Bareilly Sharif Dargah

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Bareilly Sharif Dargah
DargahAlahazrat.jpg
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictBareilly district
ProvinceUttar Pradesh
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusShrine
OwnershipIndividual
Location
LocationBareilly
CountryIndia India
Bareilly Sharif Dargah is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bareilly Sharif Dargah
Shown within Uttar Pradesh
Geographic coordinates28°21′43″N 79°24′31″E / 28.361847°N 79.408572°E / 28.361847; 79.408572Coordinates: 28°21′43″N 79°24′31″E / 28.361847°N 79.408572°E / 28.361847; 79.408572
Architecture
Architect(s)Sunni-Al-Jamaat
TypeMosque, Sufi mausoleum
StyleModern
Date established1921
Completed1921
Specifications
Direction of façadeWest
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)4
Shrine(s)1
Website
aalahazrat.org

Bareilly Sharif Dargah or Dargah-e-Aala Hazrat is a Dargah (tomb) or monument of Ahmed Raza Khan located in Bareilly city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. He was a 19th-century Ahle Sunnat, who is known for his staunch opposition of Wahhabis in India.[1][2] The dome of the Dargah was designed by with the use of matchsticks [3]

Geography[]

The Bareilly Sharif Dargah is located in heart of the city of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh.

Festival[]

In 2014 during the observation of 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.[4] 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.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Dargah e Ala-Hazrat, Bareilly nativeplanet.com
  2. ^ "Death anniversary, Urs-e-Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Qadri 2013 in Bareilly Shareef, India". Archived from the original on 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2016-06-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Clerics campaign against Wahabis, Taliban at Ala Hazrat - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  5. ^ "Urs E Razavi to be observed in a dozen of countries". Times of India.


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