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You can travel the length and breadth of India and find
Muslim shrines right across the country. From Kashmir
in the North to Kanyakumari in the south, from Rajasthan
in the West to Assam in the east, there are mosques,
religious shrines and holy places of importance for
Muslims in India. There are many important Muslim pilgrimage
sites that you will see as you travel across India.
In this tour we will cover Ajmer (Rajasthan), Fathepur
& Sikri(near Agra), Delhi and Kalyar (Roorkee).
Ajmer, The Dargah of Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chisti: This
Sufi saint came to Ajmer from Persia in 1192, died in
1236 and was buried here.
His tomb, is visited by thousands of devotee Muslims
every year. The shrine was erected by Humayun. The Dargah
also has mosques which were built by the Mughal rulers
Shah Jahan, Jahangir and Akbar. According to historical
accounts Akbar used to make a pilgrimage to Ajmer every
year. In Delhi we cover, The Jama Masjid which is India's
largest mosque. It is a very important symbol for the
Muslim community in India. Other mosques in Delhi include
Abdu'n Nabi's Mosque, Hazrat Nizamuddin
Auliya Dargah, Madhi Masjid, Begampiri Masjid, Idgah,
Moth-Ki-Masjid, Chiragh-I-Delhi's Dargah, Nilli Masjid,
Chauburji-Masjid, Jamali-Kamali Mosque, Tomb Palam Mosque,
Dargah-Qutb-Sahib, Kalu Saraj Masjid, Quwwatu'l Islam
Masjid, Hauz-i-Shamsi, Khirki-Ki-Masjid and Sunehari
Masjid. Fatehpur Sikri, The hill-top city lies 37 kms
from Agra in the state of Uttar Pradesh. This deserted
city has two distinct complexes.
The first comprises the royal enclosure of the palaces,
the harem and official buildings and the second is the
dargah of a Sufi saint, with a mosque and a lofty gateway.
The Dargah of Sufi Sheikh Salim Chisti : It was built
by Emperor Akbar, the third monarch of the Mughal dynasty.
He had built himself an impressive empire. His kingdom
spanned north India and there was no king who could
challenge him. There was peace in the land and the royal
treasury overflowed with tribute. His only grief was
that, at he age of twenty-six and after twelve years
of rule, he had no heir. None of his sons had survived
infancy. When Akbar prayed before the Sufi saint, Sheikh
Salim Chishti, he predicted that the king would have
three sons. Chishti lived in a scheduled hill-top shack
in a village called Sikri, a little removed from Agra.
In 1569, one of Akbar's Rajput queens, who later came
to be known as Maryam Zamani or Mary of the Age, gave
birth to a son. He was named Salim after the saint.
And, as predicted, two other sons were born within the
next few years. The emperor gave thanks with extravagant
grandeur. In 1571, Akbar began building a mosque and
then a palace complex at Sikri.
Gradually the royal court shifted from Agra to the
new city. The nobility built their mansions further
down the hill and shops lined the road to Agra. To commemorate
his conquest of Gujarat, Akbar named his new capital
Fatehpur Sikri or the City of Victory. Kalyar, Hazrat
Alaudin Kaliyari Sarkar sabir Pak was a Islamic Sufi
. He was in the Chisti Silsila of Khawaja Gharib Nawaz
Ajmeri.He was Sufi of Great Stature and is revered by
both Hindus and Muslims . The Place Where he is taking
rest is Kaliyar, in Roorkee district of Uttarnachal
India. His Urs is Celebrated by Milions of People Every
Year in Kaliyar.
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