{"id":267231,"date":"2023-11-01T18:37:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T13:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=267231"},"modified":"2023-11-01T18:37:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T13:07:32","slug":"indias-800-year-old-connection-with-jerusalem-baba-farids-lodge-now-a-rest-stop-for-indian-travellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-800-year-old-connection-with-jerusalem-baba-farids-lodge-now-a-rest-stop-for-indian-travellers\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s 800-year-old connection with Jerusalem: Baba Farid\u2019s lodge, now a rest stop for Indian travellers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the articl<\/span>e \u201cIndia\u2019s 800-year-old connection with Jerusalem: Baba Farid\u2019s lodge, now a rest stop for Indian travellers\u201d<\/b> published in <\/span>\u201cIndian Express\u201d on 1st November 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

India’s connection with Jerusalem dates back to 800 years to the establishment of Baba Farid’s lodge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who was Baba Farid?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aspect<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Birth<\/b><\/td>\n1173 (Talwandi, Punjab, present-day Pakistan)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupation<\/b><\/td>\nSufi Saint<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belongs to<\/b><\/td>\nChishti Sufi Order<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contribution<\/b><\/td>\nProminent Punjabi Sufi poet; His works are part of the Sikh scripture Granth Sahib<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philosophy<\/b><\/td>\nEmphasized love, devotion, and unity with God; Simplicity in life<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Famous Disciple<\/b><\/td>\nShaikh Nizamuddin Auliya (1238-1325). He was responsible for making Delhi an important centre of the Chishti silsilah.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What was Baba Farid\u2019s connection with Jerusalem?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Shrine: <\/b>Baba Farid is said to have meditated at a place in Jerusalem for 40 days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Indian Muslims on their way to Mecca started coming to the walled city of Jerusalem to pray at this location.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Over time, this spot transformed into a shrine and a significant historical and religious site for Indian travelers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lodge: <\/b>Baba Farid during his travels to Jerusalem prayed at the Al-Aqsa mosque and stayed at a lodge.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 This lodge later came to be known as<\/span> Zawiya Al-Hindiya,<\/b> meaning “the Lodge of Hind.” After Baba Farid’s departure, the lodge maintained its association with India.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 The medieval traveller <\/span>Evliya Chelebi <\/b>described Zawiya Al-Hindiya as one of the largest Zawiyas in the city in 1671.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 This lodge is currently under the <\/span>ownership of the Waqf Board of India <\/b>and is accessible only to individuals of Indian citizenship or heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus:<\/strong> Art and Culture<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cIndia\u2019s 800-year-old connection with Jerusalem: Baba Farid\u2019s lodge, now a rest stop for Indian travellers\u201d published in \u201cIndian Express\u201d on 1st November 2023 Why in the News? India’s connection with Jerusalem dates back to 800 years to the establishment of Baba Farid’s lodge. Who was Baba Farid?… Continue reading India\u2019s 800-year-old connection with Jerusalem: Baba Farid\u2019s lodge, now a rest stop for Indian travellers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11212,1],"tags":[11872,10500],"class_list":["post-267231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","category-uncategorized","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":14,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698871632},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}