Khan Saheb-Hazrat Saleh

Hazrat Syed Saleh Khan, the saint was born in Pakhla (in present day Pakistan) in the 16^th century. There were omens and signs at the time of his birth which indicated to those who could interpret that a major saint has been born. As many as 99 saints visited the house of Ismail sahib the father of Khan Saheb to see him on the day that he was born.

An uncle wanted to adopt Saleh when he was five and pressurized his father. To avoid unpleasantness his father Ismail migrated to Kashmir along with his son. In Kashmir they sought out Baba Naseer-ud-din Ghazi who let them stay with him. After one year Ismail left but Saleh remained with Baba for next 12 years. Then for another 12 years he meditated in a cave which is called now as Khan Saheb. The word about his spiritual powers spread and a huge crowd use to flock to his cave.

Khan Saheb was an excellent calligrapher. A copy of the Holy Quran copied by him still exists in Srinagar. Khan Saheb died in 1019 Hj. The annual Urs s celebrated on 17^th in the month of Ziaqad.