Ajvatovica What to visit in Travnik
Ajvatovica is the largest religious and cultural monuments of Bosniaks which constantly reminds the great devotion and dedication oF Ajvaz-dedo in an effort to do good work and help people. Legend of Ajvaz-dedo and going to the pilgrimage site with its rock tradition that has been living and passed from one generation toothe by Bosnian muslims. The spring is named Ajvatovica after Ajvaz-dedo's name who came in today Prusac, place in Donji Vakuf, with an army of Sultan Mehmed Fatih, who led forty sheikhs when he went to Bosnia, and when he took over Bosni, he left them in various places.
Tradition says that Ajvaz-Dedo, under the mountain Šuljaga, 6 km away from Prusac in the woods, found a powerful spring. In the vicinity of the source rock is 74m long and 30m high. The rock is an obstacle for aqueduct that Ajvaz grandfather wanted to take down to the village and decided to pray to the Almighty to breake the rock in order to carry out plumbing. Evenry mornign for 40 days he went on the rock doing morning prayer and prayign for it. Fortith morning, reading Quran after prayers, he fell asleep and dreamed two rams colliding and rock came apart. When he woke up, he saw that his prayers wasreceived and rocks separated and the cleft in the gorge directed towards the qibla (the Kaaba in Mecca).
Gap in this rock is 4 meters and through it, Ajvaz-dedo put wooden pipes (tomruci) placing them on the surface of the earth, and that is the only difference between this and modern plumbing. It is not known how the plumbing was in good condition after the Ajvaz-dedo's death, but it is known that the first plumbing fixtures made Shaykh Hasan Kafi Pruščak. Then it was rebuilt by Bosnian governor Miralem Pasha in early 1785th. In Prusac, modern plumbing was built in 1931.
The people named this spring "Ajvatovica" after the grandfather, and rock was named "Ajvaz-dedo's rock" and in thanks for sign of God's blessings, people began to visit the place where it happened. It is interesting that the "campaign Ajvatovica" performs seventh day after Jurjev and not linked to any of Hijri calendar or one of two Eids. Traditional ceremonial part Ajvatovica beginswtih cavalry and infantry parade. Flags, horses, Takbir and Islamic songs are an integral part of the Ajvatovica's spirit. The procession is approaching Shahid's cemetery from the time of Sultan Fatih and prays with Fatiha. On Čardak-han procession emerges during morning prayer Sabah. After Sabah, they pray with the Ja'sin for Prusačka martyrs and all the martyrs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The people named this spring "Ajvatovica" after the grandfather, and rock was named "Ajvaz-dedo's rock" and in thanks for sign of God's blessings, people began to visit the place where it happened. It is interesting that the "campaign Ajvatovica" performs seventh day after Jurjev and not linked to any of Hijri calendar or one of two Eids. Traditional ceremonial part Ajvatovica beginswtih cavalry and infantry parade. Flags, horses, Takbir and Islamic songs are an integral part of the Ajvatovica's spirit. The procession is approaching Shahid's cemetery from the time of Sultan Fatih and prays with Fatiha. On Čardak-han procession emerges during morning prayer Sabah. After Sabah, they pray with the Ja'sin for Prusačka martyrs and all the martyrs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Courtesy of Destination Sarajevo