Baba Zain-ud-din Reshi (RA), more popularly known as Sakhi Zainudin of Ashmuqam is one among the most celebrated Reshi Saint of this land, who lived in 15th century AD.
He is one among the founders of the Kashmiri Reshi order and is remembered for his openheartedness and generosity for centuries together. Baba is also said to be the second dearest friend of Nund Rishi- the highest regarded saint of Kashmir.
He is one among the founders of the Kashmiri Reshi order and is remembered for his openheartedness and generosity for centuries together. Baba is also said to be the second dearest friend of Nund Rishi- the highest regarded saint of Kashmir.
Hazrat Zain-ud-din Wali (RA), lived in the 15th century A.D. & was one of the principal disciples of Sheikh Nur-ud-din. Baba Zain-ud-din Reshi was born at Bounderkote Kishtwar. He belonged to a Rajput Hindu family and was named as Zia Singh before his conversion.
His devotees believe that even today no one goes empty-handed from his Dargah which is located magnificently in the lap of the rising hill at Ashmuqam, in South Kashmir. The symbol of the spiritual legacy and wonder of the Kashmiri Reshi order architecture, the shrine of the Reshi has been attracting devotees from the distant corners of the state throughout the year. At the shrine of Zain-ud-Din Rishi is preserved a relic called ‘wooden-bread’ and it is recorded that the saint used to tie it with his belly when he had nothing to eat.
A mysterious rod known as ‘Asa Sharief’ of the Rishi is also learned to have been preserved inside the shrine which is hardly shown to anybody. It was exhibited thirty years ago when the area was experiencing a major drought and a big congregation was held at the shrine.
This rod was exhibited to get rid of the natural calamity. It is said he came to this cave in Aishmuqam when he was advised so by his spiritual teacher and is said that the entrance of this cave was full of snakes and reptiles.
The moment saint Zain-ud-Din kept his club received from his teacher, Sheikh Nur-ud-din, on the floor, those snakes just moved away from that place. Sheikh meditated in this cavern for decades and it became his eternal abode thus.
The Aishmuqam shrine not only houses the rod, it also has several other relics of Zain-ud-Din that include a bow and arrow, wooden bread, coffin and skull of the lamb.
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