The arrival of Islam added to Kashmirs rich religious past and complexity. Sufi - infused Sunni Islam slowly seeped into the compact Kashmir valley starting perhaps from the late 1000, and Certainly from 1200. It came via travelers, traders, mercenaries, missionaries and returning Kashmiris. One of the most striking features of the Spread of Islam in Kashmir is the key role played by an indigenous Sufi Order, the Muslim Rishis, further more , pre Islamic Kashmir, rishis were world renouncers rather than social reformers, seeking individual salvation by retiring to forests and caves in the mountains and inflicting on themselves austerities in the hope of attaining release from worldly desires and bonds.
From the early 1300, Islam was brought more actively into Kashmir by Selfless Divines, such as Bulbul Shah , from Turkestan Via Baghdad,and more particularly by Hazrat Mir Syed Ali Hamdani, from Hamadan Iran. He is regarded by the Kashmiri Muslims as the Amir -i- Kabir (The Great Leader) for his pioneering role in spread of Islam in Kashmir along with other Iranian and Central Asian Sufi's who had settled down in every nook and corner of kashmir at this time.The examples of such Sufi's inspired Kashmiris.While Islam Ultimately became the predominant religion in kashmir , this region has always been a spiritual place. Kashmir has a long local mystical tradition, with Rishis, mystics , saints and sages using the local Kashmiri language to reveal their ideas and to preach.Kashmirs patron saint , Nurudin, the 'Light Of The Faith' , also known as Sheikh Nuru ud Din Wali or simply as Nund Rishi, was a Rishi. He lived around the 14th Century.
Hazrat Syed Nizamuddin Bukhari, was from Bukhara, an ancient City in the Central Asian Country of Uzbekistan. He was one among the Sufis along with his two Sisters Known as Beebi Sahiba. In the early year's of his Visit to Kashmir, he stayed in Delina Baramulla, and then he chosed his final destination in Audoora Narvaw Baramulla. Besides the Shrine of Hazrat Syed Nizamuddin Bukhari, there are two graves, in one grave Beebi Sahiba (His Sister) is buried, and inside another grave in core of the four walls with roof adjacent to Beebi Sahiba is, Syed Mukhtaar.He was a Disciple. Another sister of Hazrat Syed Nizamuddin Bukhari is buried in Malpora. A road site on the way to Baramulla, the Prime location of this place is a gorge in between two mountains called Beeb Naar ( Beebi means Sister and Naar means Gorge/ a narrow way in between two mountains). Hazrat Syed Nizamuddin Bukhari had Sixty one disciples. He was maternal Uncle of Syed Jamal Ud Din Attari (Fatehgarh). According to the Islamic Calendar Sixteen Zil Haj, an anniversary is celebrated every year since ages. Bulk of gathering come here from distant places for blessings, earlier it was celebrated for seven days, and now for one night and one day, besides this, devotees Visit to this Shrine on every Sunday.During the hot summers in kashmir the students from the nearby villages prefer to visit this shrine for picnic.One more Cultural aspect related to this shrine is a festival is celebrated by the residents of Audoora village since decades
as it has a long history of drought, since the crops were destroyed by natural phenomena at the time of cultivation in this region. So to overcome this natural disaster the natives of this place decided to celebrate a Festival which is locally called "Hel Bal " , as the crops are ripened the time of harvest comes, the residents of this village come to visit the shrine they cook the first harvest here and share the food with each other, it denotes the brotherhood, and gives a message of unity to the society.
By Narvaw Walla
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