bijapur – Rana Safvi

Dargah of Khwaja Nasrallah Wali in Bijapur

ranasafvi — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:34:06 +0000

the dargah on left is Khwaja Nasrallah Wali son of Baba Farid in bijapur
It is said that when Hazrat Gesu daraz came to bijapur he walked barefoot because his Dada Pir’s son was buried here
On the right is Hazrat Naimullah Hashmi who was the spiritual teacher of Sultan Sikander Adil Shah, the Sultan of Bijapur.

Sikander Adil Shah was defeated by Aurangzeb and imprisoned. He died in captivity.
His grave is in the foreground as he wished to be buried at the feet of his Pir.

Jal Mahal, Bijapur

Rana Safvi — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 03:06:24 +0000

‪In bijapur you literally bump into monuments.‬

‪ Some well kept some totally neglected.‬

‪This is a Jal Mahal in the middle of a water tank ‬

#Bijapur #Karnataka #JalMahal Bijapur

Malik e Maidan tope in Bijapur

ranasafvi — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:13:57 +0000

a Deccani scientist Hassan Chalebi Rumi Khan who migrated from Rome and hot employment under the Nizam Shahi Kingdom of Ahmednagar forged the Malik e Maidan tope or cannon.

This gun was installed on the bastion of Parenda fort, when Bijapur troops won the war Murari Pundit brought it to Bijapur as a war trophy and installed on a special bastion which was built for this cannon and named it Sherza Burz

( information via Abdul Aziz Rajput)

We visited it recently

ranasafvi — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 17:16:13 +0000

a Deccani scientist Hassan Chalebi Rumi Khan who migrated from Turkey and got employment under the Nizam Shahi Kingdom of Ahmed Nagar forged this cannon.

( information via Abdul Aziz Rajput)

Malik e maidan tope in Bijapur

From the inscriptions on the bastion, it is deduced that the gun was cast in 1549 at Ahmadnagar from bell metal by Muhammad Bin Husain Rumi.

Apparently a inscription on the gun recording that fact was erased by Aurangzeb, who substituted the present inscription stating that he conquered Bijapur in 1686

The unusual feature of the gun is that its muzzle is shaped in the form of a lion head with carved open jaws as if devouring an elephant (depicted between the jaws)

Malik E Maidan (Monarch of the Battlefield) cannon

Cast 1549 in Ahmadnagar

Length 4.5m, diameter 1.5m, 28 inch bore, weight 55 tons. One of the largest weapons of medieval times.

Dargah of Hazrat Shah Murtaza Qadri

ranasafvi — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 17:41:19 +0000

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As it was amawas ki raat many pilgrims had come from Sholapur to pray to the saint.

Amena said for past 50 years she comes every month on the 28th of the lunar calendar

Jod Gumbad

ranasafvi — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 17:24:45 +0000

These are twin dargahs.

Thr dargah of Khwaja Abdul Razzaq qadiri is very important

The next dargah is of

Outside is the tomb of Dai Halima

Since there was lots of light many students were studying for entrance exams

Syed Habibullah Shuttari dargah – moti gumbaz in Bijapur

ranasafvi — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 17:14:15 +0000

Syed Habibullah Shuttari dargah – also known as moti gumbaz

Again it was late evening and very dark so photos are not very good quality

Dargah of Hazrat Ameenuddin Ali Ala in Bijapur

ranasafvi — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 17:08:19 +0000

The dargah is a little way away from the city. Abdul Aziz Rajput took me there. It’s one of theost important dargahs of Bijapur

A group of women ( non Muslims have been coming here for few years as their wishes find fulfillment here)

The evening roshni is being done when we are there

We are busy praying. The energy of a spiritual place is staying

The saint’s parents and other relatives are also buried there.

The one below is his mother ‘s mazar

Karimuddin mosque bijapur

ranasafvi — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 16:18:41 +0000

Karimuddin mosque in Bijapur is one of the earliest mosques . It is dated 1320 from an inscription, it is the earliest dated mosque in Bijapur.

It’s under renovation right now.

The caretaker is Abdur Razzaq

Abdur Razzaq saheb washes our feet after we dirty our feet in the mud. Masjid is under repairs so lot of dirt around.

When I object he says

“aap hamari Maa ho. Aap hain to hum hain.”

Both Alka Kaushik my traveling companion and I are blown away by his simplicity and noble thoughts

Dargah Hazrat Haji Rumi(R.A.), Bijapur, India

ranasafvi — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 15:51:20 +0000

Hazrat Haji Rumi(R.A.), was the first Sufi Saint to come to Bijapur, India

The sense of peace and belonging I felt in the dargah of Syedna Rumi Chisti in Bijapur was unbelievable. The Khadim gifted me a rose and I just sat there and soaked it all in

Thank you Abdul Aziz Rajput for taking me there

Dargah of Hazrat Naserullah Wali in Bijapur

ranasafvi — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 15:39:43 +0000

In the middle of Bijapur ‘s Sarraf bazar is an important dargah, Sikander masjid and a simple grave of the last ruler of Bijapur

the dargah on left is Khwaja Nasrallah Wali son of Baba Farid in bijapur

When Hazrat Gesu daraz came to bijapur he walked barefoot because his Dada Pir’s son was buried here

On the right is Hazrat Naimullah Hashmi who was the spiritual teacher of Sultan Sikander Adil Shah.

Sikander Adil Shah was defeated by Aurangzeb and imprisoned. He died in captivity.

His grave is in the foreground as he wished to be buried at the feet of his Pir.

A painting of “The House of Bijapur” was completed in the year 1680, during the reign of Sikandar Adil Shah the last ruler of the Adil Shahi dynasty.