Question

Where is the badi dargah of the famous Sufi saint Makhdoom Yahya Maneri of medieval Bihar situated at?
1. Sasaram
2. Patna
3. Bihar Sharif
4. Maner

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Maner

The correct answer is Maner.

• Badi Dargah is situated in Maner.

• Maner Sharif is a small town located 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Patna on NH 30, in Bihar state, India.
• Maner Sharif shelters two very popular Muslim tombs: One of the tombs is of Sufi saint Makhdoom Yahya Maneri, known as the Bari Dargah (the great shrine).
• The other one is of Makhdum Shah Daulat, popularly called Chhoti Dargah (the small shrine).
• Makhdoom Shah Daulat died in Maner Sharif in 1608 and Ibrahim Khan, Governor of Bihar, built a mausoleum to him that was completed in 1616.
• There is a big dome on the top whose ceiling is full of different markings depicted from the Quran.
• In medieval times, Maner Sharif used to be the principal site of learning and knowledge in the region.
• It also houses a mosque constructed by Ibrahim Khan in 1619.