Gharibwal Explained

Gharibwal
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map Caption:The heart of Salt range
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Punjab Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jhelum District
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+5

Gharibwal (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|غریب وال) is a village that is a part of the Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil of Jhelum District in the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is located between the Khewra Salt Mines, Asia's largest salt mine, and the Jhelum River near Gharibwal Cement Factory.

Supposed tomb of Ham

In the first century, Romano-Jewish historian Josephus asserted that Ham (son of Noah) and his descendants had populated parts of Asia. In 1891, Hāfiz Shams ad-Dīn of Gulyana claimed that he had a dream in which he was informed the location of Ham's grave, who died at the age of 536. He subsequently established the present tomb in Gharibwal which is 78-foot long. However, many historians have dismissed this as mere rumour and unsupported.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Grave matters. Jang.com.pk. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104140/http://jang.com.pk/thenews/nov2007-weekly/nos-11-11-2007/foo.htm . 22 December 2015. 22 December 2015. Warraich, Shehryar.
  2. Web site: Tomb of Hazrat Ham Requires Attention of the Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20150916071411/http://the6news.com/tomb-of-hazrat-ham-requires-attention-of-the-government/. 11 September 2015. The 6 News. 16 September 2015.