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)
What a beautiful shrine! The colorful reflection of the stained glass reminds me of photos from a mosque in Iran. And that pointy roof is such a unique feature to the shrine.
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Bama, guess what, Mir Syed Ali Hamdani was born in Iran!!!
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Now everything makes more sense!
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What a beautiful building. Kashmir is my deepest desire of India, I think it would be one of my reasons to visit India again soon. Thanks for share it Sree …
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Hi Bartz, glad to hear that you would like to visit India again 🙂
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Thankyou so much for taking the time to look at my blog and like my post, I really appreciate it 🙂 great post with lovely photos!
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You are welcome Hopes 🙂
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Impressive images, Sreejith. And glad to know that a historical place and hidden gem like this can be enjoyed by many because of the free entrance.
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Hi Indah, thank you. But surprisingly number of tourists visiting this monument is very less
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