Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Dargah-E-Hakimi, Burhanpur

Burhanpur is a historical place and have followers of all religion. And all the religions are equally respected.Thousands of Bohras from Bohra community live here.
About 3 KM from Burhanpur There is a village called Lodhi which was founded by a king from Lodhi family. Here is the cemetry for Dawodi Bohra Muslims which is famous by the name Dargah-E-Hakimi. It is also a religious shrine for the community.

It has a huge and beautiful gate. As we enter the gate, In the front is a beautiful garden surrounded by small and large rooms for the Pilgrims. It provides free food and accomodation to the Pilgrims. On the left is a small but beautiful gate which leeds to the shrine. The campus is surrounded by the wall and the floor is white marble tiled. In the front is a small tomb which is beautifully made of marble.The Marble is engraved with flowers and leaves. In the middle of this tomb is the initial grave of Syedi Abdulqadir Hakimuddin (AQ). It is believed that there was a despute regarding the burial of his body and three weeks later the grave was dug again. The croud there at that time was surprised and amazed to see that the dead body was so live, fresh and tidy and there was nothing else but the body. They were ashamed for what they had done and he was reburied to the present place a few yards away in the same campus.

Syedi Abdulqadir Hakimuddin (AQ) was born in Rampura on 14 Jamadil Awal 1077 Hijri. His father Bawa Khan Saheb sent him to Ahmedabad under the parential guidence of Syedna Abdul Tayyid Zakiuddin Saheb (AQ). Syedna Safiuddin Saheb, son of Syedna Abdul Tayyib Zakiuddin Saheb (AQ) took the responsibility of his education. He was a very intelligent and at a very young age learnt the Quranand committed it to memory. He came to Burhanpur in 1142 Hijri on his way of preaching Islam. He served the community upto his last breath. He was a great learned person in his time. He was a great writer in Urdu, Sanskrit,Persion and Arabic. He translated the contents of some Sanskrit books in to Arabic in a book called "Qalila Wadhima". He died at the age of 65 on 5 Shawal 1142 Hijri (1730). The 39th Dai (head) of Bohra community Syedna Ibrahim Vajihuddin Saheb (AQ )is the son of Syedi Abdulquadir Hakimuddin Saheb (AQ). The present Dai Syedna Burhanuddin saheb is the 52nd dai in that line of succession.






























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