I had no idea that band e amir and bamiyan also had maqams. The first set of three pics is of a place called as tang e ajdahar, where it is believed that imam Ali a.s slayed a dragon near a village of bamiyan.

The second set of three pictures is a place near a waterfall of band e amir where there's believed that there are footsteps of imam ali a.s horse and a spring called as chashma e shafa, (curing spring) associated with imam Ali a.s as well.

The last set of three pictures is a qadahgah near tht spring where it is believed that imam Ali a.s prayed 2 rakats of prayer when he was in this region.

Next Quest : Road to Kabul

Following is a pdf that I found online from which some of the maqams in Kabul as well as other parts of Afghanistan are taken. I'll be using this pdf as a reference in upcoming days.

I'm naming this pdf 'Legends of Afghanistan' 😅

Ep 54 : ziarat e sakhi, Finding the footprint of Imam Ali a.s. There were many misconceptions regarding this place in my mind but alhamdulillah everything is cleared now. There is no grave here nor any qadamgah, it's simply a place called as guzargah where it is said that Imam Ali a.s prayed for some time and then left for mazar sharif. Interesting thing is that the ultra orthodox wahhabi talibanis doesn't want you to visit this shrine. Hmmm....

Ep 55 : First #LoveStoryMaqam of Afghanistan

Reference from pdf : The legends of Afghanistan : The tragedy of Bibi mahroo , page 41

I remember the last time i covered the #LoveStoryMaqam in Iran which was Tomb of Shirin and Farhad in Azerbaijan region of Iran. I told you I'll tell you the reason why i hv been covering these #LoveStoryMaqam in the first maqam in Afghanistan. Well this is it, The hill of Bibi Mahroo where the tragedy happened to those who listened to their hearts. More coming in the video.