Haji Ali Dargah , Mosque in Mumbai

Haji Ali dargah is one of the most recognizable landmarks of Mumbai.

30th September 2011

Y shaped flyover on the Haji Ali junction to decongest it

After weighing, dismissing and weighing again several proposals, the government is now considering building a Y-shaped flyover on the Haji Ali junction to decongest it.
The state government’s empowered committee on infrastructure recently directed the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) to vet the new plan along with the traffic police before the committee takes [...]

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16th July 2011

Haji Ali minaret

As the last scaffold covering its walls is dismantled, Haji Ali dargah’s gleaming new minaret can be seen in its entirety for the first time. A towering 99 metres, representing the different names of Allah, the minaret is the first structure to be completed as part of the plan to reconstruct the shrine completely [...]

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3rd March 2011

Devotees against the proposed landing of the Worli-Haji Ali sea link

Muslims in the city are up in arms against the proposed landing of the Worli-Haji Ali sea link near the shrine of Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari.
Amin Patel, the Congress MLA from Mumbadevi, said that as per the plan, the bridge will come towards Haji Ali in C shape and land right next to [...]

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15th January 2011

Important Events at Haji Ali Dargah

URS:
The URS (Death Anniversary) of Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari (R.A.) is on the 16th of (Rabi-ul-Aakhir / Rabi-al-Thaany) (17th Shab). The Trust as per it’s objects performs all necessary rituals as per Islamic traditions and distributes Niyaaz (Food / Sweets) to all devotees, visitors and fakirs.
A special program of Milad and prayers is [...]

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16th December 2010

Haji Ali Dargah does not discriminate between any religion and cast

The Haji Ali Dargah does not discriminate between any religion and caste. Thus in spite of it being a Muslim shrine, people of all beliefs, religions and coming from all strata of society are found here. It is the faith of these people that bring them here.
The holy Haji Ali Dargah has a yard [...]

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2nd December 2010

Sayyed Peer Haji Ali Shah Bukhari (R.A.)

The Haji Ali Dargah was constructed in 1431 in memory of a rich Muslim merchant, Sayyed Peer Haji Ali Shah Bukhari (R.A.), who gave up all his worldly possessions before making a pilgrimage to Mecca. Hailing from Bukhara, in the ancient Persian Empire and now in Uzbekistan, Bukhari travelled around the world in the [...]

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31st October 2010

Watch Video : Piya Haji Ali Piya Haji Ali

Music By A. R. Rahman, Anu Malik
Lyrics By Shaukat Ali, Tejpal Kaur, Gulzar, Sameer
Performed by A. R. Rehman, Srinivas
piya haji ali
khuda apne valiyon se hota hai raazi
milegi ye dar se hamein sarfaraazi
yahaan dil se maango ye haaji ali hain
khuda ke vali hain
shaah-e-samandar ibn-e-haidar
shah-e-samandar ik nazar
piya haaji ali, piya haaji ali, piya haaji ali, piya [...]

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17th December 2009

Blame game has begun over the traffic snarls at the Haji Ali junction

The blame game has begun over the traffic snarls at the Haji Ali junction. A day after the traffic police blamed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for the traffic woes; the civic body has shot back.
Corporation officials claim that the traffic snarls are because of the traffic diversion of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link and [...]

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1st August 2009

Way leading to Haji Ali submerged

At least 500 people have been stranded in Haji Ali Dargah as 800 metre long way leading to it has been submerged.
According to the report, the way leading came under deep water due to incessant rains. It is worth mentioning that Met department has sounded alert for high tide.
The officials have expressed fear of [...]

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25th July 2009

Court dismisses plea challenging Haji Ali restoration work

Decks have been cleared for the restoration work of one of the city’s most famous landmarks in the Arabian Sea-the 400-year-old Haji Ali Dargah. The Bombay high court earlier this week declined to entertain a public interest litigation challenging the Rs 9-crore restoration work.
The PIL was filed by city-based advocate Sana Baugwala, who claimed [...]

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