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 PERFECT RELIGION 61

On the waters of the Jhelum, With their voices ringing clear, Call the boatmen, as they labor, On their Pir Dastgir.

It is he who helps them onward From the leafy Bagh Chenar, Through the Dai-gate and the channels To the smiling Shalimar;

While up the winding river Shining like a silver thread On the bosom of the landscape, With the blue sky overhead;

Or beneath the templed summit Of the Throne of Solomon, You can hear them calling, calling, Be it late at night, or dawn.

For the guardian of the valley Is the famous Pir Dastgir; And without his aid no boatman Ventures forth in fair Kashmir.

BAHAISM

An offshoot from Islam that has established itself in Western countries and that may well be considered here briefly is Bahaism. The name is taken from its founder, Mirza Husain AH, entitled Baha'ullah (The Splendor of God), who claimed to be a manifestation of Deity.

Orthodox Islam has been bitterly hostile to it. It claims to include and supersede all other religions, and is highly eclectic in character. It includes many humanitarian principles,