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ALAMDAR-1 -KASHMIR
STANDARD-BEARER
PATRON-SAINT OF KASHMIR

ALAMDAR-1 -KASHMIR
STANDARD-BEARER
PATRON-SAINT OF KASHMIR
Edited by
M AMIN PANDIT
KASHMIR COUNCIL OF RESEARCH
GULSHAN PUBLISHERS
SRINAGAR -KASHMIR
1997
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First Edition 1997
ISBN 81-86714-05-7
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INTRODUCTION
The Kashmir Council of Research held a Seminar in 1978 to
commemorate the six hundredth birth anniversary of the Saint
Patron of Kashmir, Sheikh Noor-ud-din Noorani Reshi (R.A.)
popularly known as Alamdar-i-Kashmir. The Seminar was presided
over by Hon’ble Mian Jalal-du-din then Chief Justice, High Court
of Judicature, Jammu and Kashmir. A number of prominent scholars
of the Valley read their Papers at the Seminar. The Papers and some
other contributions on the subject are now presented in this
publication.
Hazrat Sheikh Noor-ud-din, Reshi Wali was not only a great saint
but a great Kashmiri too, for he established the personality and
identity of the Kashmiri people at a most critical period of the
Valley’s history. His greatness lies in the fact that he is revered by
all Kashmiris, irrespective of religious convictions. To Muslims
he is Sheikh-ul-Aalam and to Hindus Sahazanand. But to all of us
he is the standard-bearer of all the best in Kashmir’s composite
culture and traditions of love, compassion, brotherhood and
humanity.
While presenting this volume, we are told that the late Mr. G.
Ahmed Jeweler of M/S Ghulam Mohi-ud-din and Sons, Srinagar,
had donated an amount of Rs 500/- as his contribution towards the
printing and publication of these papers. We are not sure who
received this donation, the later years being of disarray. May the
grace of God be on him:
We are thankful to the scholars, whose Papers have been included
in this volume.
The opinions expressed by the contributors are their own. We are
thankful to the Curator, S.P.S. Museum, Srinagar, for providing a
photograph, showing the twin sides of a coin issued in Kashmir in
1806 A.D. by the Durrani Prince. Atta, Mohammad Khan, in
commemoration of Qutb-ul-Aarfeen, Hazrat Sheikh Noor-ud-din
Noorani. Another photograph of a portrait of Alamdar-i-Kashmir,
the original whereof exists with Hakim Syed Shah Sahib of Astan-
-i-Pain , Kishtwar had been procured for publication in this book
but, keeping in view the religious sentiments, it was decided not
to include the portrait in this book.
Shortly after the Seminar on Sheikhul Alam was held in 1978,
we had an occasion to learn about the shocking incident of
desecration of Holy Kaaba in Makkah Mukaramah, Saudi Arabia,