Shrine of Meher Ali Shah
{{Short description|Dargah in Golra Sharif, Pakistan}}
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| native_name = {{nq|پير مہر علی شاہ مزار}}
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| location = Golra Sharif, Islamabad Capital Territory
| map_type = Punjab Pakistan
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| religious_affiliation = Islam
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| state = Pakistan
| territory = Islamabad Capital Territory
| sector = E-11
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| architect = Babu Lal-Muhammad Chughtai
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The Shrine of Meher Ali Shah is a 20th-century Sufi shrine that serves as the tomb of the Peer Meher Ali Shah, an early 20th-century Sufi scholar of the Chisti order,Mehr Muneer Biography of Meher Ali Shah who was also a leader of the anti-Ahmadiya movement. The shrine is located within the Islamabad Capital Territory, in the village of Golra Sharif.
Nowadays, Golra Sharif is widely known for one of its custodians (Sajjada nashin) Pir Syed Naseer Uddin Naseer Gilani. The shrine's longest-serving Sajjada nashin was Peer Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gilani, the younger son of Babuji, who took care of the shrine for approximately 46 years (from 1974 to his death in July 2020).{{Cite web |date=2020-07-30 |title=Pir Shah Abdul Haq Gilani passes away |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2257507/pir-shah-abdul-haq-gilani-passes-away |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=31 July 2020 |title=Pir Shah Abdul Haq Gilani of Golra Sharif passes away |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/694674-pir-shah-abdul-haq-gilani-of-golra-sharif-passes-away |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=The News International |language=en}}{{cite web |title=A brief life-sketch of the Lalajee Sahibaan |url=http://www.thelightofgolrasharif.com/website/thelightofgolrasharif/lalajees/lalajees.htm |publisher=TheLightofGolraSharif.com}}{{cite news |title=Services of Pir Ali Mehr Shah lauded, conference was presided over by Sajjada Nashin Golra Sharif, Pir Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gilani |url=https://nation.com.pk/28-Aug-2011/services--of-pir-mehr-shah-lauded |publisher=THE NEWS}} Presently, the shrine is managed by the heirs of both, Syed Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani and Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gilani.{{cite web |last1=Gilani |first1=Ghulam Qutb-ul-Haq |title=Family tree of Pir Meher Ali Shah |url=http://www.thelightofgolrasharif.com/Website/TheLightofGolraSharif/hazrat/shajra_mehria.htm |website=The Light of Golra Sharif}}
Location
The mausoleum is situated in the village of Golra Sharif, foothills of Margalla in Sector E-11, in the Islamabad Capital Territory. The shrine is situated an altitude of about {{convert|520|m|abbr=on}} above sea level.
Construction
Peer Mehr Ali Shah died on 11 May 1937{{Cite web|title=Pir Mehr Ali Shah |url=http://www.spiritualfoundation.net/sufisshaykhs6.htm |publisher=spiritualfoundation.net |accessdate=July 2, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714165114/http://www.spiritualfoundation.net/sufisshaykhs6.htm |archivedate=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }} and was succeeded by Babuji. The construction of the mausoleum took nearly twenty years to be fully completed. For this purpose, marble was brought from the Makrana mines in Jodhpur State.{{Cite web|title=Construction of the mausoleum |url=http://www.thelightofgolrasharif.com/website/thelightofgolrasharif/hazrat/const_of_mazar.htm |publisher=thelightofgolrasharif.com |accessdate=July 2, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907062803/http://thelightofgolrasharif.com/Website/TheLightofGolraSharif/hazrat/const_of_mazar.htm |archivedate=September 7, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
See also
References
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External links
{{commonscat|Mausoleum of Meher Ali Shah}}
- [http://www.thelightofgolrasharif.com/ The Shrine's official website]
- [http://www.tajdaregolra.com/Pir-Ghulam-Nizam-ud-din-Jami-Golra-Sharif.html Pir Ghulam Nizam-ud-din Jami Gilani]
- [https://islam786books.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1532 Mehr-e-Munir by Dr Muhammad Fadil Khan]
{{Cultural heritage sites in Islamabad Capital Territory |state=expanded}}
Category:Sufi shrines in Pakistan
Category:Mausoleums in Pakistan