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- Region
- South Asia
- Identifiers
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Spirituality and SufismMusic and its permissibilityPilgrimages and mass gatherings
Overview
The annual commemoration of the death of Mu'in al-Din Chishti in Ajmer, India: six days of qawwali, visitation and food attended by hundreds of thousands of Muslims and non-Muslims. 1
Description
One of the largest saints' festivals in South Asia; the first popular gate of qawwali on the subcontinent. 1
People and things also explored
Arba'een pilgrimage· Fez Festival of World Sacred Music· Şeb-i Arus· The Sabri Brothers· Abida Parveen· Prophetic adab (proper conduct)· Akhi Baba (title of the guild shaykh and tanners' head)· The angelic and the satanic inspiration (lamma)
Sources
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Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Urs of Ajmer Sharif”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/urs-ajmer/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.