Grave writings in Kohsar of Circle Bakote and Murree Hills

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Epigraphy
(کتبہ نویسی)

in Kohsar of

Circle Bakote

and Murree Hills

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written by

MOHAMMED OBAIDULLAH ALVI

Journalist, Historian, Anthropologist & Blogger

Cell Phone # 0331-5446020

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Death is ultimate reality of life, every and each living thing encounter DEATH a day when he/she goes to last rest place till the Day of Judgment. When a soul of a person leaves body, the person called dead body, descendants and other people starting arrangement of his burial. A grave is his rest place where he spends countless time and then alive on the voice of Seraph (Israfil). A sign that called GRAVE is his last home with no windows or doors.

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Grave building is as primitive as human being, Allah the Almighty revealed: And (0 Muhammad) recite to them (the Jews) the story of the two sons of Adam Abel and Cain - Habil and Qabil respectively in truth; when each offered a sacrifice (to Allah), it was accepted from the one but not from the other. The latter said to the former: "I will surely kill you."

The former said: "Verily, Allah accepts only from those who are Al-Muttaqeen (the pious). If you do stretch your hand against me to kill me, I shall never stretch my hand against you to kill you, for I fear Allah; the Lord of the Alamin (mankind, jinn, and all that exists). Verily I intend to let you draw my sin on yourself as well as yours, then you will be one of the dwellers of the Fire, and that is the recompense of the Zalimeen (polyt heists, and wrong-doers)." So the Nafs (self) of the other (latter one) encouraged him and made fair-seeming to him the murder of his brother; he murdered him and became one of the losers. Then Allah sent a crow who scratched the ground to show him to hide the dead body of his brother. He (the murderer) said: "Woe to me! Am I not even able to be as this crow and to hide the dead body of my brother?" Then he became one of those who regretted. Surah 5:27-31(Read more):

Kethwal and their grave

The oldest inhabitant of Kohsar was Kethwal tribe, migrated in Circle Bakote, Murree Hills and Galies in Gandhara period from Persia. They believed in zartoshtism and they build their grave West to East direction, In 1300 AD, they embraced Islam by Hazrat Shah Ali Hamdan first travelage to Kashmir in Potha, Alyote (علیوٹ), built a masque and a graveyard north to south first time. They became victim of down fall in 1400 by Dhund tribe in 14^th AD and their culture and civilization translated in to a new shape till 20^th century.

Nature of Kethwal graves

Kethwal made grave as social and wealthy status of deceased. Common man grave was natural and a few inches tall but a wealthy person grave was a few feet high and maximum 9 meter long called نو گزی قوور. There are many grave of this nature existed now a time in Kohsar.

Some realities about death