Culture of Sehar Khawans began after span of 26 years in Doda Chenab Valley Region 

Culture of Sehar Khawans began after span of 26 years in Doda Chenab Valley Region 

BY ABID PAMPORI 

Doda::The Culture of Sehar Khawans began again in Doda city after of span of 26 years which is mainly focused on helping out the Muslims to wake up for sehri during this holy month of Ramadhan.

On this occasion, the Sehar Khawans recites verses of Holy Quran and Naat Shareef during Sehri Time which is commonly called as Pre Dawn Meal of this holy month and move around all the streets of Doda city where population of Muslims is in majority.

The credit for making this culture alive again goes to Naseer Khora, Ishtiaq Ahmed Dev and Faizan Ali Tramboo along with others like Javed Sohail and Kassar Shenali who have taken this initiative to revive this centuries old tradition in Doda which was last seen in 1991-92.

Naseer Ahmed Khora while talking with Greater Kashmir  said that when people possess latest electronic gadgest like mobile phones and alarm clocks, Sahar Khawan still have not lost their significance added that its not mandatory that everybody cant wake up with the help of alarm clock, so we still have a role to awake them through this tradition. 

Ishtiaq Ahmed Dev added that we have revive this centuries old tradition with the aim to let  our youth particularly our new  generation  get familiar about this old tradition.

Faizan A Tramboo revealed that job of Sahar Khawan is not easy  and involves discomfort as they have to wake up early in the morning and then they themselves take pre dawn meals, we wake up at 1:00 am and go around the streets of old Doda Town, reciting Quran Verses and it takes almost 01 hr to reach every nook and corner of the locality, he says.

Pertinent to mention here that Sahar Khawans have been waking up people in Jammu and Kashmir for the pre dawn meals since 8th century AD.

Some locals while talking with the media persons said that by making this culture alive again has put a great smile on the faces of Muslim community of Doda town      because it helps them to wake up for pre dawn meal"Sehri" on time . Further they said this culture has lost its fame during nineties when the militancy got on peak which was creating a great hurdle for its survival and created much fear among the Muslim community because no body felt safe and dared to go outside in the depth of darkness in order to get call for pre dawn meal.We pay a heart felt thanks to Naseer Khora and team for give a new lease of life to this centuries old tradition and we wish this culture reach its zenth again and get back it's lost reputation.

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