Imamshah Bawa Dargah

Imamshah Bawa Dargah (Urdu امام شاہ باوا درگاہ) is famous Muslim sufi Dargah complex in Pirana near Ahmedabad city in India.[1] Pir Imam Shah Bawa founded the Satpanth (true path) faith around 600 years ago. He taught tolerance at the universality of religions[2] until 1931, the complex was a private property belonging to the Saiyeds direct decedents of Imamshah Bawa.[3] There is one old Masjid also existed in the complex.[4]

Interfaith harmony

Imamshah Bawa Dargah attracted devotees from religions other than Islam and Hinduism too. All 18 communities living in Pirana village, belonging to different castes and religions, are devotees of Imam Shah Bawa.[5][6]

References
  1. https://www.justdial.com/Ahmedabad/Imamshah-Bawa-Dargah-Pirana/079PXX79-XX79-180222141232-W8S4_BZDET
  2. Pirana, DIONNE BUNSHA in (9 September 2004). "The chains of Pirana". Frontline. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. "Ahmedabad: Protest over wall on dargah premises". The Indian Express. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. "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. Retrieved 15 March 2022.


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