What is the origin of the dastaarbandi (turbaning of Madrasah graduates) ceremony?

Answer

We are not aware of the origin of dastaarbandi. We only know that the Akaabir used to observe it. We believe that whatever utility it initially had no longer applies today. It should be discontinued. Nowadays only riya, takabbur and israaf are the essential ingredients of this ceremony. A great harm of the dastaarbandi ceremony in our time is the turbaning of morons who are hoisted on the community as 'ulama'. That is why there is such a preponderance of ulama-e-soo' in our midst. In fact, these chaps can be better described by calling them morons of soo', for they are extremely deficient in academic knowledge.