tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post2920169236950925046..comments2024-03-19T09:06:21.507-04:00Comments on Irtiqa: Mughals, pigeons and DarwinSalman Hameedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-39374417705293130472016-04-17T21:26:30.791-04:002016-04-17T21:26:30.791-04:00Thanks Bruce. I haven't seen an english transl...Thanks Bruce. I haven't seen an english translation Musavi's pigeon poems. But I am sure they exist...Salman Hameedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-5703444682537612062016-04-10T17:57:41.289-04:002016-04-10T17:57:41.289-04:00Salman,
Great blog!
Do you know where/how I can...Salman, <br /><br />Great blog!<br /><br />Do you know where/how I can read an English translation of Sayyid Muḥammad Mūsavī's pigeon poems?<br /><br />Thank you!<br />brucekatlincreateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828512161880487662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-91911074303695469902013-11-29T12:55:31.244-05:002013-11-29T12:55:31.244-05:00Thanks for adding this info. One of the sufi saint...Thanks for adding this info. One of the sufi saints in Karachi has crocodile as his animal - and so now there are very well-fed and lazy crocodiles near his shrine. As you can imagine, this is also a great attraction for kids.Salman Hameedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-50297437656683989982013-11-29T06:24:11.078-05:002013-11-29T06:24:11.078-05:00Interesting article, indeed.
Adding something FY...Interesting article, indeed. <br /><br />Adding something FYI.<br /><br />In Bangladesh, there is one subspecies of Pigeon, called Jalali Kobutaar, in English Rock Dove or Rock Pigeon (Columba livia). <br /><br />In 1301, one sufi saint named, Shah Jalal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Jalal), travelled from Yemen to Indian subcontinent for preaching Islam and meet with another famous sufi saint, Nizamuddin Auliya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizamuddin_Auliya) in Delhi. Nizamuddin Auliya was pleased to the new sufi and gave him a pair of pigeons. Later on, this sufi saint, Shah Jalal, came to Sylhet, one of the major cities in present Bangladesh and resided there along with his own shrine. <br /><br />After coming to his shrine, he freed the pigeons to open sky. But after a while the pigeons came back to there and lived in the shrine. This pair of pigeons had made a lot of generations and now in present day thousands of pigeons are now living there and other parts of the country. A lot pigeons are still living in the shrine.<br /><br />As thousands of people were came to the light of Islam in Bengal i.e., early Bangladesh by the preaching of sufi Shah Jalal and his disciples, his name has special spiritual significance to the people of Bangladesh. The main airport of the country is named by his name. Besides, in every election, the Prime Minister candidates start their pre-election campaign by visiting his shrine. <br /><br />However, for this historical reason, along with the spiritual significance of Shah Jalal, the pigeon species that he bought with him and later on named by his name, became another sacred meaning. <br /><br />People of Sylhet believes this pigeon is the deposit of Shah Jalal to them and they should save this species so that it doesnt become extinct. They feed this pigeons for free. If any free pigeon travels anywhere in the country and make nest to an unknown house, people dont let them to go away. They try to feed them. It's a sign of bringing peace and tranquility to the house.<br /><br />There are a lot of sufi and folk songs in Bengali language on this pigeons. A modern adaption was made by a prominent singer in Bangladesh named Salma, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s7KNGFU4kg Shahidul Hoquenoreply@blogger.com