Khanqah of Mir Syed Ali Hamdani, a highly reverent Muslim scholar and Sufi poet is located on the banks of the river Jhelum in Srinagar. Popularly known as Shah-e-Hamdan, he was one of the first preachers of Islam in Kashmir valley. The past few years were tough for the shrine. It was gutted by fire in 2012, got damaged due to earthquake in 2015 and again got flooded in the same year. Khanqah-e-Moula is interchangeably called shrine of Shah-e-Hamdan. Entry is free. Carrying change will be a good idea as you may be approached by the poor sitting outside the shrine.
Visited on 25th February 2014
Read more
Another fire, another shrine, The Hindu
Earthquake damages oldest Sufi shrine in Srinagar, The Tribune
Flood alert in Kashmir as Jhelum crosses danger mark, The Hindu
Shah-i-Hamadan, the “Apostle of Kashmir”, Kashmirsufi’s blog
This beautiful ad from Incredible India features this shrine (0:45)
