Ep 66 : Zadian minaret and finding #LostMaqam burial site of Prophet Saleh a.s and debunking the myth regarding shrine of Hz Abu hurairah r.a in Zadian, a small hamlet in Balkh.
Balkh is truly remarkable. I couldn't believe that i will find here not one not two but three burial places attributed to ancient prophets. Can you believe that?
My purpose of going to zadian, a small town 40 kms north of balkh was where i wanted to go regarding a place that claimed to be the burial place of the sahabi Hz Abu hurairah r.a but as I rode to the village i found out that the main ziarat of that small town is not the sahabi, but the prophet Saleh himself. very close to the famous zadian minaret.
I was really amazed to find his grave site which is not mentioned in any site that i researches throughout years of online research.
My purpose of going to zadian, a small town 40 kms north of balkh was where i wanted to go regarding a place that claimed to be the burial place of the sahabi Hz Abu hurairah r.a but as I rode to the village i found out that the main ziarat of that small town is not the sahabi, but the prophet Saleh himself. very close to the famous zadian minaret.
I was really amazed to find his grave site which is not mentioned in any site that i researches throughout years of online research.
As for the site claiming to be the site of the sahabi Hz Abu hurairah r.a i have absolutely no doubt regarding that this is not the site of the burial of the sahabi as i know for sure that Hz Abu hurairah was buried in Jannatul baqi in Medinah sahreef and not in Afghanistan. As to how this site came to have the name of Hz Abu hurairah r.a, i tried to find the answer to that question but couldn't as there was literally no one to talk to as it was really hard to even find the place.
Ep 67 Finding the #LostMaqam of Prophet Sheeth a.s in Balkh
Another prophet in balkh. This time it was prophet Sheeth a.s near the bala hissar (the great fort) of Balkh.
The stories of war and bandits that i heard from a local friend that i made onto my way to the shrine really gave me the chills as this locality was once home to the most cruel and barbaric people that lived in this area and how they used to really murder people for chump change. Thanks to the very tight security of Taliban all of those bad guys are gone now and peace has finally prevailed in the city after long years of war.
This is the shrine that is attributed to prophet sheeth a.s in balkh city.
Another prophet in balkh. This time it was prophet Sheeth a.s near the bala hissar (the great fort) of Balkh.
The stories of war and bandits that i heard from a local friend that i made onto my way to the shrine really gave me the chills as this locality was once home to the most cruel and barbaric people that lived in this area and how they used to really murder people for chump change. Thanks to the very tight security of Taliban all of those bad guys are gone now and peace has finally prevailed in the city after long years of war.
This is the shrine that is attributed to prophet sheeth a.s in balkh city.