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My (Ahmedi) family is originally from Gurdaspur district, and while we had a picture of Nanak around, I don’t remember hearing about Syed Ahmad Sultan (although
by selimthegrim 3y ago
My (Ahmedi) family is originally from Gurdaspur district, and while we had a picture of Nanak around, I don’t remember hearing about Syed Ahmad Sultan (although I have heard of him by the name of Sakhi Sarwar) but rather Data Ganj Bakhsh, Hz. Khizr (especially), Bulleh Shah and the “Char Yaar”
- alephnerd 3y agoMake sense! Khwaja Khizr and Ganj Baksh are also venerated in my area - often at the same time with Sakai Sarwar (eg. This random whatsapp forward - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XFZuubbGNXQ?feature=share https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XFZuubbGNXQ?feature=share) By Gurdaspur, I meant the undivided Gurdaspur division, which included the hill regions of what's now Pathankot District in East Punjab and I think some of northern regions in West Punjab
- selimthegrim 3y agoYou are thinking of Shakargarh tehsil which was detached from Gurdaspur and given to Pak (Narowal) NB: casteist but still funny - https://www.facebook.com/RaahEHayatOfficial/videos/457120242027032/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v https://www.facebook.com/RaahEHayatOfficial/videos/457120242...
- alephnerd 3y ago> thinking of Shakargarh tehsil Yep! Exactly this! A lot of Paharis immigrated down the hills to that area in the 19th century with the canal colonies. Similar thing in Jhelum as well! > NB: casteist but still funny Lol. Gotta love Desi social media. Our clickbait is what unites us