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“It became manifest that all obligations are subsidiary; The fundamental principle is servitude of that Crowned One.” ﷺ — Alahazrat Mawlānā Aĥmad Riđā Khān [1272–1340 AH / 1856–1921 CE] رضي الله عنه in Ĥadāyiq e Bakh’shish.

A old poem about Bewal by an unknown poet.

Virginity Testing The persistence of virginity nullifies the legal punishment for zinā, according to the majority of jurists. Therefore, if witnesses testify that a woman committed zinā, but it becomes evident that she is still a virgin, the prescribed punishment is not…

A Virginity Certificate on the Back of a Manuscript: A girl spends the night at the house of a man named Agha Heydar. The next morning, witnesses, along with a midwife, examine her and certify that she has not had sexual relations with Heydar and that she is still a virgin.

Tabarruk at the crucifixion site of Imām Zayd ibn ʿAlī Ibn Ḥibbān writes: He was martyred in Kūfa in the year 122 AH and was crucified on a wooden beam. Worshippers would gather by night at the site of his crucifixion, engaging in worship there. This practice continued among…

This evolved into Pothohar over time. The word Paṭhār still means "plateau" in many dialects. There are also several folk etymologies, and a book from c. 1780, mentions three.

Where does the name Pothohar come from? Pothohar is the northern plateau region between the rivers Sindh (Indus) and Jhelum. Its most likely etymology is from Sanskrit *pr̥ṣṭhadhāra meaning "plateau" derived from pr̥ṣṭhá "back" and dhā́rā "ridge".

Got to be a troll

Got to be a troll

When people imagine their desires to be their rights, then when their desires aren't met, they consider it abuse. — Ustad Mostafa Azzam

The suffix -aal/-āl is widely used in clans names across northern Punjab, Pothohar, and J&K, but it is not exclusive to any one caste. It is not limited to Rajputs; numerous communities use -aal endings in their clan names. It is a shared regional naming convention.

How I discovered that a story my nani told me might be over a thousand years old... My nani often tells me stories, ones she’s heard growing up. They’re the usual kinds of fairytales: kings and princesses, jinns and charels, usually ending with some morals or lesson.

Failing to recognise this increases the vulnerability to modern ideological influence, particularly of the individualistic, egalitarian, and Protestant kind.