Sufi Basant Says Goodbye To Winter
Once again the dargah is decorated with bright yellow marigold and mustard flowers. Adults and kids with theiryellow chunkiest, bands and urbans are ready to offer beautiful, bright allow chaddars to the shrines of izamuddin Aaliyah. Even from a good instanced, your eyes can't miss this dazzling colour. This is Sufi Basant-marking the leparture of winter and the beginning and celebration of spring. Though it is the norm to perform gawwali within the premises of the argah, only on the occasion of Basant estival the qawwals sing praises of the saint in a procession, moving towards the argah. This has a spiritual significance, ndicating internal as well as external exuberance. Nature is dancing with abundance and devotees are rejoicing at the sight of their beloved Sufi saint. Vasant in Sanskrit and Basant in Urdu mean 'spring'. The festival is celebrated all over India not only from a spiritual perspective; it conveys a strong sense of unity and prosperity. Whereas in some parts of India like Punjab, you will find the skies crowded with colourful kites cutting through the bright rays of the sun. In Chishti dargahs, Basant festival comes alive with exhilaration by qawwals singing in high spirits,takingyou to another level of consciousness. Originally the Basantfestival, expressing rejuvenation and awakening of life was only celebrated by Hindus, highlighting the cycle of nature. It was much later that the Sufis imbibed this joyous celebration into their culture. When the12th century saint Nizamuddin Aulia-aggrieved by the death of his nephew Taqiuddin Nooh -withdrew from the world and spent all his timeat Nooh's grave, his disciple, Amir Khusro, tried hard to cheer him up but he failed. One day while Khusro was walking in the fields, he saw some young women dressed in yellow clothes, celebrating Basant. Khusro also donned a yellow ghagra and covered himself with a chunniand sangthe qawwali, "Sakal basant aayo ri". Seeing him thus, Nizamuddin lightened up. Since then, every year for more than seven centuries now, Sufi Basant has become aregular festival of joy, in remembrance of the incident. On this day devotees dress in yellow and offer marigold and mustard flowers to the Khawaja. In Islam, the colour yellow stands for wisdom. This colour beingthemost luminous, can never go unnoticed, it has the owerand theabiliy t tandout every partof the world, especially in Asia, this radiant shade of the spectrum means happiness, warmth and sunshine. Yellow in a lot of cultures has a strong spirítual significance. Amir Khusro sang: This spring, please dye my. Scarf for me, O Nijaam, protect my honour... Beholdingyour appearance, O NijazIoffer myself in sacrifice." So in this Basant season, let us celebrate all that the colour yellow stanfor-joy, sunshine and cheer, gawwals athe scent of mustard. It is the right timebreak any spell of gloom and let the yellshine through your soul. "Rejoice, my love, rejoice, It's spring here, rejoice. Bringout your lotions and perfumeAnd decorate your long hair Oh,you're still enjoying your sleepwake-up. Even your destiny has woken up, It's spring here, rejoice. You snobbish lady with arrogant loAmir Khusro is here to look at you;Let your eyes meet his, Omy love, rejoice; It's spring here again."
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Courtesy: Masha Hassan and Speaking Tree,Times of India
Sufi Basant Says Goodbye To Winter
Once again the dargah is decorated with bright yellow marigold and mustard flowers. Adults and kids with theiryellow chunkiest, bands and urbans are ready to offer beautiful, bright allow chaddars to the shrines of izamuddin Aaliyah. Even from a good instanced, your eyes can't miss this dazzling colour. This is Sufi Basant-marking the leparture of winter and the beginning and celebration of spring. Though it is the norm to perform gawwali within the premises of the argah, only on the occasion of Basant estival the qawwals sing praises of the saint in a procession, moving towards the argah. This has a spiritual significance, ndicating internal as well as external exuberance. Nature is dancing with abundance and devotees are rejoicing at the sight of their beloved Sufi saint. Vasant in Sanskrit and Basant in Urdu mean 'spring'. The festival is celebrated all over India not only from a spiritual perspective; it conveys a strong sense of unity and prosperity. Whereas in some parts of India like Punjab, you will find the skies crowded with colourful kites cutting through the bright rays of the sun. In Chishti dargahs, Basant festival comes alive with exhilaration by qawwals singing in high spirits,takingyou to another level of consciousness. Originally the Basantfestival, expressing rejuvenation and awakening of life was only celebrated by Hindus, highlighting the cycle of nature. It was much later that the Sufis imbibed this joyous celebration into their culture. When the12th century saint Nizamuddin Aulia-aggrieved by the death of his nephew Taqiuddin Nooh -withdrew from the world and spent all his timeat Nooh's grave, his disciple, Amir Khusro, tried hard to cheer him up but he failed. One day while Khusro was walking in the fields, he saw some young women dressed in yellow clothes, celebrating Basant. Khusro also donned a yellow ghagra and covered himself with a chunniand sangthe qawwali, "Sakal basant aayo ri". Seeing him thus, Nizamuddin lightened up. Since then, every year for more than seven centuries now, Sufi Basant has become aregular festival of joy, in remembrance of the incident. On this day devotees dress in yellow and offer marigold and mustard flowers to the Khawaja. In Islam, the colour yellow stands for wisdom. This colour beingthemost luminous, can never go unnoticed, it has the owerand theabiliy t tandout every partof the world, especially in Asia, this radiant shade of the spectrum means happiness, warmth and sunshine. Yellow in a lot of cultures has a strong spirítual significance. Amir Khusro sang: This spring, please dye my. Scarf for me, O Nijaam, protect my honour... Beholdingyour appearance, O NijazIoffer myself in sacrifice." So in this Basant season, let us celebrate all that the colour yellow stanfor-joy, sunshine and cheer, gawwals athe scent of mustard. It is the right timebreak any spell of gloom and let the yellshine through your soul. "Rejoice, my love, rejoice, It's spring here, rejoice. Bringout your lotions and perfumeAnd decorate your long hair Oh,you're still enjoying your sleepwake-up. Even your destiny has woken up, It's spring here, rejoice. You snobbish lady with arrogant loAmir Khusro is here to look at you;Let your eyes meet his, Omy love, rejoice; It's spring here again."
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Masha Hassan and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: Masha Hassan and Speaking Tree,Times of India