The Siththars do not belong to any particular religion, language or caste. To say in short, they are like the food that resolves one's hunger. For a food it knows only to resolve the hunger, like wise the Siththars tried to lead the people of the society in a good path.
The people in the search of the wisdom and those who have attained the highest state of it and realised it are said to be as Siththars only. In Hinduism this is called as 'mukthi'. In Islam it is told as 'Dhavhidh'. In Islam, people those who attained this high state are called as 'Nabis'. They have made attempts to enrich the people and thereby they still live among ourselves.These people who lead people to maintain the brotherhood feeling and inculcate affection among people are considered as the messenger of god.
As an evidence of this let us see the prayer song in the book "Yacob Sunnakaandam" written by Yacab Siththar.
"ஆனந்தமாய் நிறைந்த அல்லா பாதம்
aananthamaai nirainhtha allaa paatham
அடுத்துநின்ற அடுத்துநின்ற சித்தநபிமார்கள்
aduththuninra aduththuninra siththanabimaarkal
பாதம்போற்றி தானந்த மகமதுவை தொழுது
paathampoatri thaanantha magamathuvai thozhuthu
போற்றி தாட்டிகமாய் சுண்ணமென்ற காண்டம்
poatri thaattikamaai kannamenra kaandam
தன்னை வானந்த மாகவே அறுநூறாக
thannai vaananhtha maagavae arunooraaga
வகயாகப் பாடினேன் வண்மையாகக்
vagayaagap paadinaen vanmaiyaakak
கோனந்த மெய்ப்பொருளா மின்னூல்தன்னை
koananhtha meypporulaa minnoolthannai
குறிப்பாகப் பாடினேன் கூர்ந்து பாரே
kurippaagap paadinaen koornthu paarae"
- யாகோபுச் சித்தர் (Yacob Sihthar)
By praying to the feets of Allah, who is present everywhere and praying to the feet of the Siththars who are called as nabis, who walks along Allah's path and praying to the Mohammed, who was the one stood as the leader.. I am writing this kaandam named sunnam with trust and truth. 'I have wrote this book with the facts of truth which has to be read keenly to identify them', saying this he started to write this book.
From this it is so obvious that the Siththars with the features of god are called as nabis in the custom of Islam.
We have got informations saying that Ramadevar started practising the customs of Islam and was later called as Yacob Siththar. It is heard that he has attained samadhi* in Nagercoil.
In the next post we shall see how the rasamani was used in Islam.
*Samadhi - Intense Yogic contemplation of becoming oneness with God
Note: I am sharing only the knowledge that I gained on reading, if there are any mistakes or something that hurts anyone's feelings excuse me for that.
Original - www.siththarkal.com
