Miracles and rituals of BIBI Pak Daman

The ways people adapt to make sure their desires come true

There are a number of miracles attributed to the mausoleum. Generally, it is claimed whoever comes to the shrine of bibi park seaman and gets their wishes fulfilled. Whoever has been searching for his internal self can also attain this trait. It has been said that hundreds of people have gotten rid of health issues by going and paying respect to this shrine. Disciples carry out several services at the tomb to make their desires come true. A regularly seen ritual at the tomb is the circulation of ladoos alongside silver rings which are worn. Ladoos are served at the holy place of the mausoleum and anyone who wants to make a wish picks up a ladoo and wears the silver ring in his or her finger and continues to wear it until his/her desire is fulfilled and then he/she has to place fourteen ladoos in the tomb for other disciples and thus this wish cycle perpetuates itself. Most people go to the shrine in the Holy month of Muharram. Most women believe in this myth and many cultured and sophisticated females from high-class go to the tomb with a hope that their legitimate desires or needs will be fulfilled. Shiia community along with the Ladoos also offers an Alam (a flag of Ghazi Abbas in the battle of Karbala) to the shrine for the acceptance of their prayers. They also lighten five lamps of oil for this purpose. It is also a common ritual to tie a thread to the mausoleum of Bibi for the acceptance of their prayers. The people who do not have babies pray for babies, pray for the success for themselves and for their loved ones. The salt available there is believed to be very helpful and effective in curing hundreds of illnesses. The people also offers Majalis for the acceptance of their prayers, commonly held by the Shiia sect. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims visiting this shrine every day are in itself proof of miracles of Bibi Pak Daman. One more custom which is exclusively connected with the mausoleum is the Zuljinnah's (a symbolic horse of Imam Hussain (R.A) in the battle of Karbala) being there at the tomb during the month of Muharram. Men and women both stand on both sides of the lane and let the Zuljinnah pass through the lane. Although the Majalis continue across the year, however; in the month of Muharram, the mausoleum becomes the center of Majalis and processions mourning the tragedy of Karbala. In the Majlis and processions, the pilgrims also recite Nohas and do Ma'tam lamenting the woes and miseries of Ahl-e-Bait (family of Holy Prophet ﷺ). As a matter of fact, the Majalis and processions continue day and night throughout the first 10 days of the month of Muharram. Another ritual associated with the shrine is the wearing of a thread of red color on one’s wrist and wishing for something. After fulfilling their wishes they distribute some sweets (Nayaz).` There is a famous myth regarding locks. People of various beliefs and various sects bring a lock with themselves and make wishes. After wishing these people put the lock and unlock only after their wish was fulfilled. This shrine is a place of comfort for those who are or grieved. Women from different areas and of different sects come and pay tributes.