Qawwalis stopped for 12 days in Dargah Sharif
Ajmer : With the sighting of the moon, the rituals of Moharram have started in
the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. From Thursday, Qawwalis have also been
stopped for ten days in the Dargah premises. On Thursday, after the afternoon
prayer of Zohar, the ritual of washing the Chauki was performed in the Jhalare
of Dargah Sharif. After this, after the evening prayer, a procession of the
Chauki was taken out from Garib Nawaz Guest House. This procession went till
Langar Khana Gate, in which a large number of devotees participated. Syed Moin
Hussain, former head of Anjuman Syedzadgan, an organization of Khadims, said
that various religious programs will be organized in the Dargah area for 10
days of Moharram. After this, from Chand Raat to 7th Moharram, every night from
9.30 pm to 1 am, Marsiyakhani and Bayan-e-Shahadat will be organized at Chhatri
Gate. On 4th Moharram, at 4 am, the Chilla of the famous Sufi saint Hazrat Baba
Farid Ganj Shakar located in the Dargah premises will be opened, which will
remain open for devotees for three days. On 8th Moharram, the big Tazia made in
the Dargah will be brought to Nizam Gate and at 12 midnight, the Tazia will
reach Chhatri Gate in the form of a procession. On 9th Moharram, the procession
of Tazia Sharif will reach the Imambara via Sixteen Stairs. On 10th Moharram,
the procession of Tazia Sharif will go up to Solahkhambha Gate. Where it will
be immersed in the Jhalra of the Dargah.
By - Muzaffar Ali