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The Shrine of Meher Ali Shah is a 20th-century Sufi shrine that serves as the tomb of the Peer Meher Ali Shah, an early 20th-century Sufi scholar of the Chisti order, who was also a leader of the anti-Ahmadiya movement. The shrine is located within the Islamabad Capital Territory, in the village of Golra Sharif.
Nowadays, Golra Sharif is widely known for one of its custodians (Sajjada nashin) Pir Syed Naseer Uddin Naseer Gilani. The shrine's longest-serving Sajjada nashin was Peer Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gilani, the younger son of Babuji, who took care of the shrine for approximately 46 years (from 1974 to his death in July 2020). Presently, the shrine is managed by the heirs of both, Syed Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani and Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gilani.
Location
The mausoleum is situated in the village of Golra Sharif, foothills of Margalla in Sector E-11, in the Islamabad Capital Territory. The shrine is situated an altitude of about 520 m (1,710 ft) above sea level.
Construction
Peer Mehr Ali Shah died on 11 May 1937 and was succeeded by Babuji. The construction of the mausoleum took nearly twenty years to be fully completed. For this purpose, marble was brought from the Makrana mines in Jodhpur State.
See also
List of cultural heritage sites in Islamabad Capital Territory
List of cultural heritage sites in Pakistan
List of mausolea and shrines in Pakistan
Syed Ghulam Mohiyyuddin Gilani
Syed Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani
References
External links
The Shrine's official website
Pir Ghulam Nizam-ud-din Jami Gilani
Mehr-e-Munir by Dr Muhammad Fadil Khan
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Shrine of Meher Ali Shah
- Meher Ali Shah
- Syed Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani
- Ghulam Mohiyuddin Gilani
- Islamabad
- List of mausolea and shrines in Pakistan
- Nadir Ali Shah
- Shrine of Mu'in al-Din Chishti
- Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin
- Golra Sharif
