| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | DL09011307 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Dargah Hazrat Sheikh Najibuddin Firdausi |
| State / राज्य | Delhi |
| District / जिला | South |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Others |
| Manual Sub District | Hauz Khas |
| Village / गाँव | Others |
| Manual Village | Mehrauli |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Medieval - मध्यकाल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
C. 14th - 15th Cent. CE |
| Sub Period | 1332-33 A.D |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | Inside Firdausi Masjid Pahar Wali, Ghausiya Colony |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 28 30 42 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 77 10 47 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | Approx. 650 m south-west of Mehrauli bus terminal via Kalka Das Marg and approx. 2.5 km north-west of Qutub Minar metro station via NH 148A Kalka Das Marg, west of Mehrauli-Gurugram Road, A road leads to Cremation ground |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | Indira Gandhi International Airport |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Nizamuddin Railway Station |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | Mehrauli |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Plain- मैदान |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | Flat land. It lies in area between the flood plain of river Yamuna on the East and Delhi Ridge on the West. Delhi Ridge is a Northern extension of ancient Aravalli Range. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | Hazrat Sakh Najibuddin Firdausi was murid and khalifa of Sheikh Ruknuddin Firdausi, who lies buried in Kilokhari. Hazrat father s name was Khawaaja Emamuddin Firdausi, who lies buried in a dargah opposite Oberai Hotel. After waafat of his Pir Hajrat Najeebuddin became his successor. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
Devotees tie threads of mannat hope at dargahs and contribute for langar and pray at dargahs. Dargahs are portals by which they can invoke the deceased saint s intercession and blessing. A Dargah is a shrine built over the grave of a revered religious personality, often a Sufi saint or dervish. Sufis often visit the shrine for ziyarat, a term associated with religious visits and pilgrimages. |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | Tughlaq - तुगलक |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
The monumental dargah is rectangular in plan, which is supported by eight cylindrical pillars and provided with good ventilation at all the four sides. The dome crowned by crating with gilded pinnacle in green. The superstructure is surmounted by four Minarets on all four corners. The parapet adorns with Kangura pattern battlement. The entrance is simple and it is from south side. On a red sandstone tablet fixed in the northern wall of the enclosure rounding the grave Sheikh Najibuddin Firdausi, may the mercy of God be upon him, The year 733 . The inscription is modern. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
Brick & Cement plaster used in walls. Cement Jali is also fixed. Mosaic tiles fixed on domes & minarets. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | Living Monument - प्रयोग |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | Religious Dargah |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | Trust - न्यास |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास |
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| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | Zafar Hasan |
| Name / नाम | Monuments of Delhi, Vol-3, Pg-111-12 |
| Year / वर्ष | 1997 |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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