Nizamuddin Dargah
The dargah of Nizamuddin Auliya is one of the three major Sufi shrines of India. The other two are Moinuddin Chishti's at Ajmer and Salim Chishti's at Fatehpur Sikhri. All three belonged to the Chishti order of Sufism. The shrine attracts people from all faiths. It was Khwaja Nizamuddin who uttered the words 'Hanoz, Dilli door ast' (Delhi is yet far away) when Ghiyasuddin Tughlak vowed to come there to finish him off. Tughlak never made it to Delhi, dying en route.
The ceiling outside the grave
Normally, qawwali is performed at the dargah on Thursday evenings. But that Tuesday morning, as I walked in, the sounds of the great devotional tradition wafted through. It was Gulam Hussain Sabri and his troupe. Mesmerising... And as they sang, a wind blew through the shrine complex, the clouds formed a canopy above and the heavens opened up. I will never forget what I saw and heard that day.
Ashraf Engineer
Puja said,
August 20, 2008 at 8:12 pm
the pictures are just beautiful. I just imagined the scenario you’ve described and i had goosebumps.