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Dargah of Ashiq Allah in Sanjay Van, Mehrauli, Delhi

Sultan Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khilji built this dargah in 1317 for Sheikh Shahabuddin, also known as Aashiq Allah. His dargah is in Mehrauli.
Locally, many know him as the ‘Nazariya Peer’, or the saint who removes the evil eye, a constant source of grief.

This dargah is half a kilometre from the Shahi Eidgaah towards the Sanjay Van and the road leading down to it is downhill, unpaved and uneven, so caution should be exercised if one is driving to it. The best way to reach there is on foot.

The dargah is at the foot of a bastion in the Lal Kot wall. The top of the bastion contains some graves said to be of 12th century warriors and is called Ganj e Shahidan. One can’t judge its antiquity for its been completely redone with tiles.

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