City Moment – Friend’s Grave, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya’s Dargah Moments by The Delhi Walla - January 18, 20141 The beautiful Delhi instant. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] One cold midnight The Delhi Walla entered the dargah of Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. The courtyard was empty. The dome was lit up with strings of tiny electric bulbs. A few people were sitting around the tomb-chamber. An elderly fakir, wrapped in a blanket, was sleeping. One man was reading the Quran. Another pilgrim was standing against the tomb-chamber’s locked door, and praying. I gently pulled aside the gorgeously colored curtain to have a glimpse of the tombstone inside — here was Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, alone and without the customary flowers. The grave looked humane and vulnerable – like the resting place of a true friend. It was a beautiful moment. A companion for life 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. FacebookX Related Related posts: City Moment – The Woman’s iPad, Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah City Moment – Muhammad Shah Rangila’s Biryani, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya’s Dargah City Moment – Dua e Roshni, Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah City Monument – Grave Sufis, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya’s Dargah City Moment – The Sufi Feminist’s Rebellion, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya’s Tomb