It is perhaps a factor of this, that the land continued to be a secular haven, where Hindus and Muslims co-existed peacefully till India’s partition with Pakistan in 1947, drove a wedge. It was also the gateway for many Sufi minstrels who made their way into India, even settling there. Sindh, the cradle of some of the biggest urban centres of the Harappan period, was one of the first areas to be ruled by Islamic rulers in the 8th century CE. The Hindus of Thatta built a temple at the spot where Jhulelal was swallowed up by the earth and the Muslims built a dargah next to it, as a mark of respect. Jhulelal is said to have been swallowed up by the earth after this and the awed tyrant Mirkshah Badshah, reformed. The Sindh River (Wikimedia Commons, CC by SA 4.0) Let there be bonds of brotherhood.” Mirkshah gave up his idea of converting people to islam and started treating everyone equally. Let every human being worship the Almighty with whatever name he desires. Jhulelal pronounced, “Worship of God is to be done in its blended form of Jyoti (flame) and Jal (water). Jhulelal smiled and the he fire was blown out and the waters too receded. Mirkshah realized his folly and asked Jhulelal to rescue him and the people in the palace.
‘He whom you call Allah and my people call Krishna, are but one and the same!’… The entire world is but His manifestation”. Had the Almighty so desired, He could have ordained Hindus to be born Muslims. Jhulelal spoke again, “Mirkshah, your God and mine are not two different ones but One. The whole palace was burning and no one could come inside or escape. Simultaneously fire broke out in the palace. But the courtiers, religious fanatics and religious scholars prevailed upon the ruler and forced him to arrest Jhulelal.Īs the officials of his court moved to arrest Jhulelal, the entire court was flooded. Some had the vision of Uderolal riding on a horse, a flag in one hand and a sword in the other, with endless troops of warriors following Uderolal.Īt the court Jhulelal convinced Mirkshah Badshah that there is only one God and all religions lead to the same God. Just before the meeting the true followers of Jhulelal had many divine visions like an old man with a white beard, in saintly clothes, riding on Pala fish and moving against the tide. The ruler finally decided to meet the divine child. Mirkshah was forced by his courtiers and religious teachers to confront the Sindhis and force them to convert to Islam. He served people without anticipating any return. The ruler developed fear and started dreaming about the child strangling him and at times he saw the dream in which he was chased by an old man with a sword.įrom a young age, Jhulelal was serving people without any fear or favour. Mirkshah was informed by the minister about the divine child. He bowed before the child and begged for mercy. The minister saw an old man in place of the child and then a young man. As soon as the minister presented the flower to the child, the child kicked it away. The evil minister carried a rose flower dipped in poison with the intention to kill the child. Mirkshah came to know about the birth of the child and he directed his minister to visit the child. He was also known as Jhulan from then onwards. Hence, they renamed him ‘Jhulelal’ swinging child. When the child was placed in the cradle for the naming ceremony, the cradle started swinging on its own. The child was named Uday Chand and was lovingly called ‘Uderolal’ and ‘Amarlal’. The birth of the divine child is celebrated annually on Chaitra Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi as Cheti Chand. Immediately upon the birth of the child, the mother saw in his mouth the Sindhu River flowing and an old man riding on a Pala fish upstream in a northerly direction. On the first day of Chaitra month, Devaki gave birth to a divine child. The people then went to Mirkshah Badshah and told him that they needed time to think about converting to Islam. The chalioh festival of Sindhis is dedicated to this divine event.
The voice assured them that God will be born in the womb of Devaki, a pious woman in the community. They prayed continuously for forty days and on the fortieth day there was a voice in the sky which predicted the birth of a child who will protect the Sindhi community. Paritranaya sadhunang vinashay chadushkritam Dharmasangsthapanarthay sambhabami yuge yuge). Abhythanamadharmasya tadatmanam srijamyaham. The Hindus of the region believed in the scriptures and they remembered the promise made by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita – He will appear on earth to protect dharma and save his devotees ( Yada yada hi dharmasya glanirbhavati bharata. Legend has it that Mirkshah Badshah invaded Thatta in Sindh and tried to convert Hindus of the region to Islam.
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