Bodla Bahar Explained

Background:
  1. CD9575
Makhdoom Sikandar Bodla Bahar Naqvi
Religion:Islam
Location:Sehwan
Bodla Bahar (r.a)
Parents:Kabir ul deen
Successor:Syed Akhtar Hussain
Predecessor:Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
Period:13th century
Birth Date:1238
Birth Place:Uch
Teacher:Laal Shahbaz Qalandar
Death Date:1298
Death Place:Sehwan
Resting Place:Sehwan Sharif, Sindh

Bodla Bahar (Urdu: {{nq|بودلہ بہار, Sindhi: بودلو بهار) was a devoted follower of Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. His mausoleum is in Sehwan Sharif, Sindh, Pakistan.

Originally named Bodla Sikandar,[1] Bodla Bahar was a resident of Sehwan Sharif before the arrival of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz. He became one of the saint's most reliable and trustworthy disciples. Numerous legends surround Bodla Bahar and his connection to Qalandar Shahbaz.

One such tale recounts that Bodla Bahar, asked by the saint to get meat from the market, had neither money nor anything to offer for meat. Therefore, he instructed the butcher Anud to slaughter his body, sell the pieces in the bazaar, and use the revenue to buy good lamb for the saint. Upon discovering this, Qalandar called out Bodla's name three times, miraculously causing the pieces of Bodla's flesh to reassemble and bringing him back to life.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Darbelevi, Syed Dinal Shah. Hazrat Shahanshah Lal Shahbaz Qalander. 1984. S.D.S. Darbelvy. en.
  2. Book: Religiöse Blicke - Blicke auf das Religiöse: Visualität und Religion. Beinhauer-Köhler. Bärbel. Pezzoli-Olgiati. Daria. 2010. Theologischer Verlag Zürich. 9783290175467. de.
  3. Book: Hari, Dr R. M.. Some Moments With the Master: Spiritual Dialogues with the Sufi Saint. 2012-07-31. BookBaby. 9780985098810. en.