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Imamshah Bawa Dargah

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Imamshah Bawa Dargah (Urdu: امام شاہ باوا درگاہ) is a famous Shia Ismaili Dargah, in Pirana near the city of Ahmedabad in India.[1][2] Pir Sadardin Imamshah Bawa, a Shia Ismaili Da'i founded the Satpanth Tariqa around 600 years ago, and taught tolerance, perennialism and syncretism of all religions, putting a particular emphasis on the syncretism of Islam and Hinduism.[3][4] The Dargah consisted of a vast complex that contained the grave of Pir Sadardin, as well as several other graves, and a Mosque also existed in the complex.[2] Until 1931, the complex was the private property belonging to the direct descendants of Pir Sadardin.[5] The complex attracted devotees from religions other than Islam, such as Hinduism, and all 18 communities living in village of Pirana, belonging to different castes and religions, all contain devotees of Pir Sadardin.[5][6] The complex was demolished in the month of May, 2024.[4][7]

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  1. ^ https://www.justdial.com/Ahmedabad/Imamshah-Bawa-Dargah-Pirana/079PXX79-XX79-180222141232-W8S4_BZDET [dead link][bare URL]
  2. ^ a b "Ahmedabad: Protest over wall on dargah premises". The Indian Express. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. ^ Pirana, DIONNE BUNSHA in (9 September 2004). "The chains of Pirana". Frontline. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "A Dargah's Distortion: How Gujarat's Imamshah Bawa Dargah Was Converted to a Temple Over Time". The Wire. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b "imamshah bawa: Pirana Shrine Gets Wall, Tension Mounts | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. ^ "satpanth-pirana-dargah | Pirana Mandir | Satpanth | Pir Imamuddin Kufreshikan | Pirana Dargah | Imamshah Bava | niskalanki narayan". pirimamshahbawa.org. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Clash after graves of Sufi saint, kin razed in Ahmedabad, 37 held". The Indian Express. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.