HISTORY OF SACHAL SARMAST
In the beautiful land of Sindh,
there is a beautiful goothu ( a village), Daraazaa. Here in this calm,
sanguine, sanctuary of peace and tranquillity stand a monument, a Dargaah, an
earthly monument, to that Heavenly Immortal soul, my murshid, my guide Saaeen
Sachal Sarmast. The love for the Suufees, Faqeers and Darveishes of this
remarkable land of Sindh that is enshrined in every son and daughter of
this glorious land
of Sindh is really
heart-warming, inspiring and touching, indeed.
Abdul Wahab was the real name of this great
Philosopher, mystic, scholar par excellence. Sachal being his pen-name – the
‘speaker of Truth, lover of Truth’ – used by him in his brilliant Poetry. This
nickname was also used, out of love by the people around him, his disciples,
his followers, his admirers and those who sang his enchanting poetry.
Sachal Sarmast Saaeen (1739-1826), was one such icon
of this glorious land
of Sindh. When Saaeen
Sachal he was born, my murshid, my guru, my teacher, my guide Saaeen Shah Abdul
Latif Bhittai, the foremost, the supreme, formidable, the colossal poet,
Suufee, Saint, Sage of Sindh was requested by baby Sachal’s father to visit the
family Wahab in Daraza to bless the baby Abdul Wahab. Bhittai Saaeen, travelled
to Daraza, where he was ushered in to the ‘haaveli’ to see the new-born baby.
He stood by the baby’s cot and held his tiny hand in his gifted and noble hands
and remarked: “The pot of truth (wahdaaniyata), love (muhabbata), peace
(Sindhyata) and humanity (insaanyata)that I have cooked, Sachal is the one who
is going to lift its lid, the covering.”
I have been blessed by God Almighty to have been
born in this land
of Truth, Peace, Harmony
and Tranquility, Sindh, my beloved motherland, my sweet fatherland. Having
lived abroad for over forty years, it was the company of Saaeen Bhittai, Saaeen
Sachal and other Sufis, Sages of my land that kept me alive and full and
replenished with that glorious Message given to us by these Divinely Empowered
Saints.
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