Bareilly Sharif Dargah Explained

Building Name:Bareilly Sharif Dargah
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Map Type:India Uttar Pradesh#India
Coordinates:28.3618°N 79.4086°W
Location:Bareilly
District:Bareilly district
Province:Uttar Pradesh
Country:India
Leadership:Ahsan Raza Khan (Sajjada nashin)
Ownership:Individual
Architect:Shah Mahmood Jaan Qadri
Architecture Type:Dargah
Architecture Style:Modern
Established:1921
Year Completed:1921
Facade Direction:West
Dome Quantity:1
Minaret Quantity:4
Shrine Quantity:13

Bareilly Sharif Dargah is a Dargah (shrine) or monument of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, a 19th-century islamic scholar and polymath, who is known for his staunch opposition of the Wahhabism movement in India. It is located in Bareilly district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1]

The Dome of the Dargah was designed by Shah Mehmood Jaan Qadri with the use of Matchsticks.[2]

Urs E Mubarak

In 2014 during the observation of the death anniversary of Ahmed Raza Khan (Urs-e-Razvi) at the Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat, Muslim clerics condemned the terrorism practiced by the Taliban and the ideology of the Wahhabi sect.[3] Although the Dargah was once the main site for the Urs-e-Razavi, the official Urs is also now observed in a dozen countries. This is due to the large crowds and the arrival of many scholars.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.nativeplanet.com/bareilly/attractions/dargah-e-ala-hazrat/ Dargah e Ala-Hazrat, Bareilly
  2. Web site: Hadrat Allama Mawlana al-Haaj Shah Mehmood Jaan Khan Qadiri Barakaati Ridawi Jamjodhpuri Peshawari . 2016-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161224031244/http://www.alahazrat.net/islam/hazrat-allama-shah-mehmood-jaan-qadri.php . 2016-12-24 . dead .
  3. Web site: Clerics campaign against Wahabis, Taliban at Ala Hazrat - The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2015-07-28. 25 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181225152221/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/Clerics-campaign-against-Wahabis-Taliban-at-Ala-Hazrat/articleshow/45578318.cms. live.
  4. News: Urs E Razavi to be observed in a dozen of countries.. Times of India.