History

Qutub E Alam Dargah lies on the margins of the city, about 45 minutes outside of central Ahmedabad.

Hazrat Syed Burhanuddin Qutub-ul-Alam was the grandson of the celebrated Hazrat Syedna Syed Jalaluddin Hussaini Bukhari of Uch, also known as Makhdoom Jahaniyan Jahangasht. Attracted to the court of Ahmad Shah I, he settled at Vatva and died there in 1452. He founded the Bukhariya sect of Gujarat. The nobles of the courts of Ahmed Shah, Sultan Qutubuddin Ahmad Shah II raised a small shrine first. Afterwards a mosque, a tomb to one of his sons, a large many-sided pond, and a vast mausoleum was built Mahmud Begada.

At the back of the complex, there is a special “patthar” (stone or large rock) that the saint had interacted with in some capacity, though exactly what that interaction entailed was unclear.

The patthar is unique in that it was comprised of four materials: gravel, metal, wood, and stone, each material symbolizing a different aspect of strength of the saint.

Typically, a pilgrim will come and make a wish, and then try to lift the stone which is about three or four kilograms. If they can lift the stone it is believed their wishes and supplications will come true.

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