Good news! Reconstruction has begun

September 19, 2010

Explosions cannot destroy the Vision of tolerance and love promoted by the mystical poet Rahman Baba.

                                                                                                                         Progress in reconstructing the Mazaar

Progress in reconstructing the Mazaar

Here is a picture taken at the site in June. The foundations are dug and the building is about to begin. May his vision be rebuilt in the hearts of his people. Ameen.

What did Rahman Baba look like?

March 14, 2009

Most people in the NWFP think that Rahman looked something like this picture below:

Traditional Rahman

Traditional Rahman

Of course we don’t really know what he looked like. Maulana Bijili Gar says that he looked in the tomb and saw him when they moved his grave to the new mazar. Perhaps he knows what he looks like.

Interestingly one hand copied version of the Diwan has this sketch in the front:

The only picture of Rahman

The only picture of Rahman

What do you think?

Imdad