About Nizamuddin Dargah
Many Sufiana enthusiasts from all over the world visit the dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, one of the most highly respected Sufi saints in India. Hazrat Nizamuddin died in 1325 and the original tomb does not exist anymore. Firuz Shah Tughlaq, an emperor of the Tughlaq dynasty, built his shrine, which underwent severe damage. In A.D. 1562-63, Fariuddin Khan, a high-ranking nobleman, rebuilt the present building. Since then, several repairs and renovations have been carried out on it. The compound also has many other tombs of nobilities like Amir Khusrau (famous poet) and Jahanara (daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan).
The Neighborhood
The dargah named after the saint divides the neighborhood surrounding it into two parts along Mathura Road: Nizamuddin West, where Muslim vendors dominate a lively market located near the Dargah complex, and Nizamuddin East, an upper-class residential area situated between Humayun’s Tomb and the Nizamuddin Railway Station.
The other important monuments in the Nizamuddin heritage area include Humayun’s Tomb, Chausath Khamba, Mirza Ghalib’s tomb, Barakhamba, Sabz Burj (Blue Gumbad) at the Nizamuddin Circle and Lal Mahal.
Drug abuse, crime, and poverty remain a big problem for the neighborhood.