Thursday, 20 June 2024

HAUNTED PLACES IN LAHORE - Top 9 Most Haunted Places in Lahore - INTRODUCTION

 




HAUNTED PLACES IN LAHORE - Top 9 Most Haunted Places in Lahore - INTRODUCTION


INTRODUCTION:

Lahore is the Capital city of Punjab Province of Pakistan. With the population of approximately 12 Million it is a lively city. The main attraction of the city is its beautiful Architecture and bustling Bazaars. The tradition of buildings is centuries old in Lahore but the Moghuls (1500AD to 1800AD) have contributed the most to it.

According to a legend Lahore was known in ancient times as Lavapuri ("City of Lava" in Sanskrit), was founded by Prince Lava or Loh, the son of Rama, the Hindu deity. To this day, Lahore Fort has a vacant temple dedicated to Lava (also pronounced Loh, hence Loh-awar or "The Fort of Loh").

Ptolemy, the 2nd-century Egyptian astronomer mentions in his Geographia a city called Labokla being somewhere between the Indus River and Palibothra, (Patna). It was described as extending along the rivers Bidastes or Vitasta (Jhelum), Sandabal or Chandra Bhaga (Chenab), and Adris or Iravati (Ravi).

The oldest authentic mention of Lahore appears in Hudud-i-Alam (The Regions of the World) written in 982. In this document, Lahore is mentioned as a shehr or town inhabited by non-muslims having "impressive temples, large markets and huge orchards." It refers to "two major markets around which dwellings exist," and it also mentions "the mud walls that enclose these two dwellings to make it one."

Although Lahore does not have an ancient history but Some historians & archeologists trace the history of the city as far back as 2000 BC. The famous chinese pilgrim Hieun-tsang has mentioned Lahore in his writings of 7th century.

Some stories abound, a house in Shadman Lahore features the 'ghost' of a small boy who appears sitting on the stairs. A white cat, which can slip through walls, haunts another house in Model Town, etc...


Top 9 most haunted places in Lahore. The Sheikhupura Fort also took place in the TOP 12 HAUNTED PLACES OF PAKISTAN.







1ST SHEIKHUPURA FORT

2ND GORA GRAVEYARD OF LAHORE

3RD MIANI SAHIB HAUNTED GRAVEYARD

4TH LAHORE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN - LCWU - SHAKUNTLA DEVI STORY

5TH MOTI MASJID SHAHI QILA

6TH BASEMENT OF FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL COLLEGE - FJMC

7TH VICTORIA GIRLS HOSTEL AND SCHOOL NAU NEHAL SINGH HAVELI

8TH DHA PHASE 3 AND HAUNTED PARK OF DHA LAHORE

9TH GULBERG AREA

IMAGES GALLERY


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HAUNTED PLACES IN LAHORE - The Sheikhupura Fort, Lahore - IST HAUNTED PLACE

 




HAUNTED PLACES IN LAHORE -  The Sheikhupura Fort, Lahore - IST HAUNTED PLACE


This fort is in bad shape and nobody want to reshape it because people believe that its haunted by the spirits of queens who used to reside there once. THIS FORT ALSO TOOK PLACE IN THE TOP 9 MOST HAUNTED PLACES OF LAHORE. The Sheikhupura Fort was built during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. Although, there is no conclusive evidence supporting this, the Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri (Autobiography of Jahangir) mentions that the Emperor assigned the job of constructing the Fort to Sikandar Moeen on his hunting trip to Hiran Minar in 1607AD. Politically, this fort emerged during the consolidation of Sikh Raj in Punjab. According to Ihsan H. Nadiem, a veteran archeologist and historian, before the Sikhs took over power, Sheikhupura Fort served as a hiding place for bandits looting the countryside. The Durrani king Shah Zaman, during his invasion of Lahore in 1797, besieged the fort only to purge it of the robbers. Soon after his departure, the fort was occupied by a dacoit named Inder Singh. Later, Lehna Singhan, an ally of Ranjit Singh invaded the fort and sentenced Inder Singh to death. After him, the fort passed on to the ownership of Bhai Singh.

However, after changing a few more hands, it was in the possession of Sahib Singh and Sahai Singh in 1808 when Ranjit Singh’s forces marched upon it and caused its surrender. Maharaja Ranjit Singh granted this fort as “Jagir” to his wife Datar Kaur (died in 1838) also known as Raj Kaur or Mai Nakkain, the mother of the crown prince Kharak Singh. She lived here up to her last day. Datar Kaur of course had a considerable role in rehabilitation of this small, strategically less important and almost abandoned citadel. In it, she built a wonderful haveli adorned with classical fresco.

The distinctive Kangra style found in the parlour and in the two chambers on the first floor of this mansion is attributed to the good taste of Kaur. In mid 19th century when power turned to the British, the fort of Sheikhupura was used for the 'house arrest' of Maharaja’s last queen, Rani Jindan the mother of Maharaja Duleep Singh. In his letter, dated 9th August 1847, Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence, the Resident of British government in Punjab, had suggested to the Governor General that her highness be banished from Punjab. On his recommendation the young Maharaja Duleep Singh was sent away to the Shalimar Garden from the palace in the Lahore Fort and the Maharani was imprisoned at Sheikhupura fort.

Soon after her arrival at the fort, the Maharani wrote the following letter to the Resident at Lahore for being so ruthlessly separated from her young son (Maharaja Duleep Singh) who was only nine at the time:

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With the Grace of the Great Guru

From Bibi Sahib to Lawrence Sahib,

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We have arrived safely at Sheikhupura; you should send our luggage with care, as I was sitting in the Samman (Burj-Palace in Lahore Fort) in the same way I am in Sheikhupura. Both the places are same to me; you have been very cruel to me. You have snatched my son from me…In the name of the God you worship and in the name of the king whose salt you eat, restore my son to me. I cannot bear the pain of this separation…..I shall reside in Sheikhupura. I shall not go to Lahore. Send my son to me. I will come to you at Lahore only during the days when you hold darbar.

On that day I will send him. A great deal (of injustice) has been done to me. A great deal (of injustice) has been done to my son also. You have accepted what other people have said. Put an end to it now. Too much has been done. The Maharani was removed from the fort on the afternoon of 15 May 1848, to spend rest of her life in exile in Nepal and in London thereafter. The kingdom of her husband and son had been taken by the British Empire during her ten-month 'house arrest' at the Sheikhupura Fort. The strong impact of this fort on the political history of Punjab as well as over all India and even neighboring Afghanistan can be judged by the fact that the Sikh Empire played a considerable role in institutionalisation and defense on western border of India, which played decisive role in normalisation of affairs up to Delhi. An established Sikh state, at its peak, had extended from Tibet in the east to the Khyber Pass in west to Kashmir in the north and to Sindh in the south. In late 40s of 19th century this state, however, collapsed to the arms of British rule, mainly due to its institutional failure and indiscipline in ranks.

 

During British rule, this fort was used as an administrative headquarters of Gujranwala district from 1849 to 1851. However, on transfer of the district headquarters to Gujranwala town it was left to serve for some time as a military outpost. After the split of administration in 1918 a new district was created in Sheikhupura. The fort then housed the police headquarters of newly created district. After partition of India in 1947 it was briefly used by the immigrants from Indian Punjab and later by encroachers, from whom it came to the possession of the Department of Archaeology, Pakistan, in 1967. No signs of Mughal-era architecture are now visible in this fort except the main entrance façade. To date the only such structure, although dilapidated, in this premises is a six-storey haveli of Datar Kaur, identical to the haveli of Naunihal Singh, situated inside Mori Gate Lahore. (which is also haunted by ghosts and now VICTORIA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL),

The most vibrant aspect of this haveli is its fresco, now that the precious wooden doors, windows and roof from some parts have been whisked away, turning the historical haveli into a haunted house. Amid the ruins and inside the rooms, now occupied by bats, we can still find signs of the great era of the past through colorful and thematic paintings and art work in Kangra style. Fresco art work of the haveli of Raj Kaur portrays almost all aspect of life from worship to human feelings.

 

Although the colors are still vivid, the haveli has now reached the edge of its physical life. Thanks to the Punjab Archeology Department, a few months ago I had the chance to visit Sheikhupura Fort again which is now closed to the public due to its endangered structural condition. Sadly, the once great monument is now littered with graffiti and left vandalised by the ignorant trespassers. I again took the risk to visit haveli as I was drawn naturally to the fresco. In any case, there is nothing left to be to see over there anymore. A US-sponsored preservation project could not materialise because of a tussle between the federal and provincial departments of archeology. But it was a shock to see more paintings spoiled than my previous visit.


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HAUNTED PLACES IN LAHORE - MOTI MASJID LAHORE - 5TH HAUNTED PLACE IN LAHORE

 




MOTI MASJID LAHORE - 5TH HAUNTED PLACE IN LAHORE


یہ وہ درخت ہے جس پہ مسلمان جنات کا بسیرا ہے۔ یہ درخت موتی مسجد
کے بالکل سامنے ہے۔ یہ کئی سو سال پرانا ہے۔





اس مسجد میں عشاء اور فجر کی نمازیں نہیں ہوتیں نہ ہوسکتی ہیں کیونکہ یہاں مسلمان جنات رہتے ہیں


INTRODUCTION OF MOTI MASJID IN LAHORE:

Moti Mosque in Lahore: Moti Masjid, one of the "Pearl Mosques", is a 17th-century religious building located inside the Lahore Fort. It is a small, white marble structure built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, and is among his prominent extensions (such as Sheesh Mahal and Naulakha pavilion) to the Lahore Fort Complex. The mosque is located on the western side of Lahore Fort, closer to Alamgiri Gate, the main entrance.


STORY:-

It is the story of specific place in Moti Mosque where many great Auliyas (pious / friend of Allah Almighty) did the Sajidas (bowed) and got highest position in Willayat (friendship / closeness with Allah Almighty).

This specific place self stated its story that Mughal Emperor Akbar during his ruling imprisoned a robber. He remained in prison for a very long period, confined by wearing chains & locks. After a long period, he was deputed as supervisor / controller of other prisoners. The robber now & then had also been worshipping of Allah Almighty in the loneliness moments of nights. He was ignorant, how to worship and remained uttering “Allah, Allah, Allah…”

In those days, the general / public person was banned to enter into the mosque. This mosque was specified only for kings & emperors. However on the day of Jumma (Friday), the king had been performing Jummah Salah alongwith general peoples. Here, general peoples mean all those who were designated higher positions and close to the emperor.

DARVESH AS SOON AS TOUCHED CHEST OF ROBBER...

Above said specific place in Moti Mosque self-spoke it story that the robber who remained in prison had been uttering “Allah, Allah, Allah…..”. His prison finished within few days because of barkat (blessings) of this deed. When he went out of ShahiQila (Emperor’s Fort) after getting freedom from the prison, he saw a Darvesh (pious) riding on Donkey. The robber said him, although I am bad one and you noble / pious one, my pocket is empty, can you put few coins into my pocket? He said, why not... Darvesh put some coins into my pocket and asked to come forward and listen. When I went close, he put hand at front of his chest / breast. I soon after felt that his heart has turned into a shape of pocket. He put hand into his heart and then put something into mine heart. I felt that something has transferred into my heart. My heart felt pungent and he said me to go now...... He also said that Allah has illuminated your heart because of blessing / reward of those Sajidas (bow) at that specific place in Moti Mosque. Your heart has been washed now. He further said that the illumination which Allah Almighty granted me as a result of Marifat (familiarity, acquaintance with Allah Almighty), I have transferred you. I remained stood there but my feet could not step forward. The Buzurg (pious) took ride over the donkey and went away. I remained seeing him, even he vanished away.

 

EARTH & SKY CHANGED IN MOMENTS….

The robber turned back and requested gatekeepers that I again want to go into prison. They astonished a lot………that you got freedom after elapse of so many years and peoples want freedom from prison while you are desiring for it again. He said actually my objective is not the prison but the Moti Mosque, wherefrom I got this affection and my heart is continuously uttering Allah, Allah, and Allah…… Wraps over the earth have removed for me and I am watching Jinnat like human beings, seeing Rehmat (mercy) as well as Azab (punishment) coming down, everything speaking, telling me its name and also telling Zikar as well as function. I am seeing illumination of angels, understanding language of every animal, looking shapes of earth and sky changed, attentive to Allah Almighty, eyes staying wet with tears, body attentive to do Ie’baadat (worship) every moment, looking love of Allah Almighty emanating from every body part and also from the place where I was worshiping. I was understandinglanguage / saying of specific place in the moti mosque. I was ignorant how to perform Salah and recite Quran. But when I stood up for performing Salah, I un-consciously and involuntarily started to perform Salah and recite Quran which I did not learn ever before from anywhere. Thus, I learnt how to do Ei’baadat (worship), got friendship / closeness and do Zikar (uttering Allah Almighty name). My days & nights were being spent in the same closeness and tasbeeh (inculcating Allah Almighty’s name). The Darbaans (servants / darbaans) did not allow me to enter.

I remained weeping at outside and started to lead life by taking fallen eatables. Ultimately, this matter came into the knowledge of Emperor that the robber has changed so and now only requesting khidmat (to serve) of Moti Masjid. The emperor felt it very odd. Perhaps these moments were of acceptance of prayers, he called and asked what I want? I explained him about all the moments spent therein, the circumstances faced, how I went into Moti Mosque, how I learnt about specific place in moti mosque which was only known to Auliyas (pious persons close / friends of Allah Almighty), how I did sajida (bowed) over there un-consciously. I had been going there by concealing myself and entrusted as monitor / watcher over the other robbers.

Darvesh gave me some coins, turned back, took illumination of Allah Almighty from his heart and put into my heart, you did mercy with me and I got freedom because blessing / reward of those Sajidas. Since then I went out, got freedom, my entire life, attitudes, manners, way of thinking, observations, spirits, standings, sittings, way of sleeping, awakening, in net shell my all days & nights had changed entirely.

HOW THE EMPEROR FOUND / GOT THE TREASURE.

The emperor asked how we can believe that your nights & days have really changed. I suddenly replied, Badshah Salamat (my lord live long), see there is a big treasure buried at a distance / length of 4 x hands from the place where you are sitting. I am seeing this treasure with my open eyes. If the same is not found true, you have the right to slaughter me with sword.

It was a room of palace of the emperor. He immediately called laborers and ordered to remove stones / tiles which were very big size and precious ones. Yet, they did not dig much that their Kudal (a tool used for digging) struck with some hard thing. The labourer intimated that there is some very hard metal. The king saw that something is glittering. He ordered to dig the earth more. It was found that there is a very big pot made of brass metal, mouth covered with brass lid. When lid removed, there was a lot of gold, silver, diamonds and other ornamentals. The shining of treasure was so sufficient that the room started to glow. The king ordered to stop, no more and cover the mouth with lid again. The laborer went back and the king found so big treasure because of blessing of Moti Mosque.

I DO NOT AGREE WITH 2 CONDITIONS....

The king was so surprised on getting so big treasure. He asked that person to sit before him, who previously was a robber but now closer / friend of Allah Almighty. He ordered that since now the meal will be served from the King’s Palace, two servants are appointed to serve you permanently. You go and only serve for Moti Masjid (mosque). He bowed before the king and submitted that these two conditions are not acceptable to me. I shall be given meal from the meal being given to general servants. The servants to serve me are also not acceptable. Only I need some proper place to live. I do not need any more.

The king as no other way left agreed with him. He thus had been serving the Moti Masjid whole the life and also did not left to do sajida (bow) at specific place located in SajidaGah of Moti Masjid.

WHEN I DO SAJIDAAT THAT PLACE AND THEN...

Readers, I went there many times did sajida and felt an amazing peace, calm & tranquility. I went there last week and performed two Nafel Salah and found that earth’s slabs have been moved. I am seeing strange & unusual system of universe which if express in words, the general mankind may declare it fictitious & fabricated one. But, what I can do nothing because the eyes with which I was seeing were open for me only, not open for others. If the same eyes have been opened for your as well, you shall say and accept all this true. Sorry, someone cannot understand, perceive these things in its true perspective.

I was listening to this Darban (servant, attendant) and during listening felt that I should keep on talking and listening and listening him continuously…..

Excellence of doing Sajida at Specific Place in Moti Mosque

I was listening keenly and becoming surprised highly. I realized that I did 100% best with the creature of Allah Almighty by exposing reality of Moti Mosque. Now, where the human beings are benefiting, there the Jinnat are also benefiting. Many Jinnat of Shahi Fort expressed gratitude that a lot of their problems have been solved and an amazing light has come in their lives.

Those Jinnat asked me to show specific place where is marvel and excellence of doing Sajida (bowing head the level of earth before Allah Almighty). I said, it is no problem but first make yourself deserving. They said, if you show, perhaps we may become capable & deserving because of blessings of that place. Then they quoted example, story of Robber as reference and interrogated, did he deserve…..???

I FOUND SEA OF SPIRITUALISM FROM MOTI MOSQUE...

I replied by smiling, yes really he was not deserving. There are some places, whereupon blessings & mercy of Allah Almighty is focused, attentive which make the un-deserving ones, deserving & capable ones. Anyhow, when I reached in Moti Mosque, thought to perform Nafel Salah, since this was the night time and 12’O Clock had stuck doing the discussions. I performed Nafel Salah with the aspiration&aim of Tuhajjad Salah. I found a lot of peace & harmony, amazing love & affection, amazing sea of spiritualism. I remained bowed in Sajida for a significant period and tears were falling from my eyes.

Jinnat were waiting for me and guests were continuously joining the ceremony. The ceremony was to start at night at 1’O Clock. I remained performing Salah, praying and also showed the specific place of Sajda in Moti Mosque.

HOW THE ROBBER DIED...???

Afterward I returned and remained thinking about the person who was first a robber in the age of Emperor Akbar and then turned as friend of Allah Almighty. I enquired from the Jins, do you know the name of that robber. He replied I do not know his name which was declared by birth but the emperor because of affiliation with himself named him Asghar. He had been calling him Asghar Khadim (assistant, helper, servant) because of his services for Mosque.

When Asghar Khadim was near to die, he desired to carry him in the Moti Mosque, as was desirous to die there. He was ill since long but the other servants carried him in the Moti Mosque, where he was weeping and praying to Allah almighty with trembling hands.He was weeping bitterly, Ya-Allah my mornings & evenings (i.e. every moment) were full of dark (i.e. ignorance) but you washed my heart because of blessings of your home (mosque). And because of blessing of yours this home, a Darvesh (pious person) met with me who transferred the light of your love, acquaintance into my heart which he earned with hard efforts, practices. Ya-Allah, I am coming to you, Ya-Allah do the matter with me same as a mother does with her baby. I anticipate your mercy. He was crying and hitting the head on saying so. The mosque was shaking because of his weeping, cryings, falling tears. At last, he said Allah 3 x times and his soul flew away.

 

EMPEROR AKBAR WEPT BITTERLY...

When the emperor Akbar listened that the Asghar Khadim has died, he came to the place where his dead body was kept. His hands & foots have been straightened & opened, thumbs fastened. The emperor king was the personality of immense courage and strong temperament but when he saw the dead body, started to weep bitterly.He said that he is the person due to whom I did not get single one but many treasures. I felt that I was having Hindu mentality and practicing Mushrikana customs, traditions (i.e. sharing Allah’s deeds, virtues with creature). I got a lot of spiritualism because of this Asghar Khadim and closeness with Allah Almighty. I expect Allah Almighty may forgive me, forgive Hamayun (father of Akbar) and all line of ancestral family. Afterward, ministers came to king and accompanied him. The Kind performed his Janaza Salah (the Salah performed on death of someone). The emperor often had been recalling, imagining him.

Then the Jinns told that afterward old Jinn undertook the responsibility of serving the Moti Mosque and now 40 Jinns are continuously serving this mosque. This service is continuedfor the last manycenturies and never diminishes. If humanbeings are not serving, the Jinns are definitely serving. This service shall remain continue because of blessing of Moti Mosque. Allah has granted a lot and solved problems of many Jinnat because of blessing of Moti Mosque.


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موتی مسجد کی کہانی اردو میں

 

موتی مسجد میں موجود جگہ کی انوکھی کہانی

جہاں بڑے بڑے اولیائے کرام نے سجدے دئیے اور ولایت کے اعلیٰ مقام پر پہنچے۔ یعنی موتی مسجد کی اس جگہ نے اپنی ایک انوکھی کہانی سنائی۔ وہ جگہ کہنے لگی کہ ایک ڈاکومغل حکمران اکبر بادشاہ کے دور میں قید کیا گیا‘ بہت عرصہ وہ قید رہا اسے طوق و زنجیر پہنائے گئے‘ بہت عرصہ قید رہنے کے بعد آخر اس کو بڑے قیدیوں کا نگران بنا دیا گیا‘ ڈاکو کبھی کبھی رات کی تنہائیوں میں موتی مسجد میں آکر عبادت کرتا تھا‘ اسے کچھ نہیں آتا تھا بس وہ سجدے میں پڑ کر ’’اللہ‘ اللہ‘‘ کرتا تھا کیونکہ اس دور میں موتی مسجد میں عام بندہ داخل نہیں ہوسکتا تھا یہ صرف بادشاہوں اور شہنشاہوں کیلئے تھی‘ ہاں! جمعہ کے دن بادشاہ رعایاکے ساتھ اس میں جمعہ پڑھتا تھا ۔ رعایا سے مراد جو بادشاہ کے خاص بڑے بڑے مصاحب تھے ۔

درویش کا سینہ پر ہاتھ لگانا تھا کہ…

وہ زمین کہنے لگی کہ اس ڈاکو نے( جس کو قید تھی) جب یہاں سجدہ کیا اور بس اللہ اللہ کہتا رہا اللہ اللہ کہتے کہتے زمین کی برکت ایسی تھی کہ جہاں اس کی پیشانی لگی اوراس پر اس کے آنسو گرے‘ اور وہ اللہ اللہ کہتا رہا اس کی برکت سے اس کی قید چند دنوں میں ہی ختم ہوگئی‘ پھر جب وہ قید سے اورشاہی قلعے سے باہر نکلا تو دیکھاکہ ایک درویش اپنے گدھے پر جارہے تھے ۔اس ڈاکو نے آواز دی اور کہا کہ میری جیب خالی ہے میں ہوں تو برااور آپ اچھے ہیںکیا آپ اپنی جیب سے کچھ میری جیب میں ڈال دیں گے؟ تو وہ بزرگ کہنے لگے ہاں کیوں نہیں۔۔۔ انہوں نے چند سکے میری جیب میں ڈال دئیے… وہ سکے لے کرمیں آگے گیا تو بزرگوں نے فرمایا کہ ادھر آؤ میری بات سنو! جب میں ان کے قریب گیا تو انہوں نے اپنے گریبان کو کھولا اور اپنے دل کے اوپر ہاتھ لگایا…ایسا لگا کہ جیسے گریبان کھلتے ہی ان کا سینہ چاک ہوگیا اوران کا دل جیب کی شکل بن گیا… انہوں نے دل میں ہاتھ ڈالا اور میرے دل کے اندر کوئی چیز ڈال دی۔ اپنے سینے سے ہاتھ نکال کر میرے سینے میں ڈال دی مجھے محسوس ہوا کہ میرے سینے میں کوئی چیز گئی ہے۔ دل میں ہلکی سی چبھن ہوئی اور فرمانے لگے جا …ان سجدوں کی برکت سے جو تم نے کیے تھے اللہ نے تیرے دل کو نورانی بنا دیا اب تیرا دل تو دھل چکا ‘لے اس میں جو نور اللہ کی معرفت سے ہمیں ملا تھا لے وہ نور ہم نے تجھے دے دیا۔ میں ان کی بات سن کر وہیں ٹھہر گیا‘ میرے قدم ہل نہ سکے‘ وہ بزرگ اپنے گدھے پر سوار ہوئے اور چل دئیے۔میں انہیں دیکھتا رہا اوروہ میری نظروں سے اوجھل ہوگئے۔

پل میں زمین و آسمان بدل گئے

کہنے لگے میں واپس پلٹا اور میں نے دربانوں سے کہا مجھے واپس جیل جانا ہے وہ حیران… کہ اتنے سالہا سال کی قید کے بعد تجھے خلاصی ملی‘ لوگ جیلوں سے خلاصی چاہتے ہیں تم واپس آنا چاہتے ہو؟کہا کہ اصل میں مجھے جیل مقصود نہیں‘ اصل مجھے موتی مسجد مطلوب ہے‘ جہاں سے مجھے یہ محبت ملی‘ کہا پل پل میرا دل اللہ اللہ کہہ رہا ہے‘ زمین کے پردے ہٹ گئے‘ جنات انسانوں کی طرح نظر آنے لگے‘ فرشتوں کا نور نظر آنے لگا‘ رحمت اوپر سے اترتی نظر آنے لگی‘ عذاب اترتا نظر آنے لگا‘ ہر چیز بول بول کر مجھے اپنا نام بتاتی تھی‘ اپنا کام بتاتی تھی اپنا ذکر بتاتی تھی۔ ہر جانور کی بولی مجھے سمجھ آنے لگی اور زمین کے نقشے‘ آسمان کے نقشے بدل گئے‘میرا دل خود اللہ کی طرف مائل ہوا‘ آنکھیں ہروقت تررہنے لگیں‘ جسم ہر وقت عبادت کی طرف متوجہ ہونے لگا اور میرے انگ انگ اورروئے روئے سے اللہ کی محبت نکلنے لگی‘ میں جس جگہ عبادت کرتا تھا اس جگہ کی آواز اور اس کی سمجھ مجھے آنے لگی‘ پھر تو یہ عالم ہوگیا کہ وہ دل میں نور کیا پڑا اورموتی مسجد کے سجدے مجھے کیا ملے کہ بس پھر تو یہ تھا کہ جب میں نماز کیلئے کھڑا ہوتا تھا تو پھر نماز مجھے خودبخود آگئی‘ مجھے تلاوت خودبخود آگئی‘ میں نے کسی سے کچھ نہیں سیکھا‘ عبادت بھی مل گئی‘ تلاوت بھی مل گئی‘ تسبیح بھی مل گئی‘ سجدے بھی مل گئے‘ میں حیران ہوا اور مجھے احساس ہوا کہ اللہ پاک کا قرب مجھے مل گیا اور اللہ کا ذکرمجھے مل گیا اسی قرب اور تسبیح میں میرے دن رات گزرنے لگے‘ مجھے دربانوں نے اندرنہ جانے دیا‘بس میںباہر بیٹھا روتا رہتا تھا‘ گری پڑی کوئی روٹی مجھے مل جاتی تھی۔ یہ بات آخر بادشاہ تک پہنچی کہ فلاں جو ڈاکو تھا اس کا حال یہ ہوگیا ہےاور وہ کہتا ہے کہ بس مجھے موتی مسجد کی دربانی دے دو‘ بادشاہ کو عجیب احساس ہوا ‘شاید قبولیت کی گھڑی تھی‘ بادشاہ نے مجھے بلوایا اور بلوا کر پوچھا تو کیا چاہتا ہے… ؟تو میں نے انہیں سارے حالات بتا دئیے کہ میں کس طرح موتی مسجد میں گیا اور موتی مسجد کی وہ مخصوص جگہ جس کی صرف اولیاء کوخبر ہے اس جگہ پر قدرتی میرا سجدہ ہوگیا ۔میں رات کو چھپ چھپا کر جاتا تھا‘  قیدیوں کا میں نگران بن گیا تھا۔ بس اس سجدے کی برکت سے خلاصی ہوگئی آپ کو ترس آگیا اور آپ نے مجھے آزاد کردیا۔ میں باہر نکلا تو کسی درویش نے مجھے سکے دئیے اور جاتے جاتے واپس آئے اور اپنے دل کی جیب سے نور نکال کرمیرے دل میں ڈال دیا بس اس دن سے میری زندگی بدل گئی‘ میری دنیا بدل گئی‘ میری نظریں بدل گئیں‘ میری سوچیں بدل گئیں‘ میرے جذبے بدل گئے‘ میرا اٹھنا بیٹھنا سونا اور جاگنا بدل گیا‘ میرے دن اور ات بدل گئے۔

بادشاہ کوخزانہ کیسے ملا؟

بادشاہ نے کہا’’ کیسے مانیں کہ تیرے دن اور رات بدل گئے‘‘ تو میں نے فوراً کہا ’’بادشاہ سلامت! آپ جس جگہ بیٹھے ہیں آپ کے قدموں کے چار ہاتھ بائیں طرف ایک بہت بڑا خزانہ دفن ہے اور وہ خزانہ میں اپنی آنکھوں سے دیکھ رہا ہوں اگر خزانہ نہ ملا تو آپ تلوار سے میرا سر قلم کردیں آپ کو اختیار ہے۔‘‘

بادشاہ نے فوراً خدام بلوائے اور خدام بلا کر اس جگہ کو کھودا اس جگہ بہت بڑے قیمتی پتھر لگے ہوئے تھے‘ بادشاہ کا محل تھا اور بادشاہ کا خاص کمرہ تھا اس کو کھودنا بہت مشکل تھا آخر کاریگر لوگ بلوائے گئے‘انہوں نے وہ ٹائلیں ہٹائیں‘ ٹائلیں ہٹاکر وہاں کھودنا شروع کیا بس تھوڑا ہی کھودا تھا تو وہاں ان کی کدال کسی سخت چیز سے ٹکرائی تو وہ کہنے لگے کہ آگے کوئی سخت دھات کی چیز ہے۔ بادشاہ کی آنکھوں میں چمک آئی اور بادشاہ کہنے لگا اس کو مزید کھودو…دیکھا تو ایک تانبے کا بہت مضبوط برتن تھا جس کا منہ تانبے کے ڈھکن سے بند تھا اور انہوں نے جب اس کومزید کھولا تو اس کے اندر ہیرے‘ جواہرات تھے…سونا اور چاندی تھی… اس کی چمک اتنی تھی کہ بادشاہ کا کمرہ روشن ہوگیا‘ بادشاہ نے کہا کہ بس اسے ڈھانپ دو مت کھولو ۔وہ تمام کاریگر چلے گئے‘ آناً فاناً یہ کام ہوئے اور آناً فاناً میں اتنا بڑا خزانہ بادشاہ کو مل گیا۔ موتی مسجد کی برکت سے…

میں دو شرائط نہیں مانتا

بادشاہ تو حیران رہ گیا کہ اتنا بڑا خزانہ مجھے مل گیا‘ اس نے اس سابقہ ڈاکو اورموجودہ ولی کو سامنے بٹھایا‘ سامنے بٹھا کر اس کا اعزازو اکرام کیااور کہا ٹھیک ہے… آج سے تجھے شاہی دستر خوان سے کھانا ملے گا‘ دوشاہی خادم مستقل تیری خدمت کریں گے اور تو موتی مسجد کی خدمت کیا کر۔  اس بندہ خدا نے بادشاہ کی خدمت میں جھک کر عرض کیا‘ بادشاہ سلامت !میں یہ دو شرائط نہیں مانتا… مجھے عام خدام کے دفتر سے کھانا ملے اور مجھے کوئی خادم نہ ملے‘ بس کہیں کسی کونے میں رہنے کی جگہ مل جائے …مجھے اور کچھ نہیں چاہیے‘ بادشاہ نے اس کی یہ خواہش مجبوراً قبول کرلی اور وہ ساری زندگی موتی مسجد کی خدمت کرتا رہا‘ اس نے اس سجدہ گاہ کو نہیں چھوڑا جو کہ سجدہ گاہ موتی مسجد میں مخصوص سجدہ گاہ ہے۔

اس جگہ میں بھی سجدہ دیتا ہوں تو۔۔۔۔

قارئین! میں خود وہاں کئی دفعہ گیااور اس جگہ سجدے دئیے جب بھی میں وہاں سجدہ دیتا ہوں مجھے انوکھا سرور محسوس ہوتا ہےبلکہ میں پچھلے ہفتے وہاں گیا تو وہاں جاکر میں نے دو نفل پڑھے دو نفل کے سجدے میں جب میں گیا تو زمین کی تہیں ہٹ گئیں تو زمین کے نیچے مجھے کائنات کا ایک انوکھا نظام نظر آنے لگا جو شاید میں لفظوں میں اگر بیان کروں تو مخلوق خدا میری باتوں کو مبالغہ سمجھے… افسانہ یا داستان سمجھے… لیکن میں کروں توکیا کروں… جو آنکھیں میری کھلی ہوئی ہیں اگر آپ کی کھل جائیں تو آپ اس واقعہ کو سچ مانیں۔ افسوس! میری باتیں کسی کو سمجھ کیسے آسکتی ہیں…؟ میں اس دربان کی یہ بات سن رہا تھا تو سنتے سنتے مجھے احساس ہوا میں اس سے باتیں کرتا چلاجاؤں۔ میں اس سے باتیں سنتا رہا‘ سنتا رہا…

جگہ خاص پر سجدے کا کمال

میں اس کی باتیں غور سے سن رہا تھا اور حیران ہورہا تھا ۔ مجھے احساس ہوا کہ واقعی موتی مسجد کا انکشاف کرکے میں نے مخلوق خدا کے ساتھ سوفیصد بھلا کیا جہاں انسانوں کو بہت فائدہ ہورہا وہاں جنات کی دنیا میں ہلچل مچی ہوئی ہے۔ مجھے شاہی قلعے کے کئی جنات نے یہ مبارک باد پیش کی کہ ان کے خود کےمسائل حل ہوئے‘ ان کی مشکلات دور ہوئیں‘ ان کی زندگیوں میں ایسی انوکھی روشنی آئی ۔وہ جنات کہنے لگے آپ ہمیںسجدے کی وہ جگہ دکھائیں‘ جس جگہ کے سجدے پر وہ کمال ملتا ہے‘ میں نے ان سے کہا جگہ تو میں دکھادوں گا پہلے جگہ کا اپنے آپ کو اہل توبناؤ… کہنے لگے اگر آپ ہمیں جگہ دکھادیں گے تو شاید اس جگہ کی برکت سے ہم اہل ہوجائیں پھر اس کی مثال دی کہ جس طرح انہوں نے اس ڈاکو کا واقعہ سنایا کیا وہ اہل تھا…؟؟؟

روحانیت کا سمندر موتی مسجد سے ملا

میں مسکرا دیا میں نے کہا واقعی وہ اہل نہیں تھا ‘ بعض جگہیں ایسی ہوتی ہیں جو کہ نااہل انسان کو اہل بناتی ہیں‘ وہاں اللہ کی خصوصی رحمت متوجہ ہوتی ہے وہ رحمت ہی انسان کو اہل بناتی ہے۔ خیر میں موتی مسجد پہنچا میں نے کہا اگر خود اچانک آہی گیا ہوںتو میں بھی وہیں جاکر نفل پڑھ لوں‘ ویسے بھی وہ رات کا وقت تھا اس وقت ہماری باتیں ہوتے ہوتے تقریباً رات کے ساڑھے بارہ بج چکے تھے۔ میں نے وہاںتہجد کی نیت کرکےنفل پڑھے۔ بہت سرور ملا بہت سکون ملا‘ انوکھی محبت‘ انوکھا پیار ملا‘انوکھا روحانیت کا ایک سمندر ملا‘ میں بڑی دیر تک سجدے میں پڑا رہا‘ آنسو ؤں کی جھڑی لگی ہوئی تھی۔ جنات میرا انتظار کررہے تھے اُدھر تقریب میں مسلسل مہمان آرہے تھے۔ ہماری تقریب رات ایک بجے کے بعد شروع ہونی تھی‘ میں نفل پڑھتا رہا پھر دعا کی‘ ان کو وہ جگہ بتائی۔

ڈاکو کی موت کیسے آئی؟؟؟

اس کے بعد میں واپس آیا تو اس ڈاکو کو جو کہ اکبر بادشاہ کے دور کا ڈاکو تھا بعد میں اللہ کا ولی تھا ‘کے بارے میں سوچتا رہا‘ میں نے اس جن سے پوچھا اس ڈاکو کے نام کا کچھ پتہ ہے؟ جن کہنے لگا:پہلے نام کی تو کوئی خبر نہیں بعد کا نام خود بادشاہ اکبر نے اپنے نام کی نسبت کے ساتھ اصغر رکھ دیا تھااور اس کو اصغر خادم بولتے تھے۔ وہ چونکہ مسجد کی خدمت کرتارہتا تھا اس کو اصغر خادم کہتے تھے۔ ایک دفعہ اصغر خادم کی موت کا وقت قریب آیا تو کہنے لگا مجھے موتی مسجد میں لے چلو میں مسجد میں مرنا چاہتا ہوں پھر اس جگہ لے آئے وہ بہت عرصے سے بیمار تھا لیکن مسجد میں خدمت کیلئے اس کو خادم پکڑ کر لے آتے تھے وہ آتا تھااور اپنے کانپتے ہاتھوں سے جھاڑو دیتا اور کانپتے ہاتھوں سےدعا مانگتا تھا۔خدام اس کو اٹھا کراس سجدے والی جگہ پر لے گئے اور سجدے کی جگہ پر اس کا سر رکھ دیااور وہ بلک بلک کر رونےلگا۔’’ اے اللہ! میرے دن سیاہ تھے‘ میرے صبح و شام سیاہ تھے لیکن اپنے گھر کی برکت سے اے اللہ تو نے میرے دل کو دھو دیا اور تیرے گھر کی برکت سے مجھے درویش مل گیا جنہوں نے تیری محبت کا نور جو انہوں نے زندگی کے مجاہدوں اور مشقتوں سے حاصل کیا تھا مجھے دے دیا‘ اے اللہ میں تیرے پاس آرہا ہوں تو میرے ساتھ وہ معاملہ فرماجو ماں اپنے بچے کے ساتھ کرتی ہے اور مجھے تیری رحمت کی امید ہے…‘‘ یہ کہتےہوئے وہ رو رہا تھا اور سر بار بار پٹخ رہا تھا ۔اس کے آنسو ؤںاور سسکیوں سے مسجد دہل رہی تھی اور آنسوؤں سے زمین تر ہورہی تھی آخر کار اس نے تین دفعہ اللہ کہا اور اس کی روح پرواز کرگئی۔

اکبر بادشاہ بلک بلک کر رو پڑا

بادشاہ تک جب یہ اطلاع پہنچی کہ اصغر خادم فوت ہوگیا ہے تو بادشاہ اس طرف آیا جس جگہ اس کی میت پڑی ہوئی تھی۔اس کے ہاتھ پاؤں سیدھے کردئیے گئے تھے اور انگوٹھے باندھ دئیے گئے تھے‘ بادشاہ نے اس کی میت کو دیکھا… اکبر بادشاہ بہت حوصلے والا اور بہت طاقتور مزاج رکھتا تھا لیکن اس کو دیکھ کر بلک بلک کر رونے لگا۔ کہنے لگا یہ کیسا شخص تھا جس شخص کی وجہ سے مجھے ایک نہیں کئی خزانے ملے اور خود مجھے احساس ہوا کہ میں ہندووانہ ذہن رکھتا تھا اور مشرکانہ رسمیں کرتا تھا ۔اس شخص(اصغر خادم) کی وجہ سے مجھے بہت زیادہ روحانیت ملی اور قرب ملا مجھے احساس ہوا کہ شاید اللہ مجھے (اکبر) کو معاف کردے‘ اللہ ہمایوں کو معاف کردے‘ پھر اپنا شجرہ بیان کرکے اکبر مسلسل روتا رہا اس کے بعد وزراء آئے انہوں نے بادشاہ کو سنبھالا اورلے گئے… بادشاہ نے اس کا جنازہ خود پڑھا ۔ بادشاہ اس کو اکثر یاد کرتا رہتا تھا۔ اس کی روحانیت بہت عرصہ مسجد میں رہی۔ پھر جن مجھے مزید بتانے لگے کہ اس کے بعد ایک بوڑھے جن نے اس مسجد کی خدمت سنبھال لی اب چالیس جنات مسلسل مسجد کی خدمت کرتے ہیں اور یہ سلسلہ صدیوں سے چلا آرہا ہے۔کبھی بھی موتی مسجد کی خدمت کم نہیں ہوئی انسان آئیںیا نہ آئیں لیکن موتی مسجد کی خدمت ہمیشہ ہوتی رہے گی اور موتی مسجد کی خدمت ہمیشہ بہت زیادہ برکتوں کے ساتھ چلتی رہے گی۔ اللہ پاک نے بہت برکتیں عطا فرمائیں اورجنات کی بہت سی مشکلات حل ہوئیں۔ 

ہم ان باتوں کو کرہی رہے تھے کہ اچانک پیغام آیا کہ تقلید سج گئی ہے اور آپکا انتظار ہورہا ہے جب میں تقریب میں پہنچا تو ہرطرف کرسیاں بچھی ہوئی تھیں اور پہلے تو ان کا پروگرام اس تقریب کو موتی مسجد میں کرنے کا تھا جب ہجوم زیادہ ہوگیا  تو موتی مسجد میں خاص حضرات نے نفل پڑھے پھر میدان میں آگئے وہاں بہت زیادہ ہجوم تھا جنات کا ہرطرف کرسیاں بچھی ہوئی تھیں ہر طرف جنات کی چہل پہل تھی۔ ایک جو چیز میں نے خاص طور پر محسوس کی اور آپ انسانوں کو بتانا چاہتا ہوں جنات عورتوں کبھی بے پردہ نہیں ہوتیں‘ حتیٰ کہ حیران کن بات ہے کہ کافر جنات بھی کبھی بے پردہ نہیں ہوتے۔ کافر جنات عورتیں کبھی بے پردہ نہیں ہوتیں۔




HAUNTED PLACES IN LAHORE - HAUNTED GRAVEYARD OF LAHORE MIANI SAHIB GRAVEYAD - 3RD HAUNTED PLACE LAHORE

 







HAUNTED PLACES IN LAHORE - HAUNTED GRAVEYARD OF LAHORE MIANI SAHIB GRAVEYAD - 3RD HAUNTED PLACE LAHORE


The Miani Sahib Graveyard (میانی صاحب قبرستان) is the largest graveyard in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. It is in the centre of Lahore. Its origins date back to the Mughal era, making it one of the oldest graveyard in the region. Miani Sahib Graveyard occupies around 1,206 kanals (60 hectares, 149 acres) of land and has a capacity of approximately 300,000 graves. It is administered by the Miani Sahib Graveyard Committee (MSGC), which was formed on 31 May 1962.

The graveyard is currently facing an acute shortage of space for new burials. As of 2009, the government of Punjab has started an anti-encroachment drive to restore the space occupied illegally. People of Lahore visit this graveyard to offer 'fateha' (a religious prayer) and lay flowers on the graves of their loved ones. In 2013, generally speaking, people of Lahore feel that the graveyard is being neglected for maintenance and needs some local government attention.

Gravediggers at the cemetery routinely bury the bodies of the newly deceased in plots that go unvisited. This graveyard is more than 400 years old. Inside the graveyard, strange voices and sounds can be heard. This graveyard is haunted by Muslim ghosts. There are approximately 400 Muslims Ghosts inside the graveyard.

The Mysterious Reality of Souls and
Ghosts Has Also Been Witnessed In
This Haunted Graveyard By
The Gravediggers. Some Burialists
Also Witnessed By Eye Sight Few
Boys Of Different Horrible Faces
Were Playing Hide & Seek
 @ 2:00 PM DAY TIME.
What you will think if they
whitnessed in the MID NIGHT

The government has decided to upgrade Miani Sahib graveyard on the pattern of the graveyard set up by the Shehr-e-Kamoshan Authority. The facilities like deadbody's bath house, ablution sitting points, parking of vehicles, Janazgah and others would also be upgraded. These decisions were taken by Deputy Commissioner Sumair Ahmed Syed, DG Strategic Reforms Unit Salman Sufi and Additional Advocate General Umer Farooq after their joint visit to Miani Sahib Graveyard on Wednesday. Additional Deputy Commissioner Lahore (Revenue) Tahir Farooq and Assistant Commissioner City Abduallah Khurram Niazi were also present there. The DC said upgradation work would soon be started. He also checked anti-dengue arrangements in the graveyard and termed them satisfactory.




Other Information:

This historical graveyard has existed in Lahore since Shahab ud Din Ghauri's times nearly 450 years ago. During his short rule Sher Shah Soori dedicated 40,000 kanals to it. It is located in Mozang area of Lahore. It is the largest graveyard of Asia where every year more than 10,000 people are still buried. "Miani" word comes from Mian or a very wise and learned person. Many people of my family, like my paternal grandfather and uncles, are buried here. It is the final resting place of many famous poets, writers, politicians and celebrities. You can also see the shrines of Hazrat Sheikh Tahir Bandagi and Ghazi Ilm Din Shaheed here. Many famous families have booked their graves here and have built boundaries around their family enclosures. I always feel a strange calmness after visiting this city of the dead.



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