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Hazrat Zain- Din- Walli Sahib R.A

The shrine of Hazrat Azin-ud-Din Wali is situated on a hillock, about 20 Kms. Village. Aishmuqam is very well known in every part of Kashmir on account of the historical shrine of sheikh Zain-ud-din who lived in the 15th century A.D. and was one of the second principal disciples of Sheikh Nur-ud-din(ra). The festival at Aishmuqam is held every year in the month of April. It is mention in the “Reshi Naama”, authored by Ghulam Mustafa Shah, ancestor of the Shahs of Aishmuqam, who wrote about the Reshis and Zain ud Din Rishi who was son of Jaising, the Hindu Rajput ruler of Rukan, near Bandarkot in Kishtwar, named Zia Singh at birth. His father Yesh Singh, the then Kishtwar ruler, is said to have been assassinated when Zia Singh was only 13 years old and was brought up by his mother. Once fell seriously ill and all known Hakims and Vaids at that time (doctors) were helpless in curing him. Sheikh Nur-ud-din is said to have passed through Kishtwar at that time and having heard o

Thinking of Bakshi and expectation of sheikh -1951

Bashki never died rather have been inside every so called leaders of Kashmir till now? After outlining Kashmirs & his own grievances against the government of India, he said a time will, therefore, come when I will bid them good-bye. On 10th July, 1953 he addressed party workers at Mujahid Manzil, the headquarter of the National Conference in Srinagar; The sheikh’s turnabout greatly alarmed the Prime Minister Nehru. By now the government of Kashmir was divided within itself, its members (as Nehru observed), liable to pull in different directions & proclaim entirely different policies. In the nick of time, there was an open rift within the National Conference between the pro-India & pro-independence groups. The latter were led by the Sheikh's close associate Mirza Afzal Beg. The former were in close touch with the Sadr-i-Riyasat, Karan Singh. It was rumored that Sheikh Abdullah would declare independence on 21 August- the day of the

Scenic View Of Jhelum With Fort of Kashmir In Background 1915

The Jhelum flows from south-east to north-west, through a plain, which tradition says was once a lake, and which must have been about eighty miles long by fifteen in width; but the greater part of the valley consists of mountains. The river Jhelum rises from Verinag Spring situated at the foot of the Pir Panjal in the southeastern part of the Kashmir Valley. It is joined by its tributaries Lidder River at Khanabal and Sind River at Shadipora in Kashmir Valley. It flows through Srinagar and Wular Lake before entering Pakistan through a deep narrow gorge. The Neelum River, the largest tributary of the Jhelum, joins it at Domel Muzaffarabad, as does the next largest, the Kunhar River of Kaghan Valley. It also connects with the rest of Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir at the Kohala Bridge east of Circle Bakote . It is then joined by the Poonch River, and flows into the Mangla Dam reservoir in the Mirpur District. The Jhelum enters Punjab in the Jhelum District. From the

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