GRAVEYARD OF MIANGAAN OF AKBARPURA

SYED AKHUNKHEL
The Akhundkhel Mians (Miangaan). Akhun Baba, Akhund is the title given to any chief of special sanctity,the descents of a well known saint Syed Abdul Wahab known as Akhund Panjo Baba. Syed Abdul Wahab alias Akhund Panju Baba aka Baba Sahib was a famous Akhund and preacher of Islam. Thousands of Hindus embrace Islam on his hand. Baba sahib was migrated from Kalu Khan Sawabi area to Akbarpura, he started his teachings and preaching from the Misri Pura area of Akbarpura, where today his tomb is present. Every day hundreds of people do visits the shrine to pay their respect to the Akhun Baba. Baba Sahib Family is Syed and locally being called as Akhun Khel Miangaan which still exists in the area. The Miangaan family is carrying on the Baba Sahib tasks of Preaching Islam till today, the present Gaddi Nasheen of the Akhund Panju Baba shrine is Syed Shamshad Ali Shah locally known as Pir Sb. Akhunkhel is a respectable family of khyber pakhtunkhwa who are known for their religious background. The Syed Akhunkhel Mians, enjoy special respect amongst the Pathans on account of their ancestry. These individuals were religious people who traveled many years back and the Pukhtons welcomed and honored them. Visits to shrines or ziarats were very common especially by the women, however this is gradually declining as the implications of bida't are getting familiar. The childrens of descendants are spread over various parts of the khyber pakhtunkhwa particularly in villages including Akbarpura in Nowshera district, Toru, Kati Garhi, Hamza Kot, Gujreat,Swat, and Rustam in district Mardan , Charsadda, Umarzai, Dobian Swabi, Hazara, and may other places. The saint lived in the times of Mughal Emperor Akbar who ruled India between 1555 to 1605.A few kilometres away from his shrine is the mosque where he used to educate his disciples. The strange thing about the mosque is that its old hall goes down by inches with the passage of time. And through word of mouth people say that when the whole mosques plunges inside the ground with the passage of time then it would be dooms day. Now after a few centuries lapse the mosque resembles as if its hall was a basement. The locals have made steps to enter its main hall for prayer. The detail account about this saint could find in the Tazkiratul Awoliya book, and in Awoliya-Hind (saints of Hind) book also. History also say that Akhund Baba ancestors first entered an area with the name of Symbol in pre-partitioned India and then to Kalu Khan in Swabi district, It is also said that the son of Akbar, prince Saleem (Jahangir) personally visited this saint. Akhund Panju Baba Urss is famous for its Milad and the speeches of religious scholars Free Mealing at Akhund Panju Baba at every Friday is a famous lunch being known locally as "Langar" or "Khurda", of Akhun Baba this lunch is offered to every visitor and passerby and some people do eat it with a believe that it cures diseases and is good for health. by Mian Jamal Shah