. A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West frontier province. ?C 3i i-^ J y~FZc ^^ /i. ^ J. <iM/J f ^-^. ^; i**- A, i /-^ , Bohra-^Bond. 115 their Wat^u origin is hereby open to question, though they maypossibly be of Qureshi extraction, but now so completely affiliated tothe Wattus by constantly taking brides from that tribo as to be undis-tinguishable from them. Their power of curing snake-bites is con-nected with a historical fact. When the Prophet and his companionAbu Bakar left Mecca, they concealed themselves in a cavern, andthere the devoted companion, in orde
. A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West frontier province. ?C 3i i-^ J y~FZc ^^ /i. ^ J. <iM/J f ^-^. ^; i**- A, i /-^ , Bohra-^Bond. 115 their Wat^u origin is hereby open to question, though they maypossibly be of Qureshi extraction, but now so completely affiliated tothe Wattus by constantly taking brides from that tribo as to be undis-tinguishable from them. Their power of curing snake-bites is con-nected with a historical fact. When the Prophet and his companionAbu Bakar left Mecca, they concealed themselves in a cavern, andthere the devoted companion, in order to protect his master, tore liisturban into rags and closed the holes with the pieces. One hole hestopped with his toe, and it was bitten by a snake. When the Prophetlearnt what had occurred he cured it by sucking the wound, and theSadiqis sometimes seek to prove their descent from the first Caliphby claiming the power of curing snake-bite. There is also said to bea class of wondering gharishti faqirs called Bodld,. A Sanidsi sub-sectalso appears to bear this name. Possibly the word is confused withBhola, si
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