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{{Short description|Dargah in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox religious building
| name = Dargah Mai Sahab
| building_name = Dargah Mai Sahiba
| religious_affiliation = [[Sunni Islam]]
| image = Adhchini Dargah (cropped).jpg
| image_upright = 1.4
| caption = The interior of the dargah, in 2023
| map_type = India New Delhi
| map_size = 250
| map_relief = 1
| map_caption = Location of the dargah and mosque complex in [[Delhi]]
| location = [[Adhchini]], [[Sri Aurobindo Marg]], [[South Delhi district|South Delhi]], [[Delhi]]
| geo = {{coord|28|32|15|N|77|11|50|E|region:IN-DL_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| rite =
| sect = [[Sufism|Sufi]] [[Chishti Order]]
| festival = ''[[Urs]]'' (29th [[Jumada al-Thani]])
| country = [[India]]
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| status = [[Dargah]] and [[Congregational mosque|Friday mosque]]
| functional_status = Active
| religious_features = "Mai Sahiba" Bibi Zulekha
| religious_features_label = Dedication
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| administration = [[Delhi Waqf Board]]
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| architecture_type = [[Indo-Islamic architecture]]
| architecture_style = [[Tughlaq dynasty#Indo-Islamic architecture|Tughlaq architecture]]
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| year_completed = {{circa|1250}} [[Common Era|CE]]
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| facade_direction = West
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| dome_quantity = One {{small|(maybe more)}}
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| materials = Marble, metal, concrete, plaster, paint, red stone, rubble stone and modern brick
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The '''Dargah Mai Sahiba''' is a [[Sufism|Sufi]] [[Dargah|mausoleum]] complex, affiliated with the [[Chishti Order]], situated near [[Sri Aurobindo Marg]], in the [[Adhchini]] village of [[South Delhi district]] of the state of [[Delhi]], India. It is the shrine of "Mai Sahiba" Bibi Zulekha, the mother of 14th-century [[Sufi saint]] [[Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya]].

The dargah is popular among women because they are allowed inside the [[sanctum sanctorum]] of the shrine, unlike the majority of dargahs in India. The complex includes a [[Congregational mosque|Friday mosque]], called '''Jama Masjid Bibi Fatima Zahra'''.

== History ==
Bibi Zulekha's parents migrated to the [[Indian subcontinent]] due to the [[Mongol invasions and conquests|Mongol invasions]] that affected their hometown of [[Bukhara]] in [[Central Asia]]. They settled in [[Badayun]], located approximately {{convert|150|mi|km|order=flip}} northwest of Delhi. Bibi Zulekha was married to Khwaja Syed Ahmad, and together they had a daughter and a son. Following the death of her husband when their son was two years old, Bibi Zulekha relocated to Delhi with her children a few years later.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Soofi |first=Mayank Austen |date=2016-09-08 |title=Ladies are allowed inside |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/gAxPvHfdUJFVSUyE8VbhUO/Ladies-are-allowed-inside.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816085206/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/gAxPvHfdUJFVSUyE8VbhUO/Ladies-are-allowed-inside.html |archive-date=16 August 2023 |access-date=2025-01-19 |work=mint |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1" />
[[File:Shajra_Mubarak_at_Dargah_(cropped).jpg|thumb|Shajra Mubarak ([[Silsila]]) ([[Chishti Order|Spiritual lineage of Chishti Order]]) at Dargah Hazrat Mai Sahiba]]
Mai Sahiba died in 1250 CE, long before her son became recognised as a great [[Mysticism|mystic]]. She and her daughter Bibi Zainab are buried in the same room where they lived.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2016-03-07 |title=Dargah to mark Urs of Nizamuddin Auliya’s mother |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/800-year-old-delhi-dargah-to-mark-urs-of-mai-sahiba/story-SRpDmc8nOfhafhJUWYPMBP.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814155133/https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/800-year-old-delhi-dargah-to-mark-urs-of-mai-sahiba/story-SRpDmc8nOfhafhJUWYPMBP.html |archive-date=14 August 2023 |access-date=2025-01-19 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us |url-status=live }}</ref>
On the 29th of each month in the [[Islamic calendar]], when the moon is new, Hazrat Nizamuddin would visit his mother and pray. He lived at Chilla Sharif, located behind [[Humayun's Tomb]], with the [[Yamuna River]] flowing alongside his home in [[Ghiyaspur]].<ref name=":0" />

== Culture ==
The shrine attracts hundreds of devotees from all religions particularly women, who believe that Mai Sahiba cannot endure the sorrow of women and grants them her blessings. Wednesdays are regarded as Mai Sahiba's favourite days, drawing over 5,000 devotees each week.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=DNA Video |title=Dargah of Mai Sahiba in New Delhi serves as a symbol of religious harmony |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/video-dargah-of-mai-sahiba-in-new-delhi-serves-as-a-symbol-of-religious-harmony-2873917 |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

== Annual ''urs'' ==
Each year, on the 29th of [[Jumada al-Thani|Jamad al Thani]] month of the Islamic calendar, the three-day annual ''[[urs]]'' celebrations commence with special prayers, during which [[Qawwali|qawwals]] from around the world participate in an overnight recital to commemorate the death anniversary of the great woman.<ref name=":1" /> Devotees are served [[Vegetarian cuisine|vegetarian food]], along with Mai Sahiba's favourite dishes, chanaa and aloo pulao, known as [[Tehri (dish)|tehri]].<ref name=":0" />

== Architecture ==
The burial chamber or the central sanctorum has the graves of Mai Sahab Bibi Zulekha and her daughter, Bibi Zainab alias Bibi Jannat.<ref name=":0" /><ref>https://zikredilli.com/delhi-depository/f/sufi-%E2%80%9Csilsila%E2%80%9D-e-dilli-bibi-fatima-and-mai-sahiba</ref> The main grave is situated on a raised platform measuring approximately 1.7 meters by 0.88 meters and stands 0.5 meters high. The grave is enclosed within a modern double structure, with one wall situated inside the other, featuring doorways on the east side. To the southeast, there was a now-ruined [[Baoli]], of which no traces remain.<ref name=":1" />

The grave itself is surrounded by metal [[latticework]] and is floored with marble [[Cladding (construction)|cladding]]. The original inscription remains visible. The original foundation is constructed of [[rubble masonry]] up to the plinth level, while the remaining structure is made of concrete and marble. Decorative elements include [[reinforced concrete]] (RCC) [[jali]], and the site is finished with plaster and paint. Modern brick masonry has been utilised in various additions and extensions, with marble and [[red sandstone]] used for roofing and parts of the flooring, while the rest of the floor is also marble.<ref name=":1" />

=== Mosque ===
The dargah features a covered [[veranda]]h and a mosque, Jama Masjid Bibi Fatima Zahra, that contains a framed picture of [[Gunbad-e-Khazra]] and the [[Kaaba]].<ref name=":0" /> The mosque also contains the graves of Bibi Hoor and Bibi Noor, the daughters of Sheikh Najibuddin Mutawakkil ([[Baba Farid]]’s brother), who were the owners of the house where Mai Sahiba resided. It is within this context that the dargah and mosque were constructed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wajid |first=Syed |date=2020-02-16 |title=Sufi shrines in the wraps of Delhi |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/culture/sufi-shrines-in-the-wraps-of-delhi |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=National Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-11-15 |title=The other Sufis |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/the-other-sufis/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Location ==
Located behind the shops of the Adhchini market on Sri Aurobindo Marg, in South Delhi, the dargah was once visible from [[Mehrauli]] when the area was primarily farmland, historically referred to as Sarai Namak.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-02-08 |title=VIDEO: Dargah of Mai Sahiba in New Delhi serves as a symbol of religious harmony |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/video/news/dargah-of-mai-sahiba-in-new-delhi-serves-as-a-symbol-of-religious-harmony-683505 |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=[[India Tv]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities |url=https://nmma.nic.in/nmma/builtDetail.do?refId=11441&dynasty=5 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=nmma.nic.in}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Lamp area of Dargah (cropped).jpg|The lamping area at the dargah
Dargah Sharif of Mai Sahab.jpg|Graves of Mai Sahiba (bigger) and her daughter (smaller)
Breaking Fast at Mai Saheba Dargah.jpg|[[Iftar]] at Mai Saheba Dargah
Dastarkhwan at Dargah.jpg|[[Dastarkhān]] at the dargah
Internal structure Dargah Mai Sahiba.jpg|The metal [[latticework]] and the interior dome of the dargah
Mosque at Dargah.jpg|The Friday mosque in the dargah complex
Outside view of Dargah.jpg|Signboard at [[Sri Aurobindo Marg]]
Dargah Adhchini.jpg|Dargah Gali (lane towards the shrine)
</gallery>

== See also ==
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* [[:Category:Dargahs in India|List of dargahs in India]]
* [[Sufism in India]]
* [[Islam in India]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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