Imamshah Bawa Dargah Explained
Imamshah Bawa Dargah (Urdu: امام شاہ باوا درگاہ) is a famous Shia Ismaili Dargah, in Pirana near the city of Ahmedabad in India.[1] Pir Sadardin Imamshah Bawa, a Shia Ismaili Da'i founded the Satpanth Tariqa around 600 years ago, and taught tolerance, perennialism and syncretism of all religions, putting a particular emphasis on the syncretism of Islam and Hinduism.[2] [3] The Dargah consisted of a vast complex that contained the grave of Pir Sadardin, as well as several other graves, and a Mosque also existed in the complex.[4] Until 1931, the complex was the private property belonging to the direct descendants of Pir Sadardin.[5] The complex attracted devotees from religions other than Islam, such as Hinduism, and all 18 communities living in village of Pirana, belonging to different castes and religions, all contain devotees of Pir Sadardin.[5] [6] The complex was demolished in the month of May, 2024.[7]
Notes and References
- https://www.justdial.com/Ahmedabad/Imamshah-Bawa-Dargah-Pirana/079PXX79-XX79-180222141232-W8S4_BZDET
- Web site: Pirana . DIONNE BUNSHA in . The chains of Pirana . 2022-03-15 . Frontline . 9 September 2004 . en.
- Web site: A Dargah’s Distortion: How Gujarat’s Imamshah Bawa Dargah Was Converted to a Temple Over Time . 2024-07-07 . The Wire . en.
- Web site: 2022-01-31 . Ahmedabad: Protest over wall on dargah premises . 2022-03-15 . The Indian Express . en.
- Web site: TNN. 31 Jan 2022 . imamshah bawa: Pirana Shrine Gets Wall, Tension Mounts Ahmedabad News - Times of India . 2022-03-15 . The Times of India . en.
- Web site: satpanth-pirana-dargah Pirana Mandir Satpanth Pir Imamuddin Kufreshikan Pirana Dargah Imamshah Bava niskalanki narayan . 2022-03-15 . pirimamshahbawa.org . 24 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220524061627/http://pirimamshahbawa.org/satpanth-pirana-dargah.html . dead .
- Web site: 2024-05-10 . Clash after graves of Sufi saint, kin razed in Ahmedabad, 37 held . 2024-07-06 . The Indian Express . en.
