, popularly known as Baba Hasan Abdal. The saint stayed in Hasan Abdal from 1406-1416 AD but died and buried in village Baba Wali near Qandhar (Afghanistan). The devotees and visitors climb over the steps leading to the hill, for offerings and to have a panoramic view of Hasan Abdal.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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