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| 'Eight daughters are young but cannot marry them because their hands are tied' |
"Khalifa caused us fantastic pain. They can neither come nor move anywhere. Daughters are young however can not marry them. They are saying that your hand is tied, so they'll now not provide you with the connection and will take the relationship from you.
Ninety-yr-old Sami Hanguro from the desolate tract region of Achro Thar in Sindh province commenced her talk approximately the exercise of 'hand-tying' like this.
Sami Hanguru belongs to Hur Jamaat whose non secular chief is Pir Pagara and his monastery is placed in Pir Goth Khairpur.
Sami had pledged allegiance to Pir Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi, popularly referred to as the 'Sophia Badshah', and was carried out by way of the British in 1943.
Is there a culture of 'palms off'?
Sami Hunguru's son Hashim Hunguru says that he has been living as a pauper inside the desolate tract village of Kharkiv Hondo in Khapro Tehsil of Sanghar district for hundreds of years. They also have approximately 40 homes and land there. Another individual claimed those lands and the choice went to the caliphs of Hur Jamaat.
"The combatants did not have any proof, but they imposed a decision on us and while we refused to just accept the selection, they tied our hands." in step with him, because in 2012, 12 people such as his own family hand are closed.
Ustad Nizamani, author and poet of Hur Jamaat Ki Tarikh, says that there are traditions of choices and social boycotts from the time of Pir Sibghatullah Shah aka Surahiya Badshah and Pir Pagara ordered his Jamaat to determine disputes amongst themselves.
A committee has been fashioned on the dargah to which human beings complain. After that, this committee asks the Khalifa to write down a petition and determine, and if the Khalifa's choice is not every day, the complete network will boycott this sort of circle of relatives.
85-12 months-vintage Allah Bakhsh Bhan is likewise related to Hur Jamaat. He had spent a while inside the penal complex for the duration of the operation against the Haras at some stage in British rule. In those days Pir Sibghatullah Shah aka Surahiya Badshah was a donkey rider.
Allah Bakhsh Bhan says that disputes associated with relationship transactions, belongings distribution, and land distribution used to come back to the Khalifa of the Jamaat, and the Maulvi used to decide on it according to Shari'a principles. If a celebration does now not be given the decision, then it's far said that his hand is tied, this is, he's going to now not be called in grief and joy.
'ladies are of marriageable age but cannot be married'
Har Jamaat of Pir Pagara is likewise present in the province of Sindh, Baluchistan, and also inside the Indian state of Rajasthan. Those regions are organizationally divided into 12 divisions. Each place is referred to as a 'Chowki' which has a Caliph.
Hashim Hunguru says that in 2012, his hand turned tied, his wife fell ill annoyed approximately how the girls would now have relationships and she died.
"8 of our ladies have reached the age of marriage but they can't get married due to the fact the caliphs are pressuring our family that if they get married, they will be thrown out of the Jamaat."
Muhammad Ibrahim Hungary, son of Hashim Hungary, says that he turned twenty years vintage while his own family's hand turned closed. Because of the hand-tied, additionally, they couldn't get married because no person is prepared to present a courting.
"whilst Peer Sain turned into coming on invitation in 2019, our hand changed into opened however later it turned into closed again."
"You aren't a Muslim"
Hashim Hunguru says that in the village they're dwelling the most remoted lives, with their fingers tied and the only human beings who have touch with every other.
The caliphs and their partners tell them that if they leave the congregation, they are now not Muslim. Failed to occur.
In 2015, my nephew died. We went to Ali Tad village however we had been not allowed to provide funeral prayers there. My brother-in-regulation used to stay within the equal village. When he died, he become not allowed to peer at his face. When the ladies of our house went, they have been expelled from the residence at night time.
After that my cousin and uncle surpassed away however we couldn't attend. A month in the past my sister exceeded away in the identical village wherein we stay but we couldn't attend. Now, these days they do not even permit us to offer Friday prayers. They say you are not a Muslim, how can you stand with the celebration.
The leader Khalifa of Pir Goth Dargah turned to contact the telephone with the aid of the BBC, but he said that he could not communicate due to his ill health.
How did Peer Pagara end up?
The Rashidi dynasty was based by using Syed Muhammad Rashid who became a follower of the Qadri approach. His father Muhammad Baqa Shah was additionally a nonsecular discern who became killed in an assault by using bandits.
Senior Al-Hurayu sisters say that during the reign of Kalhora, their ancestors prepared their followers according to the Islamic manner of prayer, fasting, and Shariat.
Syed Muhammad Rashid died within the 12 months of 1818 at the age of 63 and his son Pir Sibghatullah Shah become appointed Gadishni, however, his brother Syed Muhammad Yasin disputed this choice.
Famend Sindh researcher Dr. Nabi Bakhsh Baloch writes that Muhammad Yasin Shah complained to the Talpur rulers and despatched Nawab Wali Muhammad Khan for a selection.
On this decision, Pir Sibghatullah's mace turned into retained, due to which he was referred to as Pagara i.E. 'Dastar Wala', at the same time as some other brother Muhammad Yasin Shah was given a flag from his father's inheritance, who got here to be called 'Peer Jhanda Wala'.
What is Hur Jamaat?
When Pir Sibghatullah Shah sat on the Musnad, there was a Sikh government in Punjab.
Allama Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi writes that atrocities were being dedicated against Muslims in Punjab and Pir Sibghatullah Shah was now not oblivious to them. He become also afraid that the Sikhs might now not cross ahead and input Sindh, so he had "committed to Jihad".
"In every sermon, he used to evangelize, he could explain the virtues of Jihad and send written invites to Jihad to the ones disciples who could not participate in them."
Professor Muhammad Laeeq Zardari writes in his e-book 'a part of Sindh in Tehreek Pakistan' that during those days, Syed Ahmed Barelvi along with his disciples decided to cease the atrocities of the Sikhs and make the Frontier Province the center for the establishment of an Islamic country and Punjab from there. But earlier than that, he needed to come to Sindh because the Mir rulers of Sindh hated the Sikhs.
Syed Ahmed Barelvi came to Sindh and met Pir Pagara. Stayed right here for thirteen days to stop the boats. Pir Pagara hosted them and confident aid.
He ordered a tailor to prepare war clothes for the warriors and sent his fans in conjunction with Syed Ahmadi Barelvi, this institution of Mujahideen turned into named 'Hur'.
Syed Ahmed Barelvi's own family stayed in Pir Goth and Pir Pagara stored in contact with them through correspondence.
Professor Laeeq Zardari writes that Syed Ahmed Barelvi's movement had a profound effect on the own family of Pir Pagara because of which the own family usually hated the guideline of foreigners and desired the guideline of Muslims.
Militancy from a religious birthday celebration
The religious celebration become founded by Pir Rashid Shah, after him, this party became a Hurriyat military party it became founded via Pir Sibghatullah Shah I and this process persevered till Pir Sibghatullah Shah II.
Syed Sibghatullah died in 1831, and then Syed Ali Gohar Shah succeeded him. In one day, the British occupied Sindh. He did not play any effective position in this movement.
After the demise of Syed Ali Gohar Shah, Hizbullah Shah succeeded him. He reorganized his birthday celebration and after that Hur Jamaat did guerilla operations against the British for many years.
Professor Laeeq Zardari writes that Hizbollah Shah Pir Pagaran has had a top-notch time. His birthday celebration cut up into groups: those following the Muhammadan Shari'ah who referred to as themselves 'Salam', and people who sacrificed their heads to the preceptor (final) who had been known as 'Differents'.
In line with Sindhiana Encyclopaedia, the sectarians began operations against the fighters, wherein Pir Pagara expressed irrationality.
In the meantime, Mir Murad Ali Talpur, the ruler of Khairpur state, become attacked but he remained safe. In this assault, two martyrs have been nominated and demanded, but Pir Pagara refused.
After the struggle with the Talpur and British rulers, the Har Jamaat began calling their friends using the name of the king and gave them royal garments, and jewels.
After Hizbullah Shah, Syed Ali Gohar Shah II became the Musnad in 1890. He removed the ban on the sectarians. After this, the Haras started operations against the British rulers, and twelve commanders hooked up their own private authorities within the Sanghar district. This series endured with every-so-often serious and once in a while-moderate incident.
For the duration of this era, the British government installed an attention camp and confined the Haras there, and Pir Pagara become forced to give up the guerrillas, some of whom surrendered but have been completed, after which they have been once more finished. The combat intensified.
After Syed Ali Gauhar Shah, his brother Syed Shah Mardan Shah have become the primary Sajjada. At some point in this era, aerial bombardment changed performed in Sanghar. They followed pacifism and supplied 500 squaddies and economically useful resources for international struggle II, and then the concentration camps have been abolished.
Putting and mace suspended on Monday
After Syed Shah Mardan Shah, his more youthful son Syed Sibghatullah Shah II was appointed Gadishanish, at that point his age is stated to be 12 to fourteen years.
Dr. Laeeb Zadari writes that the British have been at risk because of this mace.
In the year 1929, a lady implemented to the police that her son becomes imprisoned in Pir Goth, where the police claimed to have recovered fingers and ammunition except recovering a boy named Chapa Markar Ibrahim. In this situation, Pir Pagara Pir Sibghatullah Shah became sentenced to eight years and sent to Ratnagiri prison after Sindh.
Peer Pagara became in opposition to the British in jail. He had meetings with Congress leaders there and after his release, he formed a force of lots of recruits and took an oath to enroll in the assignment most effective if he should preserve his head on his hands.
In keeping Dr. Al-Yil, his training became started. After that, the fighters of this movement or the leaker would be killed.
While the second world conflict commenced, the 'quit India' movement started against the British. Congress asked Pir Pagara to sign up but he refused, however, he advised his devotees now not to devour meat and wear khadar.
After the British government came to recognize that they had been constructing their very own force, they had been forced to live in Karachi.
On October 10, 1941, whilst he went to his village, he changed into arrested, and then the Hurons declared battle.
Combatants had been focused on this conflict, and education turned into the attack at Tando Adam. Peer Pagara become attempted in a military courtroom and sentenced to death.
After the execution of Pir Pagara Pir Sibghatullah Shah, the body become now not given to the heirs and in which it become buried isn't known so far.
After his execution, the dargah was closed and a muezzin turned into appointed in the mosque whose task changed most effectively to offer the decision to prayer. Martial regulation was imposed in Sindh and Haras were declared terrorists. Haras turned into locked up in an attention camp that was set up in Sanghar.
Pir Shah Mardan Shah, son of Pir Sibghatullah Shah, turned despatched first to Aligarh, then to Britain. After the status quo of Pakistan, on the intervention of Liaquat Ali Khan, Pir Shah lowered back to Mardan and his mace was restored.
Shah Mardan Shah remained associated with the Pakistan Muslim League and provided services as a volunteer for the Pakistani military. Even now, there may be robust pressure inside the army that fights collectively in a struggle scenario.
Hashim Hunguru says that even if the British imposed martial law, their elders have been residing in the same village and six of their elders have been hanged.
Ninety-year-antique Samdi Hunguru says that she pledged her allegiance to the Surahiya king. She also has his picture which she visits because at that time she isn't always even allowed to satisfy Pir Pagara or go to her.
She says that the lifestyle of social boycotts and hand-locking turned into not so strict in advance, but now there are new human beings and new caliphs, and they have additionally ended up radicalized.