Laila Majnu: As long as there are people in love in the world, it is difficult to forget lovers like Laila-Majnu, Romeo-Juliet and Shirin-Farhad. By showing the power of their true love to the world, they proved that everyone has to bow before true love. Although they did not get their destination in the name of love, but the world gives their example till date. Today we will know about Laila-Majnu, what is their connection with India, and what did the astrologer predict as soon as Majnu was born.
The Story of Laila-Majnu
Laila-Majnu was born in the 11th century. At that time, India and Pakistan had not been divided. Majnu was born in a Muslim family in Sindh province of Pakistan, due to which he was named Qays Ibn Al-Mulawwah. When he grew up, his family sent him to Madrasa for education where he fell in love for the first time with a girl named Laila. Being in love, Majnu became engrossed in poetry. Laila was mentioned in every poem of Majnu.
Majnu proposed to Laila to marry her, but Laila’s family did not agree to this relationship. Then Majnu remembered his childhood prophecy that he would have to wander from door to door due to love disease.
An astrologer had predicted this at the time of Majnu’s birth. Meanwhile, Laila’s family got her married to a rich businessman. Unhappy with the marriage, Laila told everything about Majnu to her husband, due to which Laila’s husband Kaifi divorced her. After this, both Laila and Majnu ran away from home.
Laila-Majnu’s relation with India
When the news of Laila-Majnu’s escape reached Laila’s house, her brother got very angry and started searching for both of them, and due to fear of the family, both of them started wandering from door to door. It is said that Laila-Majnu reached Binjour village of Anupgarh tehsil near Sri Ganganagar while wandering. Both of them died due to lack of water in the desert spread far and wide and both were buried together.
After this, a fair started being held here from 1960 which continues till date. Every year on the occasion of 15th June, a fair is held in Anupgarh in remembrance of Laila-Majnu. Where loving couples come to the shrine and offer chaadar.
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