Excursion to Shesh Mahal in Chiniot
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The lights emanating from the minarets located in the middle of the mountains and adjacent to the cemetery illuminate the entire area, while the instruments playing along with the Qawwali are not left behind to fill the atmosphere with love. This light is from the electric lamps installed in the shrine of Hazrat Ahmad Mahi known as Sain Sikh in Mukhalan Pura, spread over ten and a half canals. When this light is reflected on the stained glass in the walls of the palace, the reason for reflection is in the interior of the building. A crystalline luster is produced۔ which adds to the beauty of the shrine. Hazrat Ahmad Mahi known as Sain Sikh belonged to the well-known Shaykh family of Chiniot, who was born in 1914 and died in 1987. It is said that Sain Sikh built the Darbar on his personal land in 1925. I started it and completed it in my lifetime and said to the devotees that 'this kandi will continue'. According to the orders of Sain Sukh, the repair and decoration work in the Darbar goes on throughout the year
The local people believe that it is the blessing of his words that since his death, some development work has been going on here. Currently, a charming Munyar is being constructed here, which according to the administration has cost crores so far. It has cost Rs. At this shrine every fourteenth night of the moon, a festival is held, langar is distributed and a Qawwali festival is also held. Two Urs are organized in a year at the Durbar, the first Urs which is called Bada Urs is on 6th August. While the second one is held on December 2. According to the Durbar administration, the big Urs takes place on the death date of Ayesha Bibi, the wife of Sain Sikh, because Sain performed this Urs himself for the first time in his life on August 6, 1984. The second Urs began after his own death on December 2, 1987۔ In which a large number of people belonging to the Shaykh family residing in the country and abroad come to Chinot to participate. Bau Bashir Ahmed, the patron of the Darbar, says that 'Sain Ji asked someone to build this Darbar in his life. Not even a single rupee was taken. Instead of building his house, he built this court'.
Billions of rupees have been spent on the construction of the shrine so far۔ Shahzad Sheikh, professor of Government Islamia College Chiniot, says that he has visited the courts, shrines and historical places all over Pakistan, but the construction work has been done with the sophistication of Sain Sukh's court, hardly anywhere else. Karachi. Naseer Ahmed, a resident of Sindh province, has come to Chiniot along with his wife and children. There is no answer to the sight seen when the light falls۔ Sheikh Alamgir Nisar, a resident of Faisalabad, says that Sain Sikh is his uncle and billions of rupees have been spent on the construction of his shrine. People are getting it together and it was named Sheesh Mahal because Sainji used to say that his life is like a glass. Man should be like a glass so that when he looks inside he can see himself. " The glass work in the court has been done very finely
He further said that the map of each part of the court is prepared by the famous architects of Lahore and Karachi so that it is a unique court of its own style. Mastri Ibrahim, who is engaged in the construction of Sheesh Mahal, says his grandfather and father. "Building shrines in a special way is a skill that has been passed down in our family and there is no doubt that this shrine is unique from all other shrines. Is.