Dargah Mazaraat — Burhanpur
دَرگَاهُ المَزَارَات — بُرهَانبُور
Burhanpur, in the Khandesh region of central India (modern Madhya Pradesh), was for centuries the seat of the Fatimid Dawat in India. Multiple Dais al-Mutlaqeen — the deputies of Imam al-Tayyib (AS) who led the Bohra community — lived, worked, and were buried here. The 26th Dai, Sayyidna Dawood ibn Ajabshah (RA), moved the dawat from Gujarat to Burhanpur, and the city served as the dar al-hijra of the Dais for generations. The wafat and mazar of several Dais are located in Burhanpur, making it among the most significant cities of Bohra religious heritage after Surat. Burhanpur is also historically notable as the city where Mumtaz Mahal — the beloved wife of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and the woman in whose memory the Taj Mahal was built — died in 1631 CE during a military campaign.
Why it Matters
Burhanpur was the capital of the Dawat in India for an extended period and the burial place of multiple Dais al-Mutlaqeen. It represents the historical depth of the Bohra community's presence in the heart of the subcontinent. Performing ziyarat in Burhanpur is connecting with the dais who sustained the dawat through some of the most challenging periods of its history.
Dua when visiting
اللَّهُمَّ ارحَم دُعَاتَكَ الَّذِينَ أَقَامُوا الدَّعوَةَ في هَذِهِ الدِّيَار وَارزُقنَا شَفَاعَتَهُم
Also in this region
4- Cairo — Fatimid Heritage Sites Cairo (al-Qahira) Duat Mutlaqeen القَاهِرَة
- Surat — Dargah of Syedna Taher Saifuddin (RA) Surat (Raudat Tahera, Bhendi Bazaar) Duat Mutlaqeen سُورَت
- Surat — Dargah of Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin (RA) Surat (Raudat Tahera, Bhendi Bazaar) Duat Mutlaqeen سُورَت
- Navsari — Dargahs of the Duat Mutlaqeen Navsari Duat Mutlaqeen نَوسَارِي