Question

The Haji Ali Dargah is located in ______.
1. Mumbai
2. Gulbarga
3. Ajmer
4. Agra

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Mumbai

The correct answer is Mumbai.

• The Haji Ali Dargah is located in Mumbai.

• The Haji Ali Dargah is a floating mosque in Mumbai.
• The mosque was built in the 19th century and houses the tomb of Saint Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari. 
• It is said that Saint Haji Ali died when he went on a pilgrimage to Mecca, but miraculously, his casket floated across the sea and ended up on the shores of Mumbai. 
• The Dargah has separate praying rooms for males and females.

• Qutubuddin Aibak constructed two mosques, Quwwat-ul- Islam in Delhi and Adhai din ka Jhonpra in Ajmer.
  • He also began the construction of Qutub Minar, in honour of the famous Sufi Saint, Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki.
• Bande Nawaz is a famous dargah in Gulbarga, Karnataka.