Bareilly Sharif Dargah
Bareilly Sharif Dargah | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
District | Bareilly district |
Province | Uttar Pradesh |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Shrine |
Ownership | Individual |
Location | |
Location | Bareilly |
Country | India |
Shown within Uttar Pradesh | |
Geographic coordinates | 28°21′43″N 79°24′31″E / 28.361847°N 79.408572°ECoordinates: 28°21′43″N 79°24′31″E / 28.361847°N 79.408572°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Sunni-Al-Jamaat |
Type | Mosque, Sufi mausoleum |
Style | Modern |
Date established | 1921 |
Completed | 1921 |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | West |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 4 |
Shrine(s) | 1 |
Website | |
aalahazrat |
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[]
- Urs-e-Razavi
- Ajmer Sharif
- Haji Ali Dargah
- Subhan Raza Khan
- Tauqeer Raza Khan
- Barelvi
References[]
- ^ Dargah e Ala-Hazrat, Bareilly nativeplanet.com
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2016-06-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Clerics campaign against Wahabis, Taliban at Ala Hazrat - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ "Urs E Razavi to be observed in a dozen of countries". Times of India.
- Dargahs in India
- Memorials to Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi