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Bayeety-Peer: The Sacred Knot

March 06, 2021 | Haroon Rashid Bhat

Can we re-establish this connection?


When my grandfather uttered this Kashmiri phrase “Bayeety-Peer” first time before me, a sense of curiosity developed in me to know more about this phrase. I requested him to throw light on it so that I knew its history and etymological meaning. He gave due attention to my request and narrated a very beautiful story associated with it that I am going to share with my fellow readers through this brief write-up.
According to him, our society had a very solid and sound moral base. There was a zero crime rate- no killing or lynching cases, no drug addiction, no gambling, no liquor shops, no looting. People were very close to nature. They knew the art of living with other creatures. There was proper connectivity between the institutions; one institution supplementing another in the execution of various processes. All those direct or indirect actions and their results were linked with a strong bond. That particular bond was between the ancestral spiritual master and the people living in the particular area. There were spiritual Saints and Khanqahs in every nook and corner of Kashmir. The engagements of those Saintly persons and the Heads of those Khanqahs were to enlighten the masses about the basic teachings of Islam. It was the routine practice on the part of them to arrange frequent public meetings to warn the general public about the harmful effects of social evils in human society. They played a pivotal role in building the moral character of an individual. They kept their doors open and anyone whatever maybe his/her religious background could avail the benefits of those meetings. When describing this relationship in the context of Kashmir valley, this relation was purely based on mutual love and respect. Every individual endorsed their role as the guide or as the spiritual healer or sympathizers. I recalled the occasions when our elders asked anyone from the family member to keep the best quality of the fruit or any other foodstuff grown in their fields or orchards for the Peer Sahab (Spiritual- Master). People gave them due respect, they gave them special gifts, remembering them in happy occasions like Birth of a child, circumcision of a child, first hair cutting of child, marriage ceremony, construction of houses, etc and also they were invited on the sad occasions like deaths, death anniversaries, or any natural calamity They conducted special prayers and those odd situations went away.
Their spiritual actions or prayers (Duwa) which were abstract had a direct bearing on our physical actions. When we were busy in the fieldwork or any other work, they conducted special prayers in favor of us and it the result of those special prayers ( Duwas), we always yielded the best fruit against our endeavors. Those Saintly persons believed in action. They remained all the time busy in intense practices- meditations and prayers to subdue the self, renounced all material interests about body and mind to strengthen the spiritual powers. They never believed in accumulating material assets instead they believed in the philosophy of Ehsan (Giving due respect to each creature and help them in the hour of need without any bias). Their presence and their practice recalled us the companions of our beloved Prophet SWA who lived in the place of Suffah (sometimes referred to as ‘The People of the Bench or Veranda’) were those individuals who either had no family or were too poor to afford their own accommodation. “They enjoyed the company of the Holy Prophet most of the time, and occupied themselves with worship and the recitation of the Holy Qur’an
Things have changed now; this sacred knot has completely slackened.” It became the debatable topic of today whether the successors of those families or the Khanqahs as established by them fulfill their duties or obligations as rendered by their forefathers or not. Our common observation is that they mostly have deviated from their right path. They failed to sustain this rich legacy. They gave preference to materialism over spiritualism leaving the common people in a dilemma. Due to this abrupt changing attitude engulfed the general public went into deep anxiety. Will these families or Khanqahs re-establish that sacred connection once again with that of the common masses? It was me who asked this question to my grandfather. He took a deep breath, maintained silence for a movement, and then uttered this short sentence; let us hope this rich tradition will revive once again.

 

Email:---inamharoon123@gmail.com

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Bayeety-Peer: The Sacred Knot

March 06, 2021 | Haroon Rashid Bhat

Can we re-establish this connection?


When my grandfather uttered this Kashmiri phrase “Bayeety-Peer” first time before me, a sense of curiosity developed in me to know more about this phrase. I requested him to throw light on it so that I knew its history and etymological meaning. He gave due attention to my request and narrated a very beautiful story associated with it that I am going to share with my fellow readers through this brief write-up.
According to him, our society had a very solid and sound moral base. There was a zero crime rate- no killing or lynching cases, no drug addiction, no gambling, no liquor shops, no looting. People were very close to nature. They knew the art of living with other creatures. There was proper connectivity between the institutions; one institution supplementing another in the execution of various processes. All those direct or indirect actions and their results were linked with a strong bond. That particular bond was between the ancestral spiritual master and the people living in the particular area. There were spiritual Saints and Khanqahs in every nook and corner of Kashmir. The engagements of those Saintly persons and the Heads of those Khanqahs were to enlighten the masses about the basic teachings of Islam. It was the routine practice on the part of them to arrange frequent public meetings to warn the general public about the harmful effects of social evils in human society. They played a pivotal role in building the moral character of an individual. They kept their doors open and anyone whatever maybe his/her religious background could avail the benefits of those meetings. When describing this relationship in the context of Kashmir valley, this relation was purely based on mutual love and respect. Every individual endorsed their role as the guide or as the spiritual healer or sympathizers. I recalled the occasions when our elders asked anyone from the family member to keep the best quality of the fruit or any other foodstuff grown in their fields or orchards for the Peer Sahab (Spiritual- Master). People gave them due respect, they gave them special gifts, remembering them in happy occasions like Birth of a child, circumcision of a child, first hair cutting of child, marriage ceremony, construction of houses, etc and also they were invited on the sad occasions like deaths, death anniversaries, or any natural calamity They conducted special prayers and those odd situations went away.
Their spiritual actions or prayers (Duwa) which were abstract had a direct bearing on our physical actions. When we were busy in the fieldwork or any other work, they conducted special prayers in favor of us and it the result of those special prayers ( Duwas), we always yielded the best fruit against our endeavors. Those Saintly persons believed in action. They remained all the time busy in intense practices- meditations and prayers to subdue the self, renounced all material interests about body and mind to strengthen the spiritual powers. They never believed in accumulating material assets instead they believed in the philosophy of Ehsan (Giving due respect to each creature and help them in the hour of need without any bias). Their presence and their practice recalled us the companions of our beloved Prophet SWA who lived in the place of Suffah (sometimes referred to as ‘The People of the Bench or Veranda’) were those individuals who either had no family or were too poor to afford their own accommodation. “They enjoyed the company of the Holy Prophet most of the time, and occupied themselves with worship and the recitation of the Holy Qur’an
Things have changed now; this sacred knot has completely slackened.” It became the debatable topic of today whether the successors of those families or the Khanqahs as established by them fulfill their duties or obligations as rendered by their forefathers or not. Our common observation is that they mostly have deviated from their right path. They failed to sustain this rich legacy. They gave preference to materialism over spiritualism leaving the common people in a dilemma. Due to this abrupt changing attitude engulfed the general public went into deep anxiety. Will these families or Khanqahs re-establish that sacred connection once again with that of the common masses? It was me who asked this question to my grandfather. He took a deep breath, maintained silence for a movement, and then uttered this short sentence; let us hope this rich tradition will revive once again.

 

Email:---inamharoon123@gmail.com


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