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Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah [1] is the dargah of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya (1238–1325 CE). Situated in the Nizamuddin West area of Delhi, the dargah is visited by thousands of pilgrims every week. [2] The site is also known for its evening qawwali devotional music sessions. [3] [4]
The environment of the dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya had also been ruthlessly degraded and the holy tank had become a messy cesspool. Restoration work by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), in collaboration with Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), began around 1999 after research work, which started in 1997, and was completed in March ...
A Sajjada particularly tends to the shrine which is made over the Sufi's tomb or grave, known as a Dargah or Mazar. A trustee is a key person who holds and leads the traditional Sufi rituals in the Dargah's daily activities and particularly during death anniversaries called Urs. As a hereditary position the role of Sajjada nashin passes onto a ...
The monument is part of the Nizamuddin religious complex and has been declared a heritage building. [8] The forecourt of Chaunsath Khamba was recently landscaped by the Aga Khan Trust. The successful Sufi qawwali music of Jashn-E-Khusrau, in which performers from India and Pakistan performed, was held here in March 2010.
In 2011, the current group appeared in the song Kun Fayakun in the film Rockstar, performing at the Nizamuddin Dargah, along with actor Ranbir Kapoor. In 2015 they appeared in the movie Bajrangi Bhaijaan which was directed by Kabir Khan , and performed the song " Aaj Rang Hai " which was written by poet Amir Khusro .
The songs which constitute the qawwali repertoire are primarily in Persian, Urdu, and Hindi, [13] [14] although Sufi poetry appears in local languages as well (including Punjabi, Saraiki, and dialects of northern India like Braj Bhasha and Awadhi.) [15] [16] The sound of regional language qawwali can be totally different from that of mainstream ...
Nizamuddin Auliya's tomb (onion dome), Jama'at Khana Masjid (red wall) and Mughal princess Jahan Ara's tomb (doorway at left), all in Nizamuddin Dargah complex, Delhi He was merely sixteen or seventeen years old when he first heard the name of Farīduddīn Ganjshakar , and feelings of love and respect arose in his heart right then.
Qawwali at Nizamuddin Auliya's shrine. Chishti practice is also notable for Sama: evoking the divine presence by listening to and losing oneself in a form of music and poetry, usually Qawwali. [5] The Chishti, and some other Sufi orders, believe that Sama can help devotees forget self in the love of Allah. However, the order also insists that ...