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29-637: Sheikh Musa (nephew) Sheikh Salim Chishti ( Urdu : شیخ سلیم چشتی , 1478–1572) also known as ( Sheikh al- Hind), was a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order during the Mughal Empire in India. Sheikh Salim Chishti was a descendant of Sheikh Farid , a Punjabi Sunni Muslim preacher and mystic. The Mughal Emperor Akbar came to Chishti's home in Sikri to ask him to pray for a male heir to

58-614: A local cleric, Maulana Niyaz Muhammad, appointed an imam to lead prayers ( Namaz ) and call to prayer ( Azaan ) at the dargah, and this practice continues to this day. The imam also oversees the dargah and related activities. in 1957, the annual Urs celebration at the Dargah was discontinued due to the rise of Deobandi - Tablighi influence in the Mewat region. The whereabouts of the precious topaz stone that adorned Hazrat Sheikh Musa's grave remain unknown. Experts suggest that its value

87-458: A mosque, Sheikh Musa's residential quarters, and a grand gateway, along with several other related structures that predate the dargah itself. A madrasa is also situated within the complex. The main dargah contains the grave of Sheikh Musa. The tomb of Sheikh Musa is known for its water, which is believed to have the power to remove moles (massa, til) if one has faith in the Almighty and applies

116-459: A shift in construction practices, as brick is easier to shape and lighter than stone. The mosque, entirely constructed from stone, features a tomb and an ancient well. The tomb, made of marble, is connected to an underground water source. From the mosque’s arches, one can glimpse the ruins of a nearby old fort. The construction date is noted as Hijri era 1142, which corresponds to the 14th century. The minarets, arches and gateways, dating from

145-654: A united India . Maulana Sayyid Hussain Ahmad Madani , the leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind , stated: Hindu-Muslim unity is a prerequisite for freedom of India. It is the religious and political duty of the Muslims that they should work for the freedom of India and continue this struggle until the Government accedes to their demand. It is their duty, which they must do with or without companions, it

174-528: Is a religiopolitical concept in the Indian subcontinent which stresses members of the two largest faith groups there, Hindus and Muslims , working together for the common good. The concept was championed by various persons, such as leaders in the Indian independence movement , namely Mahatma Gandhi and Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan , as well as by political parties and movements in British India , such as

203-855: Is said to have been started much later in the nineteenth century under Akbar II ) to be celebrated by citizens of all faiths. During the Mughal era, Indian art and culture thrived, with the construction of grand monuments such as the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort . The Mughals fostered religious harmony and cultural advancements and nurtured Hindu scholars, poets, and artists, facilitating a dynamic cultural interchange that enriched both Islamic and Hindu traditions. Chhatrapati Shivaji also promoted Hindu–Muslim unity. Maratha Hindavi Swarajya had many Muslims in high posts. Shivaji's personal security, his most trusted courtiers, were Muslims. A Muslim general had led

232-505: Is the order of the Almighty. If non-Muslims extend to you the hand of friendship, you too must extend yours, for compromising for the right cause will establish you as true believers in Allah. Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana , the Premier of Punjab in colonial India, advocated for amity between the religious communities of undivided India, proclaiming 1 March as Communal Harmony Day and aiding in

261-554: The Aravalli Mountains , a thorny bush caught his shawl. When he couldn’t free it, he understood the situation and paused there. The place where Hazrat Sheikh Musa’s shawl was caught is where Palla Village now stands. He gained popularity and spent his rest of life in Mewat while propagating Islam. He passed away in 733 Hijri (approximately 1332 CE) and the Dargah was established by the Khilji Dynasty . In 1956,

290-600: The Commerce Minister of Bangladesh ;and Chowdhury Irad Ahmed Siddiky, an anti-corruption activist and candidate for the Mayor of Dhaka in 2015. The descendant of his second-eldest son, Shaikh Ibrahim, was granted the title Kishwar Khan and now reside in Sheikhupur, Badaun in India. Dargah Hazrat Sheikh Musa The Sheikh Musa Dargah complex is an expansive fortified area of 24 Kanals , that includes

319-555: The Indian National Congress , Khudai Khidmatgar and All India Azad Muslim Conference . Those who opposed the partition of India often adhered to the doctrine of composite nationalism . In Mughal India, the emperor Akbar advocated for Hindu–Muslim unity, appointing both Hindus and Muslims as officials in his court. Akbar participated and promoted festivals of both Hinduism and Islam. He also created feasts, such as Phool Walon Ki Sair (although this festival

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348-646: The "City of Victory", after Akbar's victorious Gujarat campaign in 1573. A daughter of Sheikh Salim Chishti was the foster mother of Emperor Jahangir. The emperor was deeply attached to his foster mother, as reflected in the Jahangirnama and he was extremely close to her son Qutb-ud-din Khan Koka who was made the governor of Bengal and Orissa. His eldest son, Saaduddin Khan, was ennobled Saaduddin Siddique and

377-661: The 18th to early 19th century. Located in Palla Village in the Mewat region’s Nuh District of Haryana, India, the site is approximately 50 kilometers from Delhi . It can be found at the base of Aravalli range off the Nuh- Taoru road, near the Mewat Engineering College, and also houses a madrassa where many students reside and study. Hindu%E2%80%93Muslim unity Hindu–Muslim unity

406-856: The British government were attempting to "scare Muslims into imagining that in a free India, Muslims would lose their separate identity, and be absorbed into the Hindu fold", a threat that "aim[ed] at depoliticizing the Muslims, weaning them away from struggle for independence." In the eyes of Madani, support for a two-nation theory resulted in the entrenchment of British imperialism. In the same vein, Kashmiri Indian politician and Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju wrote in The Nation : Up to 1857, there were no communal problems in India; all communal riots and animosity began after 1857. No doubt even before 1857, there were differences between Hindus and Muslims,

435-713: The Hindus going to temples and the Muslims going to mosques, but there was no animosity. In fact, the Hindus and Muslims used to help each other; Hindus used to participate in Eid celebrations, and Muslims in Holi and Diwali. The Muslim rulers like the Mughals, Nawab of Awadh and Murshidabad, Tipu Sultan, etc were totally secular; they organised Ramlilas, participated in Holi, Diwali, etc. Ghalib’s affectionate letters to his Hindu friends like Munshi Shiv Naraln Aram, Har Gopal Tofta, etc attest to

464-584: The Maratha troops in the third battle of Panipat and sacrificed for the cause. Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Afghani Asadabadi advocated for Hindu–Muslim unity, maintaining that it would help the Indian independence movement in their goal to establish an independent India. During the 17th to 19th centuries, India was ruled by the British , who introduced a policy of divide and rule to maintain their control over

493-540: The affection between Hindus and Muslims at that time. In 1857, the ‘Great Mutiny’ broke out in which the Hindus and Muslims jointly fought against the British. This shocked the British government so much that after suppressing the Mutiny, they decided to start the policy of divide and rule (see online “History in the Service of Imperialism” by B.N. Pande). All communal riots in India began after 1857, artificially engineered by

522-583: The country. In the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , many Hindus and Muslims of India mobilized together to fight against the East India Company . Reflecting on this in 2007, Manmohan Singh stated that these events "stood as a great testimony to the traditions of Hindu–Muslim unity that held out as an example for subsequent generations". The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was seen as an "important step forward in achieving Hindu–Muslim unity" during

551-556: The era of the Indian independence movement . Muhammad Ali Jinnah advocated Hindu–Muslim unity in early years of his political career. Gopal Krishna Gokhale stated that Jinnah "has true stuff in him, and that freedom from all sectarian prejudice which will make him the best ambassador of Hindu–Muslim Unity". Muslim scholars of the Deoband school of thought, such as Qari Muhammad Tayyib and Kifayatullah Dihlawi , championed Hindu–Muslim unity, composite nationalism , and called for

580-692: The establishment of a Communal Harmony Committee in Lahore, in which Raja Narendra Nath served as president and Maulvi Mahomed Ilyas as secretary. In 1940, Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi established the All-India Jamhur Muslim League to support a united India and to counter the Lahore resolution , passed by the All-India Muslim League, for a separate Pakistan based on Muhammad Ali Jinnah 's Two nation theory . He served as

609-795: The first General Secretary of the All India Jamhur Muslim League. In the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , many Hindus and Muslims in India joined together as Indians to fight against the British East India Company . The British introduced a system of separate electorates, which exacerbated the divide between the Hindu and Muslim communities. The British government became concerned about this rise in Indian nationalism therefore; according to some writers, they tried to stir up communalistic feelings among Hindus and Muslims so that they might not again unite to try and overthrow crown rule. For example, Theodore Beck ,

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638-474: The holy water to the mole daily. Another interesting feature is the shaking minarets. If you enter one of the minarets and apply a bit of force to shake it, you will feel it moving, and a person standing in the other minaret can also sense the vibrations. Before the Partition of India , an annual Urs fair was held in his memory, but this tradition ceased after 1957 due to the rise of Deobandi influence in

667-519: The marriage of his daughter to Maulana Badaruddin Ishaq, resulting in the birth of Hazrat Khwaja Sheikh Musa and Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad Imam. Sheikh Musa lost both parents at a young age, and after their passing, Nizamuddin Auliya took charge of their upbringing. He sent them on journeys across the country to promote Hindu-Muslim unity and the teachings of Islam. During one such journey while passing near

696-410: The principal of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College , had told Syed Ahmad Khan that Muslims should have no sympathy with the objectives of the Indian National Congress and that "Anglo-Muslim unity was possible, but Hindu–Muslim unity was impossible". The author of Composite Nationalism and Islam , Maulana Husain Ahmad Madani , a Deobandi Muslim scholar and proponent of a united India, argued that

725-576: The region. Hazrat Khwaja Sheikh Musa was a grandson of Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar and a disciple of Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya . Upon the instruction of Hazrat Nizamuddin, Sheikh Musa introduced the Meo community of the Mewat region to Islam. Sheikh Musa was originally from Delhi, and his father, Maulana Badaruddin Ishaq, was a respected scholar. Both Maulana Badaruddin Ishaq and Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya were disciples of Baba Farid Ganj, who arranged

754-495: The throne. Chishti blessed Akbar, and soon the first of three sons was born to him. After a year Mariam-uz-Zamani the queen had a son. Akbar named his first son 'Salim' (later emperor Jahangir ). In 1569, Akbar began construction of a religious compound to commemorate the Shaikh. After Jahangir's second birthday, he began the construction of a walled city and imperial palace at the same site. The city came to be known as Fatehpur Sikri,

783-475: Was common during that period, as the Mughals adapted to local building styles, aided by local artisans and craftsmen involved in the construction. The complex features twelve gateways, including the notable Shaking Minarets, which stand 50 feet tall and 30 feet wide, supporting each other. Primarily built from locally sourced stone and lime, the structure's dome and chattri on the top floor incorporate decorative elements. This choice of materials likely reflects

812-755: Was granted three jagirs in the Gazipur District of Amenabad, Talebabad and Chandrapratap. Currently, his great grandson Kursheed Aleem Chishti lives there and is the 16th generation of Salim Chishti. These descendants in Bangladesh include Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed Siddiky , the co-founder of the Assam Bengal Muslim League and the University of Dhaka ; Justice Badruddin Ahmed Siddiky; Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky ,

841-645: Was in the millions, and it is believed to have been stolen and sold. There are even claims that the topaz illuminated the dargah at night. In 2017, the Government of Haryana declared the site as one of the State Protected Monuments in Haryana . The Dargah showcases a harmonious blend of Mughal and Rajput architectural styles. The minarets exemplify Mughal design, while the central chattri reflects Rajput influences. This combination

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