Rani Thakial, queen of Baba Shadi Shaheed, is said to have entered his grave alive. Her story, with Sajana Teli, the black dog and the two-coloured jasmine.
Baba Shadi Shaheed miracles as told by named devotees: vows for children, a lion’s salute, graves rebuilt after a dream and the red jasmine, 1957–1997.
How the Baba Shadi Shaheed darbar passed from hereditary Khokhar mujawirs to the Azad Kashmir Auqaf in 1961, and who has run the shrine since then.
Discover the Banah Valley near Kotli, Azad Kashmir: the springs of Ban Ganga, 22 rock-cut spouts, Karjai Fort, Mai Tooti’s shrine and the Baisakhi fair.
A guide to the shrines of Bhimber: Pir Shah Shutar Bukhari, Mitthi Ret where Baba Shadi Shaheed fell, Rani Thakial’s well, the Sukka Talab and Pir Jafar.
Chib customs and traditions: the first haircut at Baba Shadi Shaheed’s shrine, bread for a Teli at weddings, the healing toe, the tikka and the urs.
Baba Shadi Shaheed shrine on Aadhi Dhak near Bhimber: its tanks, mosques and graves, the two-coloured jasmine, the urs and the Chib first-haircut rite.