Ziyarat Naqshband Sahab

A view of Ziyarat Naqshband Sahab from its yard.

Ziyarat Naqshband Sahab (also known as Mausoleum Hazrat Khawaja Naqshbandh Sahib) is a Muslim shrine, or ziyarat, in Jammu and Kashmir, in India.

History

This shrine is named after the well known Bukhara mystic, Khawaja Syed Bha-u-Deen Naqsaband, the founder of a Sufi order. It is one of the important shrines, located amidst a large garden.

It is in Nowhatta on the road between the Dastagir Sahib and the Jama Masjid. Part of its compound was converted into Martyrs’ Graveyard in 1931. The market in the vicinity is named after the saints shrine as Khwaja Bazar

The mystic never visited Kashmir but his followers made a Khankah in his name. In this Khankah, the corpse of Mohi-u-din, one of his descendants lies buried in the mausoleum. This mainly wooden shrine has some fine panels done in the pinjra-kari style. The urs of Naqshaband Sahib is observed on the 3rd day of the Hijri month of Rabi-ul-Awwal.^[1]

Recently a library has also been constructed in the compound of the shrine.

This 17th-century shrine was built in the style of nearby Himachal Pradesh, consisting of alternating layers of wood and brick, to mitigate the impact of earthquakes.^[2]

Gallery

Ziyarat Naqshband Sahab
Papier-mâché work on the inside walls of the Shrine.  Devotee inside the shrine  Graveyard of Martyr's 13th July 1931 known as Martyr's Graveyard

References

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