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Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya is a famous Sufi saint from the subcontinent. Legend has it that he was deeply attached to his sister’s son, Khwaja Taqiuddin Nuh, because he did not have children. But an illness took the life of Khwaja Nuh.
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!["Thread: Origin of Basant Festival"Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya is a famous Sufi saint from the subcontinent. Legend has it that he was deeply attached to his sister’s son, Khwaja Taqiuddin Nuh, because he did not have children. But an illness took the life of Khwaja Nuh.[1]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuBK0qFXcAAUTiL.jpg "\"Thread: Origin of Basant Festival\"Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya is a famous Sufi saint from the subcontinent. Legend has it that he was deeply attached to his sister’s son, Khwaja Taqiuddin Nuh, because he did not have children. But an illness took the life of Khwaja Nuh.[1]")
Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya is a famous Sufi saint from the subcontinent. Legend has it that he was deeply attached to his sister’s son, Khwaja Taqiuddin Nuh, because he did not have children. But an illness took the life of Khwaja Nuh.
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The saint was in deep drief over the loss of his sister's son. Among his followers was Amir Khusrau who is known as one of the greatest persian poets. Khusrau was yearning to see his teacher smile again. While Khusrau was in these thoughts, he saw a group of village women...
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who were dressed in yellow while carrying mustard flowers and singing on the road near the Khwaja’s chilla-khanqah, a retreat where he had spent his life reaching out to people. It is located behind Humayun’s tomb in Delhi. Khusrau asked the women where they were going.
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The women replied that they were going to the temple to offer flowers to their god. Khusrau then asked them whether this would make their god happy. When they said it would, Khusrau dressed up in a yellow saree, and carrying mustard flowers, went before the saint singing:
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سکل بن پھول رہی سرسوں....
Mustard blooms in all the fields!
Recognising his favourite disciple and amused by his song, the saint finally broke into a smile. This was commemorated as an occasion for rejoicing. Since then his followers have celebrated Basant and sung Qawwali.
Mustard blooms in all the fields!
Recognising his favourite disciple and amused by his song, the saint finally broke into a smile. This was commemorated as an occasion for rejoicing. Since then his followers have celebrated Basant and sung Qawwali.
