Staff Report - Daily Times - Pakistan
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
LAHORE: About 6,000 women devotees of Madhu Lal Hussain wore colourful shawls, sang Sufi poetry and did the traditional dhamal to pay homage to the Muslim saint on the final day of his 418th Urs (anniversary).
The day, which was reserved for women, began with a ‘mehfil-e-milad’ from 9am to 1pm during which drums and dhamal were stopped and men were not allowed to enter the shrine. Mrs Abid from Lahore said it was a good idea to reserve the last day for women because it allowed women to show their affection for the saint uninhibited. She said she went to the shrine regularly and she loved to recite poetry.
Heleema Naz, a Rawalpindi resident, said she attended the Urs every year and would continue visiting the shrine for as long as she lived.
A woman from Multan said she had arrived in Lahore the previous night to attend the Urs. She said she had been visiting the shrine on the last day of the Urs for long, as her mother and father were devotees of the saint.
A number of women said shopping was one of the attractions of the anniversary. The ceremony concluded after Asr prayers. Allama Maqsood Ahmed and thousands of devotees prayed for Pakistan’s solidarity. The cleric urged people to follow the saint’s teachings.
Shah Hussain was born in 1538 and is a prominent Muslim saint in the subcontinent.
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Staff Report - Daily Times - Pakistan
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
LAHORE: About 6,000 women devotees of Madhu Lal Hussain wore colourful shawls, sang Sufi poetry and did the traditional dhamal to pay homage to the Muslim saint on the final day of his 418th Urs (anniversary).
The day, which was reserved for women, began with a ‘mehfil-e-milad’ from 9am to 1pm during which drums and dhamal were stopped and men were not allowed to enter the shrine. Mrs Abid from Lahore said it was a good idea to reserve the last day for women because it allowed women to show their affection for the saint uninhibited. She said she went to the shrine regularly and she loved to recite poetry.
Heleema Naz, a Rawalpindi resident, said she attended the Urs every year and would continue visiting the shrine for as long as she lived.
A woman from Multan said she had arrived in Lahore the previous night to attend the Urs. She said she had been visiting the shrine on the last day of the Urs for long, as her mother and father were devotees of the saint.
A number of women said shopping was one of the attractions of the anniversary. The ceremony concluded after Asr prayers. Allama Maqsood Ahmed and thousands of devotees prayed for Pakistan’s solidarity. The cleric urged people to follow the saint’s teachings.
Shah Hussain was born in 1538 and is a prominent Muslim saint in the subcontinent.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
LAHORE: About 6,000 women devotees of Madhu Lal Hussain wore colourful shawls, sang Sufi poetry and did the traditional dhamal to pay homage to the Muslim saint on the final day of his 418th Urs (anniversary).
The day, which was reserved for women, began with a ‘mehfil-e-milad’ from 9am to 1pm during which drums and dhamal were stopped and men were not allowed to enter the shrine. Mrs Abid from Lahore said it was a good idea to reserve the last day for women because it allowed women to show their affection for the saint uninhibited. She said she went to the shrine regularly and she loved to recite poetry.
Heleema Naz, a Rawalpindi resident, said she attended the Urs every year and would continue visiting the shrine for as long as she lived.
A woman from Multan said she had arrived in Lahore the previous night to attend the Urs. She said she had been visiting the shrine on the last day of the Urs for long, as her mother and father were devotees of the saint.
A number of women said shopping was one of the attractions of the anniversary. The ceremony concluded after Asr prayers. Allama Maqsood Ahmed and thousands of devotees prayed for Pakistan’s solidarity. The cleric urged people to follow the saint’s teachings.
Shah Hussain was born in 1538 and is a prominent Muslim saint in the subcontinent.
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