Bareilly Dargah

Bareilly Dargah
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictBareilly district
ProvinceUttar Pradesh
OwnershipIndividual
LeadershipAhsan Raza Khan (Sajjada nashin)
Location
LocationBareilly
CountryIndia
Shown within Uttar Pradesh
Bareilly Dargah (India)
Coordinates28°21′43″N 79°24′31″E / 28.361847°N 79.408572°E / 28.361847; 79.408572
Architecture
ArchitectShah Mahmood Jaan Qadri
TypeDargah
StyleModern
Established1921
Completed1921
Specifications
Direction of façadeWest
Dome1
Minaret4
Shrine13

Bareilly Dargah or Dargah-E-Ala Hazrat is a Sufi shrine and complex in Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It contains the mausoleum of Ahmad Raza Khan, Mustafa Raza Khan, Rehan Raza Khan and other members of the Raza Khan family.

The Dome of the Dargah was designed by Shah Mehmood Jaan Qadri with the use of matchsticks.[2]

Fatwas

The Bareilly Dargah is known for issuing several renowned fatwas. Clerics there have issued verdicts against Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan along with other issues.[3]

Urs

In 2014 during the observation of the 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]

References

  1. ^ Dargah e Ala-Hazrat, Bareilly Archived 7 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine nativeplanet.com
  2. ^ "Hadrat Allama Mawlana al-Haaj Shah Mehmood Jaan Khan Qadiri Barakaati Ridawi Jamjodhpuri Peshawari". Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Bareilly Dargah issues fatwa against Jinnah portrait". ANI News. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Clerics campaign against Wahabis, Taliban at Ala Hazrat - The Times of India". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Urs E Razavi to be observed in a dozen of countries". Times of India.