Prince Saiful Malook and Badi-u-Jamal is a classic fable in the Hazara region of Pakistan . A fairy tale called Saiful Muluk, written by the famous sufi poet Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, is associated with the lake .
It tells the story of a Prince's Saiful Malook for a fairy. The story is all about Saiful Malook’s long arduous journey to find his princess & then to ignite his life by fighting for 40 years with the jin who kept princes soul in a talisman & the after when he won, he came to know that her soul is trapped in the tallest mountain of the a lake, is now called "Lake Saiful Maluk".
Lake Saiful Muluk is a lake located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley (34°52′37.34″N 73°41′37.71″E) near Naran. It is in the north east of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan . At an altitude of 3,224 m (10,578 feet) above sea level it is amongst one of the highest lakes in Pakistan .The weather here is moderate during day time while the temperature drops to minus degrees at night..The impact of the lake beauty is of such extent that people believe that fairies come down to lake in full moon. The lake is accessible by a 14km jeep road from Naran (which is accessible by a metalled road from Mansehra via Balakot and Kaghan) during the summer months. On foot, the trek from Naran to the lake takes about 4-6 hours. The water is spectacularly clear with a slight green tone. The clarity of the water comes from the multiple glaciers all around the high basin feeding the lake which provides a spectacular scenery. Malka Parbat that is shining in the lake is the biggest source. In a nut shell, the place is worth appreciable. It provides the visitors with soothing and relaxed picture of life.
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