Sheikh Nur-ud-Din Noorani: His Life, Lineage, Spiritual Journey and Legacy in Kashmir Introduction Sheikh Nur-ud-Din Noorani (RA), reverently known in Kashmir as Sheikh-ul-Alam, Nund Rishi and Alamdar-e-Kashmir, occupies a unique place in the religious, literary and cultural history of the Valley. He was not merely a mystic and saint but also one of the earliest great voices of Kashmiri literature . Through his '' Shruks ''— brief yet profound mystical utterances in the Kashmiri language — he addressed the common people in their own tongue and spoke of God, death, human conduct, simplicity, social justice, compassion and the transience of worldly life. Modern scholarship places his lifetime broadly between 1378 CE and 1440 CE and regards him as the founder of the indigenous Rishi order of Kashmiri Sufism and one of the most important figures in the religious and literary history of medieval Kashmir . His Ancestry and the Family's Journey from Kishtwar to Kas...
Procedures of Different Baths in Islam ? Concept of Awrah? In Islam, the ΚΏawrah (parts of the body that must be covered) must be protected with modesty and dignity: a man’s ΚΏawrah is generally from the navel to the knees , while a woman’s ΚΏawrah is more extensive and, before non-mahram men, the majority of scholars consider her entire body ΚΏawrah except the face and hands. The private parts of both men and women must always be covered except where there is a genuine necessity. The same principle of modesty applies to the deceased: during the funeral bath (ghusl al-mayyit), the deceased’s ΚΏawrah must remain covered and the person washing the body should not look at the private parts. They should be cleaned through a covering or barrier when necessary. The rest of the body is then washed properly, beginning with the right side and following the established Sunnah, before the deceased is dried and wrapped in the kafan. Types of Ghusl? The basic principle of washing is si...