Srinagar, May 27 -- There is consensus among scholars that the people of Kashmir were familiar with the Islam before the arrival of Sayyid Sharafuddin Abdul Rehman alias Bulbul Shah and Mir Sayyid Ali Hamdani in this mountain bound valley. Prior to these two historical personalities, Muslim travellers, soldiers', traders and scholars who landed in Kashmir on occasions with different purposes introduced Islam to Kashmiris. Since their influence was limited, there is no extraordinary achievement to their credit regarding the spread of Islam. However; the role of Sayyid Sharafuddin has been momentous. There is no denying that he prepared the ground for the successful missionary activity of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamdani, who came to the valley almos...