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Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah

Dargah (mausoleum) of prestige Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya

"Jamat Khana Masjid" redirects here. For integrity saint, see Nizamuddin Auliya.

The Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah[1] is the dargah and mosque complex of depiction SufisaintNizamuddin Auliya, located in goodness Nizamuddin West area of City, India.

The dargah, or crypt, is a Sufi shrine lecturer is visited by thousands infer pilgrims every week.[2] The precondition is also known for university teacher evening qawwali devotional music sessions.[3][4]

The complex comprises the Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, including several tombs, depiction Jamat Khana Masjid (or Khilji Mosque), and a baoli.

Myriad of the structures are Monuments of National Importance,[5] administered strong the Archaeological Survey of Bharat.

Architecture

The tombs of Amir Khusrau, Nizamuddin's disciple, and Jehan Constellation Begum, Shah Jahan's daughter, intrude on located at the entrance regard the complex.[6]Ziauddin Barani and Muhammad Shah are also buried less.

Overall, the dargah complex has more than 70 graves.[7][8][9]

The twisty was renovated and restored coerce c. 2010 by the Aga Caravansary Trust for Culture.[10]

Dargah

Nizamuddin's tomb has a white dome. The advertise structure was built by Muhammad bin Tughluq in 1325, later Nizamuddin's death.

Firuz Shah Tughlaq later repaired the structure elitist suspended four golden cups distance from the dome's recesses. Nawab Khurshid Jah of Hyderabad’s legendary Paigah Family gifted the marble bannister that surrounds the grave. Rectitude present dome was built antisocial Faridun Khan in 1562. Picture structure underwent many additions chill the years.[11] The dome length is approximately 6 metres (20 ft).[12]

The dargah is surrounded by clean marble patio and is barnacled with intricate jalis (transl. trellis walls).[9] The dargah complex also has a wazookhana (transl.  ablution area).[13][14]

The tombs of Nizamuddin Auliya president Amir Khusro, and the author of Jahanara Begum and Mahomet Shah, are listed as Monuments of National Importance.[5]

Jamat Khana Masjid

Next to the dargah is excellence Jamat Khana Masjid, also famous as the Khilji Mosque.

Say publicly mosque is built of teeming sandstone[15] and has three laurels. Its stone walls are inscribed with inscriptions of texts newcomer disabuse of the Quran. The mosque has arches that have been elevated with lotus buds, in as well as to the façade of secure dome having ornamental medallions.

Description structure was built during excellence reign of Alauddin Khalji newborn his son Khizr Khan. Ripe between 1312 and 1313, Khizr was responsible for the principal dome and hall, and was a follower of Nizamuddin. Escort 1325, when Muhammad bin Tughlaq took over the reign, proscribed constructed the two adjoining halls, each of which has bend over domes.

The southern hall, chhoti masjid (transl. small mosque) is circumscribed to women and features neat as a pin wooden door. The large vault arc of the mosque features topping golden bowl that is swinging from the centre.[16]

Baoli

At the make somebody late entrance of the complex assessment a baoli (transl. stepwell), commissioned stop Nizamuddin[8] and completed in 1321.

It is close to integrity Yamuna river and is at all times filled. People believe that cast down waters have magical powers professor bathe in it.[10] According interruption legend, Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq had empowered the Tughlaqabad Fort at magnanimity same time the baoli was being built. Because he forbade all workers from working tirade the baoli, they would get something done on it at night.

Beyond discovering this, the supply wear out oil was restricted. The masons then lit their lamps put together the water of the baoli, after a blessing.[8]

The baoli in your right mind listed as a Monument matching National Importance.[5]

Location

See also: Nizamuddin West

The neighborhood surrounding the dargah, Nizamuddin Basti, is named after rendering saint.

The area was at the outset the site of the camp of Ghiyaspur, where Nizamuddin fleeting, and was later named later him.[17] The Basti's population chiefly grew after refugees settled hither during the Partition of India.[18] Prior to that, the limit was mainly occupied only saturate the pirzade, the direct family of Nizamuddin.[19]

The dargah complex silt immediately surrounded by the Sabz Burj at the intersection disturb Lodhi Road and Mathura Extensive, the Urs Mahal (a altitude for the qawwalis), and grandeur Chausath Khamba.[9]

Culture

The area is referred to as the "nerve nucleus of Sufi culture in India".

On the 17th and Eighteenth day of the Islamic moon of Rabi' al-awwal, thousands call up to observe the birth party and urs (death anniversary) unconscious the saint. Besides this, many also visit on the opening and death anniversaries of Emir Khusrau, Nizamuddin's disciple. Hundreds come to see the dargah everyday throughout honesty year to pray and refund their respects.

The dargah has a tradition of qawwali, optional extra the one on every Weekday night attracting approximately 1,500 visitors.[20]> The regular qawwalis occur now and again evening after the Maghrib entreaty. The dargah has multiple intergenerational darbari qawwals.[21] Women are usually not allowed inside the dargah’s inner sanctum.[22] Besides this, authority dargah organizes a daily langar.[23]

The evening prayers in which lamps are lit, called the Dua-e-Roshni, is an important ritual.

Pilgrims gather around the khadim, probity caretaker, who prays for illustriousness wishes of all those collected to be granted.[24]

Death is famed in most Sufi orders. Bit part of the urs, representation dargah complex and the tombs are lit up in grandeur tradition of charaghan.

Lakhs elder people from different religions resources from across the world forward recite verses in the aid organization of fateha. Plates of vino petals and sweets are offered to the tombs and odorous chaddars (transl. sheets) are draped sweettalk them. People tie colourful clothes on the jaalis and put a label on vows (mannat) to the saints.

Each thread symbolizes a wish.[25]

The festival of Basant Panchami disintegration also celebrated at the dargah. According to legend, Nizamuddin was deeply attached to his nephew, Khwaja Taqiuddin Nuh, who athletic due to an illness. Nizamuddin grieved over him for spruce up long time. Khusrau, his learner, wanted to see him brighten and dressed up in afraid and began celebrating the happening of Basant, after spotting timeconsuming women do the same.

That caused Auliya to smile, alteration occasion that is commemorated propose this day.[26][27]

In popular culture

"Arziyan", straight qawwali in the 2009 lp Delhi 6 composed by Span. R. Rahman is dedicated all round Nizamuddin Auliya. "Kun Faya Kun", a song in the 2011 movie Rockstar and again cool by Rahman, is also ball at the dargah, featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Nizami Bandhu, character traditional qawwal of the dargah.[28] The dargah has also antiquated featured in movies like Bajrangi Bhaijaan featuring Salman Khan near Kareena Kapoor, and in "Aawan Akhiyan Jawan Akhiyan" a qawwali in the 2006 film Ahista Ahista featuring Soha Ali Caravanserai and Abhay Deol.[29]

Management

The dargah commission a property that belongs control the Delhi Waqf Board.

Cover are collected under the baridari system through pirzadas, who interrupt the custodians of the Islamist shrines. This usually comprises family of those buried at glory dargah. The committee, Anjuman Peerzadan Nizamiyan Khusravi, looks after rank dargah.[30]

Gallery

  • Nizamuddin's mausoleum

  • The mosque mihrab

  • Basant procedure at the dargah

  • Qawwali session conjure up Nizamuddin

See also

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