Khanqah Daep Sharif

Khanqah Daep Sharif (Urdu: خانقاہ ڈیپ شریف) or Khanqah-e-Usmania Sirajia Daep Sharif (Urdu: خانقاہِ عثمانیہ سراجیہ ڈیپ شریف) is a place for spiritual retreat and character refinement. It is situated in the Soon Valley of Khushab District[1] in Punjab. This Khanqah was built for Muhammad Usman Damani by his disciples in 1887 CE.

Khanqah Daep Sharif
خانقاہِ ڈیپ شریف
Khanqah Daep Sharif, Soon Valley
Khanqah Daep Sharif, Soon Valley
Khanqah Daep Sharif is located in Pakistan
Khanqah Daep Sharif
Khanqah Daep Sharif
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 32.535634°N 72.075537°E / 32.535634; 72.075537
CountryPakistan
StatePunjab
DistrictKhushab District
ValleySoon Valley
Completed1887
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Functional StatusActive

History

Khwaja Muhammad Usman Damani was a prominent Muslim scholar and Sufi shaykh of Naqshbandi tariqah of 19th century (1828–1897) in South Asia (present day Pakistan). In 1885 CE (1303 AH) he moved to Soon Valley and made Daep Sharif his center of meditation and spiritual guidance. In 1887 CE nearby villagers Kufri and Koradhi donated 100 acres of land for the construction of the khanqah. A masjid, 20 rooms and a big compound was built.[2]

The masjid in the khanqah expired in 1961 and was reconstructed the same year by Muhammad Ismail Siraji. The original inaugural stone is preserved in its original form.

Recreation

Daep Sharif is also a recreational place. In summer local people and tourists visit the nearby spring known as Daep Sharif Chashma.

References
  1. Government, Khushab District. "Historical Places". Archived from the original on 2012-08-23.
  2. Rānjhā, Muḥammad Naz̲īr (2005). Tarīk̲h̲ va taz̲kirah : K̲h̲ānqāh Aḥmadiyyah Saʻīdiyyah, Mūsázaʼī Sharīf (Ḍerah Ismāʻīl K̲h̲ān) (PDF). Lāhaur: Jamʻiyat Pablīkeshanz. pp. 271–274. ISBN 969-8793-25-9.


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