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Mazar Hazrat Shah Daula at Gujrat City |
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The mazar of Hazrat Shah Daula in Gujrat city is a very, big shrine of Muslims. It is located outside the old town. He was a descendent of Ibrahim Lodhi and was born of the family of Abdur Rahim and Niamat Bibi in 959 Hijri (1554 AD).
Shah Daula met Sat Guru Gobind Singh Ji in Gujrat and offered him 100 tolas of gold as ablution. Gujrat came to be called.Shah Daula ki Gujrat because of him. He died in Gujrat in 1085 Hijri (1674 AD). Thousands of devotees from here and abroad come to visit this mazar daily.
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Text and photographs:Historical Sikh Shrines in Pakistan : Iqbal Qaiser |