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Mazar
of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
Mazar
of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Some forty miles from
Philadelphia, among the rolling hills and tall trees
of Chester County, is the Mazar, the resting place of
Muhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, the Sufi saint, and
founder of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, who passed
away in 1986.
This
beautiful Mazar, the first in the United States,
was conceived, designed, and built by the members of
the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, and dedicated in 1987.
Since
that time it has become an important destination for
pilgrims from all over the world who wish to pay their
respects to this remarkable Sufi teacher.
All
are welcome to visit the Mazar of Sheikh M. R. Bawa
Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) between sunrise and sunset everyday.
Please
read this helpful and important information before traveling
to the Mazar.
For
groups who wish to visit the Mazar please contact Muhammad
Abdullah, the caretaker of the Mazar or Muhammad Abdul
Lateef Hayden, Mosque Secretary at mosque_mazar@bmf.org
or phone 215-879-6300.
The
Mazar Address
20
Fellowship Drive,
East Fallowfield, PA 19320
USA
Masjid
of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
Mosque
of Shaikh M. R. Bawa MuhaiyaddeenIn May of 1984, barely
six months after construction began, the exquisitely
decorated Mosque of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen was
officially opened, in a beautiful, moving dedication
ceremony.
The
entire congregation recited the Suratul- Fatihah, and
the Mu'azzin gave the call to prayer. In the talk that
followed Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen reminds those
present that "unity is the noblest ideal in our
life."
In
that spirit of unity and love, this Mosque, built by
the members of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship has
been opened for the five daily prayers (salat), Jum'ah
prayers every Friday, as well as for early morning dhikr
recitation (remembrance of God). We offer classes in
Arabic, Qur'an recitation, Salat and introductory classes
in Islam.
All
those who wish to visit our Mosque should contact the
Mosque Secretary Muhammad Abdul Lateef through the Fellowship
E-mail address at mosque_mazar@bmf.org. http://www.bmf.org/index.html
Dargah
Suggested by brother
: Inayat Baig
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Other
important sufi dergahs in the U.S.A. are of note:
The tomb of Hz Pir Molana Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha
(q.s.), in Valley Memorial Park Cemetery, 650 Bugeia
Lane, Novato, California 94945 - some pictures are at:
http://www.mtoshahmaghsoudi.org/buildings/usa/memorial.html
This
is a place of ziyarat for many in the Ouwaysi tariqat.
The
Valley Memorial Park Cemetery also holds the graves
of Ustadh Shaykh Hamza al-Din (q.s.), and Faqir Hassan
Mastan Chisti (q.s.)
The grave of Shaykh Mohammad Mazhar Jamil al-Naqshbandi
al-Haqqani (q.s.) is in Santa Clara County, California
- I will seek to find the exact address. Several
dervishes of the Halvetti-Jerrahi also have their
graves in Santa Clara County.
The maqbaras of Sufi Ahmad Murad Chisti (Samuel Lewis)
(q.s.), and of Murshida Vera Corda al-Chisti
ash-Shadhilli (q.s.) at Lama Foundation, Lama Foundation
Road, off Taos County Road B-014, Questa, New Mexico,
north of Taos Pueblo. There is a photo of the site at:
http://www.yogabuzz.net/blank?pageid=2&catstart=0&prodstart=0
and
two small photos at:
http://www.lamafoundation.org/newsletter2006-bw.pdf
(scroll down to pg 10)
These
are places of ziyarat for many American sufis.
The
Adelanto Islamic Cemetery at 12700 Morning Glory Road,
Adelanto, California 92301, is thought to hold the grave
of an unknown awliyya of Allah. Non-muslims in the hills
nearby have reported visions of angelic figures, and
of fiery disks inscribed with Arabic calligraphy, ascending
and descending from the cemetery area at night, on numerous
occasions. Wa Allaho 'Alim!
There
are definitely dergahs of other awliyya in North America
- I will try to get more information for you.
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