Dargah Mian Taj Muhammad
| درگاہ میاں تاج محمد | |
| Coordinates | 28°9′8″N 68°38′45″E / 28.15222°N 68.64583°ECoordinates: 28°9′8″N 68°38′45″E / 28.15222°N 68.64583°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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| Location | Mian Sahib, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Type | Sufi shrine |
| Material | Marble, Bricks, Wood and Metal |
| Height | 40m |
| Completion date | 1911 C.E. |
| Opening date | 1912 |
| Restored date | 2002, 2021 |
| Dedicated to | Mian Taj Muhammad Sufi order |
The Dargha Mian Taj Muhammad (Urdu: درگاہ میاں تاج محمد) is a 20th-century shrine located in the city of Mian Sahib,[1] in Pakistan's Sindh province. The tomb is dedicated to the Muslim mystic Mian Taj Muhammad, founder of the Rohaniyat e danish order of Sufism. It is considered to be one of the most important shrines in southern Sindh province, and is the prototype for Mian Sahib's distinct architectural style.
Background
The belief that the spiritual powers of great Sufi saints were attached to their burial sites was widespread in the Muslim world,[2] and so the shrine became compulsory to build, commemorating the burial site of Mian.
History
After the death of Taj in 1850, the shrine was built in 1911,[3] descendants and disciples of Taj contributed to the making of the Shrine by donating. Later, the trustee of Sultan Bahoo gifted a monument to the memory of Mian Taj Muhammad, erected over their burial place. Later, the mosque (مَدّرسه تَاج اَلّعُلومُ) was added to the shrine in 2014-15 by the gadi nashin Mian Ali Raza. After decades, Mian Sadaf (one of his heirs) started renovation, which continued for 1.5 years and was completed in 2021, and continued in 2022.
Traditions
Qawwali songs and trance-like dancing are performed every Friday after prayers at the shrine.[4] The shrine is important to members of the Barelvi sect of Islam, while Deobandis shun the shrine and practices performed there. Devotees at the shrine perform the ritual of mannat, or tying threads throughout the shrine as symbols of prayer.
References
- ↑ "Dargah Mian Taj Muhammad - Mian Sahib".
- ↑ Richard M. Eaton (1984). Metcalf, Barbara Daly, ed. Moral Conduct and Authority: The Place of Adab in South Asian Islam. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520046603. Retrieved 8 September 2017. Search this book on
- ↑ "Dargah Mian Taj Muhammad · near Graveyard, Mian Sahib, Shikarpur, Sindh, Pakistan".
- ↑ "Way: Dargha Mian Taj Muhammad (1019049562)".
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