Shrine of Meher Ali Shah

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Shrine of Peer Meher Ali Shah
پير مہر علی شاہ مزار
Mausoleum of Meher Ali Shah by Balochlens.jpg
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Location
Location Golra Sharif, Islamabad Capital Territory
StatePakistan
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Shown within Punjab, Pakistan
SectorE-11
Territory Islamabad Capital Territory
Geographic coordinates 33°41′28.95″N72°58′27.65″E / 33.6913750°N 72.9743472°E / 33.6913750; 72.9743472
Architecture
Architect(s) Babu Lal-Muhammad Chughtai
Style Islamic architecture

The Shrine of Meher Ali Shah is a 20th-century Sufi shrine that serves as the tomb of Pir Meher Ali Shah, an early 20th-century Sufi scholar of the Chishti order, [1] who was also a leader of the anti-Ahmadiyya movement. The shrine is located within the Islamabad Capital Territory, in the village of Golra Sharif.

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Today, 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 Pir Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gilani, the younger son of Babuji, who took care of the shrine for approximately 46 years (from 1974 until his death in July 2020). [2] [3] [4] [5] Presently, the shrine is managed by the heirs of both, Syed Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani and Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gilani. [6]

Location

The mausoleum is situated in the village of Golra Sharif, in the foothills of Margalla in Sector E-11, in the Islamabad Capital Territory. The shrine is situated at an altitude of about 520 m (1,710 ft) above sea level.

Construction

Pir Mehr Ali Shah died on 11 May 1937 [7] 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. [8]

Another view of the shrine and Mausoleum. Shrine Golra Shareef, Islamabad.jpg
Another view of the shrine and Mausoleum.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mehr Muneer Biography of Meher Ali Shah
  2. ↑ "Pir Shah Abdul Haq Gilani passes away". The Express Tribune. 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  3. ↑ "Pir Shah Abdul Haq Gilani of Golra Sharif passes away". The News International . 31 July 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  4. ↑ "A brief life-sketch of the Lalajee Sahibaan". TheLightofGolraSharif.com.
  5. ↑ "Services of Pir Ali Mehr Shah lauded, conference was presided over by Sajjada Nashin Golra Sharif, Pir Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gilani". THE NEWS.
  6. ↑ Gilani, Ghulam Qutb-ul-Haq. "Family tree of Pir Meher Ali Shah". The Light of Golra Sharif.
  7. ↑ "Pir Mehr Ali Shah". spiritualfoundation.net. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Construction of the mausoleum". thelightofgolrasharif.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
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