KHANQAH BULBUL SHAH

KHANQAH BULBUL SHAH It is situated on the right bank of Jhelum, 200 metres below Aali Kadal and is the earliest known Khanqahs of Kashmir. The Khanqah was built by…

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AALI MASJID

AALI MASJID Aali Masjid is situated towards North West of Srinagar. It is located at North Eastern corner of Main Eid Gah of Srinagar. During the reign of Sultan Sikandar,…

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JAMIA MASJID: SHOPIAN

JAMIA MASJID: SHOPIAN The most important building of Shopian town, religious as well as archacological reasons, is the Jamia Masjid, situated in the centre of the main market of Shopin.…

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KHANQAH FAIZ-E-PANAH

KHANQAH FAIZ-E-PANAH A Khanqah is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood, or tariqa, and is a place for spiritual retreat and character refrormation. In the past,…

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RAZDHAN PEER BABA SHRINE

RAZDHAN PEER BABA SHRINE Located approximately four kms short of Razdhan Pass on the way to Gurez Valley is the famous Shrine of Peer Baba. It is believed that Peer…

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KAIYAN BOWL PEER BABA

KAIYAN BOWL PEER BABA The Saint ‘Peer Baba’ whose real mame masanag Saad Syed, was born in village Devikot, Muzaffarabad. As per legend, ‘Baba’ was a very carefree person, loved…

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MAI DEMAJI SAHIBA ZIARAT

MAI DEMAJI SAHIBA ZIARAT Halima, later known as Mai Demaji Sahiba, meaning an ‘Old Mother’ of all, was a Sufi Saint and grandmother of Makhdoom Saheb better known as Sultan-e-Kashmire.…

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PATHAHIRI BALA QADIR PEER BABA

PATHAHIRI BALA QADIR PEER BABA Janab Ghulam Qadir Kumhar lived in Pathahiri Balatill his death at the ripe age of 120 years in 1985 and hisbody is buried in this…

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SHRINE OF BABA ABDULLAH GAZI

SHRINE OF BABA ABDULLAH GAZI Baba Abdullah Gazi’s tomb is in village Gazriyal which lies 22 kms West ofKupwara Town. His real name was Shah Abdullah and because of his…

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SHRINE OF SYED HUSSAIN SIMNANI

SHRINE OF SYED HUSSAIN SIMNANI The shrine is situated in Kulgam town. Syed Hussain Simnani was a cousin of Amir-1-Kabir. He came to Kashmir alongwith three other Syeds, viz Syed…

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