Dastgeer Sahib
| Dastgeer Sahib Abdul Qadir Geelani Dastgeer Sahib | |
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Dastgeer Sahib | |
  Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
| Coordinates: 34°11′40″N 74°31′40″E / 34.19444°N 74.52778°ECoordinates: 34°11′40″N 74°31′40″E / 34.19444°N 74.52778°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Srinagar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu, Kashmiri |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
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Dastgeer Sahib is a Sufi shrine of Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jelani located in Khaniyar, Srinagar, Jammu and kashmir, India.[1]
History
Dastgeer Sahib is a 200-year-old shrine situated in khaniyar. Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jelani never stayed there. It has the old Quran written by Hazrat Abu Bakr Sidiqqi, Hazrat Ali, and the Mouia Pak, a piece of hair from Gous E Azam. It was constructed in 1806 and expanded in 1877 by Khwaja Sanaullah Shawl.[1]
It is the center of the activity hub of the Khaniyar and is surrounded by a large market. On the Urs of the Gous E Azam thousands of people from all over Kashmir go there to pray to Allah and watch the ziyarat.
There are five Graves Situated inside it. It is said that it is of the one of the members of Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jelani.
Fire
The shrine was badly damaged in a fire on 25 June 2012. The relics of the saint that were located inside a fireproof vault were not damaged.[2] The shrine has been restored to its original state.[3]
References
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- 1 2 "History of the Dastgeer Sahib shrine". Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Fire in Dastgeer Sahib shrine in Srinagar". Times of India. June 25, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Fire gutted Dastgeer Sahib shrine to be reconstructed: Omar Abdullah". July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.