Gurdwara Shah Ji Marg, Pulwama

Gurdwara Shah Ji Marg, Pulwama

Guru Ji entered in Shopian along with King Jahangir, near the site of Katu Shah a Muslim faqir, brought some apples and honey for Guru Ji. According to ‘Suraj Parkash’ a legend is also familiar with Katu Shah. Guru Ji proclaimed to the sangat “The Guru’s treasure is the benevolent of the poor.”

Now-a-days a new marble Gurdwara is under construction on the old plinth site. A historic chinar tree is still seen, where Guru Ji tied the rope of his horse. Later on, Katu Shah preached Guru Nanak’s mission in that part. Shah Ji Marg (Shadmarg in Kashmiri language) is situated near Shopian, nearest to stream Kamblimpur, on Mughal road. In the revenue records village ‘Kamblimpur’ is associated with Katu Shah. Near the village an old ‘Patkala vir temple’ was present. According to M.A. Macauliffe (The Sikh Religion) Katu Shah first met Guru Hargobind Sahib at Amritsar. About 3 Kms away from the historic shrine is ‘Chishma Guru Hargobind Sahib’. From this site, Guru Ji proceeded to ‘Khanpur Sari