Channan Pir and Maternal Love

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Channan Pir and Maternal Love

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Once upon a time Hazrat Jalaluddin Surkh Posh Bukhari passed through the area of Jaisalmer6. He asked the people if there was anyone among them who professed the Islamic faith. When he received a negative reply, he prayed and, after his prayer, informed the people that the king of Jaisalmer would soon have a son who would be a man of faith. The king, who had already heard of Hazrat Jalaluddin's spiritual greatness, became troubled by the prediction. He knew that when a pious Muslim saint made a declaration, it would inevitably come true. Soon, the queen gave birth to a son. Fearing the implications of the prophecy, the king, guided by his earlier concerns, decided to act preemptively and ordered the child's death. However, maternal love prevailed, and the queen, re-fusing to let her son be killed, placed him in a cradle and sent him with the maidservants to the location where the shrine of Channan Peer now stands. One account says that the soldiers, who were ordered to kill the child, were given jewels and instructed to abandon the baby in another kingdom, but not to harm him. The child was extraor-dinarily beautiful, and because of his moon-like face, he was named Channan (that is "moon-like" or "the one with a moon face"). Another version of the story suggests that the cradle in which he was placed was made of sandal-wood. In Siraiki, sandalwood is called "Channan," and when people saw the child in the sandalwood cradle, they began calling him "Channan Peer." At the time, no one knew that he was the king's son. As he grew older, his miracles began to appear, and people recognized his greatness. Millions of people were guided by him. Although he was in a constant state of spiritual ecstasy, he would still travel to distant areas. His prayers were answered, and soon, his fame spread throughout the desert. It is mentioned in the records of his miracles that Channan Peer's parents belonged to the Bhatti clan of Hindus. After his death, his brother, Mihan, succeeded him, and his descend-ants are said to still be present today.

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