Date established 1683 Phone 091003 09658 | Branch/tradition Chistiya Architectural type Mosque | |
Ownership Khwaja Syed Shah Arifullah Hussaini (Sajjade Nasheen) Similar Mylavaram Dam, Pushpagiri Temple Complex, Bhagwan Mahavir Governm, Kodandarama Temple - Vontimitta, Cuddapah railway station | ||
Shiva mani road show performence at kadapa ameen peer dargah urs
Ameenpeer Dargah : (امین پیر درگاہ) (అమీన్ పీర్ దర్గా - పెద్ద దర్గా) is a sufi shrine located in the Kadapa City in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Contents
- Shiva mani road show performence at kadapa ameen peer dargah urs
- History of Ameen Peer Dargah
- Visitors
- References
This Dargah or Asthana (shrine) otherwise called as Asthana-e-Magdoom Ilahi (آستانہ مخدوم الہی), situated in Asthana-e-Magdoom Ilahi Dargah complex, locally known as Badi Dargah, Pedda Dargah (Telugu) in Kadapa (Cuddapah) city. It is known for its preaching of communal harmony. It is claimed folk that the saints of the shrine are the descendants of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.
History of Ameen Peer Dargah
The masjid is believed to be constructed in 1683. The three centuries of divine wisdom of the place is originally a grave place for the two Sufi saint Perullah Hussaini and Arufulla Hussaini II. The sufi saints are devotees of Prophet Mohammed who have come to south India and spread the teachings of Islam. The then Nawab of Sidhout Taluk, Nawab Nek nam Khan changed the name of this place to Neknamabaad on the advice of Perullah Hussaini. Neknamabaad eventually became Kadapa. So, there is a great significance of this Ameen Peer Dargah in the chronological events of Kadapa. Many stories are in circulation regarding the two sufi saints and their miraculous deeds. However, the religion and divinity of this place is distinctive and strong. The dargah serves as a embodiment of the principle of “Oneness of God” as it serves every human being regardless of their original religion or descent. Ameen Peer Dargah is one such place in India that signifies the unity in diversified cultures of the country. Nevertheless, this place is apt to be described as the Taj of Kadapa.
Visitors
Several notable Indian personalities have visited this shrine, among them Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, A.R. Rahman, Abhishek Bachchan,Hemanth teja dasari, Ameer Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, sridhar Terala, Vijay, Paresh Rawal, Javed Ali and Eemani gopi reddy.Ee, Ravindar reddy Ambati, Sharan Bezawada
Film musician A.R. Rahman, who bagged two Oscar Awards, has been frequenting Ameen Peer Dargah in Kadapa, popular as Pedda Dargah, and offering prayers in it since 2005.
Mr. Rahman is an ardent devotee of Hazrath Khwaja Syed Sha Peerullah Malik and Hazrath Khwaja Syed Sha Ameenullah Malik and spends time near their tombs in the main dargah. He visited Pedda Dargah for the first time in 2005 and has been visiting it for at least 10 times each year so far. Subsequently, film actors Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Samajwadi Party president Amar Singh, actor-turned politician Chiranjeevi and eminent persons visited the dargah.
After receiving the Golden Globe Award for the film Slumdog Millionaire, Mr. Rahman, who was nominated for Oscar Award, visited the Pedda Dargah on January 19, 2009 and took the blessings of Sajjad-e-Nasheen Syed Sha Arifullah Hussaini. The Sajjad-e-Nasheen and dargah secretary Ameer complimented Rahman for making the country proud by winning two Oscars.