Mullah `Umar & the Cloak of the Prophet (saws)

[Mujib]

As-Salamu `alaykum

In 1996 Mullah Muhammad `Umar brought the blessed cloak out of the Khirqa Sharif shrine and displayed it for tabarruk (seeking blessings). The public displayal can be seen in this video:



From a 2001 NYT article:

In the sanctuary, Mr. Shawali said, the prophet's cloak is kept inside a small silver box, which, in turn, lies inside two larger boxes. By custom and tradition Mr. Shawali, as the head keeper, holds the key to the smallest box.

Simply by standing outside the inner sanctuary, Mr. Shawali said, the mute have walked out speaking, the blind seeing.

''But when there is a great danger in the country, or when there is a catastrophe, a king will ask permission to take the cloak out,'' he said.

Accordingly, he said, the cloak was taken out of the box and shown when cholera swept the city about seven decades ago.

[. . .]

With the cloak in his possession, Mullah Omar went to an old mosque in the center of the city and climbed onto its roof. For the next 30 minutes, he held the cloak aloft, his palms inserted in its sleeves.

According to residents of Kandahar who were present, the crowds cheered. Many lost consciousness. Many threw their hats and other items of clothes in the air, in the hope that they would make contact with the cloak. (A NATION CHALLENGED: A SHRINE; A Tale of the Mullah and . . .)

[unknownprince]

How are Afghans so sure of this cloak? that this cloak belonged the Prophet(pbuh)?

[Baygham]

supposedly it did.

I thought having Mo's hair in badshahi mosque was something, but this takes the cake.
The immense levels of stupidity that humans can sink too in just a few years is mind boggling. At the same time you marvel at the geniuses in ISI that probably provided the shawl (sharrai) as parting with the hair in lahore would have been painful. It's the same level of marvel I sometimes feel at the sophistication of the ordering system in mcdonald and the utter retards that can still run it without a hitch.
Bravo proud pashtoons, lets see what tomorrow will bring. I hope some sacred bones dont pop up next as I am not into that.

[Khidr]

How are Afghans so sure of this cloak? that this cloak belonged the Prophet(pbuh)?

I guess you can't ever be 100% sure, but it's said that it's genuine and was in the royal court of a King for centuries and was well preserved. Apparently Ahmad Khan Abdali stole it from Bukhara or India and brought it to Kandahar where it's remained since...I'm not 100% sure.

[Wrayun]

I thought having Mo's hair in badshahi mosque was something, but this takes the cake.
The immense levels of stupidity that humans can sink too in just a few years is mind boggling. At the same time you marvel at the geniuses in ISI that probably provided the shawl (sharrai) as parting with the hair in lahore would have been painful. It's the same level of marvel I sometimes feel at the sophistication of the ordering system in mcdonald and the utter retards that can still run it without a hitch.
Bravo proud pashtoons, lets see what tomorrow will bring. I hope some sacred bones dont pop up next as I am not into that.

I think it is best to do a little research before making any grossly exaggerated statements..in this case, the cloak "probably provided" by ISI. It has existed in Kandahar ever since the inception of the Afghan statehood. It is believe that it was given to Ahmed Shah Abdali by the Amir of Bukhara, while others say the brought it over since many of them moved to Afghanistan.

The Parsiwan however spew a lie that Ahmed Shah tricked the locals and stole it. They come up with their mullah Nasurrideen type story of how he fooled the Bukharians playing on words.

[Mujib]

The immense levels of stupidity that humans can sink too in just a few years is mind boggling.

We "sink too" further levels of stupidity when we speak without knowledge.

The athar have sanads that trace them back to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace).

[Baygham]

I think it is best to do a little research before making any grossly exaggerated statements..in this case, the cloak "probably provided" by ISI. It has existed in Kandahar ever since the inception of the Afghan statehood. It is believe that it was given to Ahmed Shah Abdali by the Amir of Bukhara, while others say the brought it over since many of them moved to Afghanistan.

The Parsiwan however spew a lie that Ahmed Shah tricked the locals and stole it. They come up with their mullah Nasurrideen type story of how he fooled the Bukharians playing on words.

carbon date it, if it is more than 500 hundred years old, I will give you an honorary PHD in archeology. And while you at it, do some DNA analysis on the badshahi mosque hair too, might find some cells at the root with DNA, may be we can clone a new MO, what do you say, than give that to mullah omar too, he will raise him to become the anti christ Nostradamus told us about. A little convoluted but when you can fly on horses with wings (Burak) to far off galaxies in space whats a little cloning project.

[Mujib]

Childish insults are a sign of ignorance.

It is better to acknowledge one's mistake and keep quiet "then" to dig a deeper hole for oneself.

[Talib Jan]

Childish insults are a sign of ignorance.

It is better to acknowledge one's mistake and keep quiet "then" to dig a deeper hole for oneself.

Jazakullah khair for that video Mujib! It's sad to see how much disrespect could be shown towards something that belongs to the Prophet (saw). And brother Baygham, I'm not sure if you're Muslim or not, but your first post is highly offensive in the way you address the Prophet (saw). You can express your opinion but do not transgress the limits of adab. I urge the moderators to please remove his post as this is a Pashtun/Islamic forum and this type of behavior should not be tolerated.