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Data Darbar (Punjabi: داتا دربار, romanized: Dātā Darbār) is an Islamic shrine located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] It is the largest Sufi shrine in South Asia . It was built to house the remains of al-Hujwiri , commonly known as Data Ganj Baksh or more colloquially as Data Sahab , a Sufi saint from Ghazni in present-day ...
In the present day, al-Hujwiri is venerated as the main saint of Lahore, [34] Pakistan by the traditional Sunni Muslims of the area. [34] [28] He is, moreover, one of the most widely venerated saints in the entire South Asia, [28] and his tomb-shrine in Lahore, popularly known as Data Darbar, is one of the most frequented shrines in South Asia ...
Data Darbar: Lahore, Punjab: 52,000: 34,200 m 2 (368,000 sq ft) 1978 Data Darbar, located in the city of Lahore, is the largest Sufi shrine in South Asia. It was built to house the remains of the Muslim mystic, Abul Hassan Ali Hujwiri, commonly known as Data Ganj Baksh. [44] [45] [46] Faisal Mosque: Islamabad: 300,000: 54,000 m 2 (580,000 sq ft ...
The Data Darbar shrine, one of Pakistan's most important, was built to commemorate saint Ali Hujwiri, who lived in the city during 11th century. Sultan Mahmud conquered Lahore between 1020 and 1027, making it part of Ghaznavid Empire. [ 51 ]
Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department is a department of Government of Punjab, Pakistan.It handles the administration of 534 shrines, 534 masjids, 76,625 acres of land, 1,403 commercial/domestic properties, employes 2,789 employees, runs a 120-bed hospital at Data Darbar, 16 dispensaries in Punjab, organizes 11 zones. and acts as a liaison between the Auqaf Organisation and Government of ...
The entire city of Lahore during the medieval Ghaznavid era was probably located west of the modern Shah Alami, and north of the Bhatti Gate. [1] Many of the city's pre-Mughal tombs were built along the perimeter of this outline, including the Data Darbar shrine, the Tomb of Malik Ayaz, and the Aybak
The Ghulam Rasool building at The Mall, Lahore where Ferozsons started operations was closed down in January 2017, while the company operated from other branches in the city and elsewhere in the country. In the summer of 2012, the bookstore survived a fire which continued for days and caused losses worth an estimated Rs150 million.
The July 2010 Lahore bombings occurred on 1 July 2010 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the Sufi shrine, Data Darbar Complex. At least 50 people were killed and 200 others were hurt in the blasts. [1] [2] [3] It was the biggest attack on a Sufi shrine in Pakistan since 2001. [2]