In Nizamuddin West, New Delhi, Delhi, there stands Dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, Delhi โ nizamuddin Dargah in Delhi โ tomb of the Chishti saint Nizamuddin Auliya (1238โ1325), 'Mehboob-e-Ilahi' (Beloved of God), beside his disciple Amir Khusrau. Thursday-night qawwali, daily langar, and tombs that are Monuments of National Importance.
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In Nizamuddin West, New Delhi, Delhi, Dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, Delhi โ a saint d. 1325; tomb built by muhammad bin tughluq 1325; dome 1562; restored c. 2010 by the aga khan trust for culture site โ nizamuddin Dargah in Delhi โ tomb of the Chishti saint Nizamuddin Auliya (1238โ1325), 'Mehboob-e-Ilahi' (Beloved of God), beside his disciple Amir Khusrau. Thursday-night qawwali, daily langar, and tombs that are Monuments of National Importance.
The earliest event recorded here is death of nizamuddin, 3 april 1325. Through the centuries, the temple witnessed modern restoration, c. 2010. The saint who fed Delhi through famine and refused sultans' courts is buried at his khanqah in Ghiyaspur.
Death of Nizamuddin, 3 April 1325
01Walk the pradakshina path. Note the earliest event recorded here โ death of nizamuddin, 3 april 1325.
02The tradition here is islamic. Sit. Listen. The darshan is its own teaching.
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In the medieval village of Ghiyaspur โ now Nizamuddin West, wrapped by modern Delhi โ the Chishti saint Nizamuddin Auliya (1238โ1325) ran a kitchen that never closed. Famine or plenty, his khanqah fed all comers while he fasted; to Sultan Alauddin Khalji's request for a visit he replied that his house had two doors โ if the sultan entered one, he would leave by the other. Seven centuries on, his tomb is the nerve centre of Sufi culture in India.
