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{{Short description|Shrine in Delhi}}
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The [[Dargah]] '''Qadam Sharif''' in [[Paharganj]], [[Delhi]] consists of a small tomb complex, built in 1375–1376 CE, which also houses a [[mosque]], a [[madrasa]] and a shrine ("dargah"), which is surrounded by a massive gated wall.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aurangzeb and the thieves |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/aurangzeb-and-the-thieves/article2466248.ece | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=19 September 2011 | first=R.V. | last=Smith | access-date=4 November 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Mughal gardens: sources, places, representations, and prospects|author=James L. Wescoat|author2=Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn |publisher=Dumbarton Oaks |year=1996|isbn=0-88402-235-8 |page=89 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=96ec98LieGsC&q=Qadam+Sharif+%28Delhi%29&pg=PA89 }}</ref>

==History==

Originally, [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq]] (1309–1388) constructed the large rectangular [[tomb]] at its core for himself, and surrounded it with massive walls and impressive gates in typical Tughlaq style. However, when his son Fateh Khan died in 1376, he repurposed the tomb to be used for his son. Also added was a stone with a foot print of [[Muhammad]], which [[Jahaniyan Jahangasht]], the spiritual guide of Firuz Shah had brought in from [[Mecca]]. This foot print ("[[Qadam Sharif]]" = "Footprint of the Prophet" in English) gave the whole complex its name, '''Dargah Qadam Sharif'''. A [[mosque]] and a [[madrasa]] round out the inner tomb complex.

In the centuries since then, the whole area has been "absorbed" by housing and commercial buildings, although the tomb, most of the walls as well as a couple of the gate houses are still clearly visible. Furthermore, the madrasa and mosque at the tomb are still actively used, and the foot print is an important [[pilgrimage]] site.

The complex is located just northwest of the [[New Delhi Railway Station]] in a dense "urban jungle." Since most of the maps (including the [[Eicher Motors|Eicher]] city map) are highly inaccurate, one should use the map included in Peck's book<ref name=peck>{{Cite book|title= Delhi - A thousand years of Building|author=Lucy Peck|publisher=Roli Books Pvt Ltd.|location=New Delhi|year=2005|isbn=81-7436-354-8}}</ref> to explore the area.

Nearby (and barely noticeable as a U-shaped building) are the remains of one of the glorious Seven Mosques of Firoz Shah's [[Vizier|Wazir]] [[Malik Maqbul|Khan-i-Jahan Maqbul Tilangani]] (Khan Jahan).

The exact coordinates for the tomb are (28.649818,77.211879) and the U-shaped building are (28.649328,77.217689).

On a side note, [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq]]'s final resting place was in a new tomb in [[Hauz Khas Complex|Hauz Khas]].

A watercolour of the tomb complex from 1823 from the British library (http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/addorimss/q/019addor0000547u00000000.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703171738/http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/addorimss/q/019addor0000547u00000000.html |date=3 July 2017 }}).

==References==
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* {{cite book |title=The Sufi Courtyard: Dargahs of Delhi |author=Sadia Dehlvi|author-link=Sadia Dehlvi|publisher=Harper Collins |year=2012|isbn=978-93-5029-095-8}}
*[https://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/1523243?uid=3738256&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&sid=47698831129977 The Shrine of the Holy Footprint in Delhi] by A Welch.''Muqarnas''. Vol. 14, (1997), pp. 166–178
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[[Category:Tughlaq dynasty]]
[[Category:Mausoleums in Delhi]]
[[Category:14th-century establishments in India]]

Qadam Sharif (Delhi) - Revision history

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