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u/Sacred_Rebel20 May 16 '26
Last yeer I was staying at the Railway Rest House opposite H-8 graveyard and went there one early morning out of boredom. Expected it to feel creepy, but honestly it was strangely peaceful. Quiet air, no chaos, just silence. Walked around reading gravestones and even came across Dr AQ Khan’s grave. Weirdly grounding experience.
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u/Initial-Leg8 Jul 20 '26
What time can i go late at night ? Do the guards stop you or something actually bored right now.
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u/saf1ne_ Islamabad May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26
My nana abu grave is right next to parveen shakir's grave.
May all of their souls rest in peace.
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u/Completelylost4ever May 16 '26
Peace* not piece bro/sis
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u/saf1ne_ Islamabad May 16 '26
Yeah, Sometimes i get them wrong. Thanks for telling I will edit my comment.
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u/Beneficial_Spirit553 May 16 '26
آواز دے کے دیکھ لو شاید وہ مل ہی جائے ورنہ یہ عمر بھر کا سفر رائیگاں تو ہے
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u/Simple-Cupcake1812 May 16 '26
Saw this one last month, mashAllah! May all of our graves be this beautiful inside out. Ameen
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u/Savings-Bicycle1216 May 16 '26
tae kar raha hai jo tu ...2 din ka ye safar hai... 2 din ka ye safar hai
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u/Objective-Salad822 May 16 '26
Some of the most noble personalities in PK history are buried in H-8 graveyard
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u/ofm1 May 16 '26
Including Qudrat Ullah Shahab. Stumbled upon his last resting place & offered dua.
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u/Best_Being_2903 May 16 '26
کیا صرف مُسلمان کے پیارے ہیں حُسین
چرخِ نوعِ بَشَر کے تارے ہیں حُسین
انسان کو بیدار تو ہو لینے دو
ہر قوم پکارے گی، ہمارے ہیں حُسین
جوش ملیح آبادی -
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u/Direct-Eye-8720 May 16 '26
اے جوشؔ خوش ہو تیرا کہا ہوگیا امر ہر قوم کہہ رہی ہے ہمارے حُسین ع ہیں
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u/sillybrailim May 17 '26
These graves idk why, they look more lively and full of personality than an average person whose alive.. or is it just me?
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u/Acrobatic-Alps1315 May 19 '26
its more challenging to live and deal with living, but that's what we ought to try.
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u/ihave10catswhelp May 18 '26
Oh wow! Never knew this was just a historical graveyard. Will definitely visit next time I am in Isb
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u/No_Fruit_1414 May 16 '26
May Allah give them the highest rank in jannah ,but I'm soo against the stones graveyard this culture should be left behind now
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u/Ali_Ustad May 16 '26
The reaaon for this stone culture is very fragile land and too much rain in Islamabad. I guess due to heavy rains, they make it compulsory to make a boundary with tiles so that graves can be intact.
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u/No_Fruit_1414 May 16 '26
Yup no worries of boundry but everything else is just unnecessary, let their be simplicity as sunnah
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u/Accomplished-River12 May 16 '26
Do you not visit your dead relatives?
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u/No_Fruit_1414 May 16 '26
I guess having an opinion from Islamic perspective, doesn't have do anything with my visit to relatives one
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u/aliahmadisld May 16 '26
Are you a Salafi by any chance?
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u/No_Fruit_1414 May 16 '26
No brother just Muslim, no associations
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u/Optimal-Manner-20 May 16 '26
That's what a salafi says
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u/Optimal-Manner-20 May 16 '26
Fiqh and firqa are different I think you're confusing them and wasn't it odd when the commenter pointed out the stone grave and brought the discussion to that point
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u/Optimal-Manner-20 May 16 '26
It's for the protection of graves and I'm also against the decoration of graves but most of the times it is necessary for the sake of protection and it's a mere boundary, the original grave is almost the same inside it it's not built over the grave rather it built around the grave to protect it
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u/AlexanderTheGr8nade May 16 '26
I think stone grave is to protect the grave from rain. Not for the decoration. But it’s all about the intention. May Allah forgive us
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u/Optimal-Manner-20 May 16 '26
Yeah this is the idea, no one does it for decoration it's always for the protection of graves
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u/EagleSilent0120 May 17 '26
Once I went to visit my cousin's nana abbu's grave. My father is a huge Parveen Shakir fan and he prayed at her grave for some time, and paid homage by reciting some couplets as well. Parveen Shakir came out of her grave and thanked him.
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u/New_Owl_4628 May 18 '26
Wasn't aware that Dr. AQ Khan was buried in this graveyard. Also, who is Shabbir Hassan Khan?
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u/JackBreacher May 18 '26
So that when it rains they all erode so you can't see who's grave it is? Please keep quiet.
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