Dargah Mazaraat — Vadodara (Baroda)
دَرگَاهُ المَزَارَات — وَادُودَارَا (بَارُودَا)
Vadodara (historically known as Baroda) has a significant and long-standing Dawoodi Bohra presence. The city was among the early centers of Bohra trade and community life in Gujarat, and its mazaraat include the maqams of early Dais and Walis whose work established the dawat's presence in this region of the subcontinent. The Bohra masjid in Vadodara and the associated dargahs form a site of local ziyarat for the large Bohra community of the city and surrounding areas. Vadodara also housed significant textile and trade networks in which Bohra merchants played a prominent historical role.
Why it Matters
Vadodara represents the deep historical roots of the Bohra community in central Gujarat. The dargahs of the early Dais and Walis buried here connect the local community to their heritage of faith and dawat. Ziyarat in Vadodara is a connection to the continuous chain of guidance that has brought the dawat from Yemen to India across the centuries.
Dua when visiting
اللَّهُمَّ ارحَم مَن رَقَدَ في هَذِهِ الأَرضِ مِن دُعَاةِ وَأَولِيَاءِ دَعوَتِكَ وَارزُقنَا شَفَاعَتَهُم
Also in this region
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- 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