Garib Nawaz Urs 2026

Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, jinhe log pyaar se Garib Nawaz ("garibon ka madadgaar") kehte hain, wo buzurg the jinhone Chishti silsila Hindustan mein sthapit kiya aur usse aam logon tak pahunchaya. Riwayat ke mutabiq unka janm takreeban 12vi sadi ke shuru (takreeban 1141 CE) mein Sistan ya Persia region mein hua, aur baad mein safar karte hue wo Hindustan aaye aur Ajmer ko apna aakhri thikana banaya.

Unke sabse mashhoor ustad Khwaja Usman Harooni the, jinke saath rehkar unhone taleem hasil ki aur silsile ki riwayat aage badhayi. Chishti silsila Hazrat Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami tak apni jadein jodta hai. Garib Nawaz ki taleem ka mool saadgi, khidmat-e-khalq (logon ki seva), sabr, aur har tabke ke insaan se mohabbat par kendrit tha.

Unse jodi jaane wali kuch aam baatein yeh batayi jaati hain: bhookhe ko khana khilana, mazloom ki madad karna, aur dil mein daryaa jaisi sakhaawat rakhna — isi soch ki wajah se "Garib Nawaz" naam mashhoor hua. Unhone kisi bhi mazhab ya tabke mein farq kiye bina logon ki khidmat par zor diya.

Unke silsile ko aage Hazrat Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki jaise khalifa (uttaradhikari) le gaye, aur unke zariye yeh riwayat Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar aur Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya tak pahunchi. Isi wajah se Ajmer ko Chishti silsile ka ek bada kendra maana jaata hai, aur Garib Nawaz urs Hindustan ke sabse bade Sufi mahaul mein se ek hai.

Ajmer Sharif Dargah Rajasthan ke Ajmer sheher mein, Taragarh pahadi ki taleti (base) ke paas hai, aur yeh Hindustan ki sabse zyada visit ki jaane wali dargahon mein se ek hai. Yeh shrine ek din mein nahi bani — kai sadiyon mein alag-alag hukmaraano ke tohfon aur tameer se yeh apni maujooda shakal tak pahunchi.

Mughal daur mein ise khaas sarparasti mili. Riwayat hai ki badshah Akbar yahan aksar ziyarat ke liye aate the aur ek baar Agra se paidal safar bhi kiya. Kai badshahon aur nawabon ne yahan darwaze, degen, aur imaraten banwayin, jinme Shah Jahan aur doosre Mughal hukmaraano ke naam jode jaate hain.

Andar dakhil hote hi visitor ko bade darwaze milte hain — inme Nizam Gate aur uske aage Buland Darwaza mashhoor hain. Aangan mein do badi degen (bade cauldron) rakhi hain, jinme tabarruk ke taur par khana pakaaya jaata hai aur langar mein baanta jaata hai. Aage badhte hi marble ka farsh, jaali-daar bareek kaam, aur chaandi ke darwaze milte hain, aur bilkul beech mein safed marble ki mazaar par gumbad (dome) hai.

Dargah ke ird-gird purana bazaar hai jahan chadar, phool, aur tabarruk milta hai. Paas hi Ana Sagar jheel, Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra jaisi purani imaraten, aur Taragarh qila jaise landmark hain, jahan aksar zaireen ghoomne jaate hain. Urs ke dinon mein yahan Hindustan aur baahar se lakhon log jama hote hain.

Ajmer Sharif urs date Islamic mahine Rajab ki pehli nau tarikhon par aati hai — yaani 1 se 9 Rajab. Ye nau din urs ka mukammal daur maana jaata hai. Iska main din 6va hai, jise Chhati Sharif kehte hain, aur aakhri yaani 9va din Bara Qul hota hai, jab urs ka ikhtitaam (samapti) hota hai.

Hijri calendar chand par chalta hai, isliye har saal Gregorian (English) date takreeban 11 din pehle khisak jaati hai — iska matlab urs har saal thoda pehle aata hai. Is saal ki live date aur countdown upar di gayi hai, taaki aap sahi din jaan sakein.

In nau dinon mein log aam taur par yeh sab karte hain:

• Shuru mein dargah par rasm ke taur par parcham (jhanda) lehraaya jaata hai, jo urs ki aamad ka ishaara hota hai.
• Zaireen ziyarat ke liye aate hain aur mazaar par chadar-poshi karte hain — chadar aur phool pesh karte hain.
• Raat-bhar qawwali ki mehfilein chalti hain jinme qawwal kalaam pesh karte hain.
• Visitors ke liye din-raat muft langar (community khana) chalta hai.
• 6va din Chhati Sharif aur 9ve din Bara Qul par sabse zyada bheed hoti hai, jab lakhon log jama hote hain.

Ye poore nau din mel-milaap, yaad, aur community ke jama hone ka waqt hote hain, aur log Hindustan ke alag-alag hisson aur baahar se bhi is mahaul mein shaamil hone aate hain.

Ajmer Sharif dargah kaise pahunche — Ajmer ka apna railway station (Ajmer Junction) main line par hai aur yahan Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai jaise bade sheheron se seedhi trainein aati hain, isliye train se aana sabse aasaan aur aam tareeqa hai. Station se dargah takreeban 2 km door hai.

Sabse nazdeek airport Jaipur (Jaipur International Airport) hai, jo takreeban 130–135 km door hai; wahan se taxi ya bus se Ajmer aa sakte hain. Ab Ajmer ke paas Kishangarh mein bhi ek chhota airport hai jo takreeban 27–30 km door hai.

Sadak (road) se aane wale logon ke liye Ajmer NH-48 (Delhi–Jaipur–Ahmedabad route) ke paas hai, aur RSRTC ki bus service bade sheheron se chalti hai. Ajmer sheher ke andar dargah tak auto-rickshaw, taxi/cab, ya purane bazaar ke tang raaston se paidal pahuncha jaata hai — station ya bus stand se auto sabse aasaan rehta hai.

Urs ke dinon mein sheher aur station par bheed kaafi zyada ho jaati hai, isliye station se jaldi nikalna aur pehle se rehne ka intezaam karna behtar rehta hai.

Agar aap bheed se bachna chahte hain to urs ke main dinon (Chhati Sharif aur Bara Qul) ke bajaye aam dinon mein ziyarat karna zyada sukoon-bhara rehta hai. Rajasthan ki garmi tez hoti hai, isliye garmi ke mausam mein subah jaldi ya shaam ka waqt behtar rehta hai.

Saath rakhne ke liye kuch cheezein: sar dhakne ke liye scarf ya rumaal, halka aur sharif (modest) kapde, paani ki bottle, aur zaroori dawai. Bhaari saaman na rakhein kyunki bheed mein aana-jaana mushkil hota hai.

Dargah ke andar joote utaarne padte hain, isliye chappal stand ka istemaal karein aur joote sambhaal kar rakhein. Kimti cheezein (phone, paisa, gehne) dhyan se rakhein kyunki bheed mein khone-paane ka khatra rehta hai; agar kuch kho jaaye to khoye-paaye counter se madad li ja sakti hai.

Andar shaant aur izzat ke saath pesh aayein, dhakke se bachein, aur photo lene se pehle mahaul ka khayal rakhein. Dargah har mazhab aur tabke ke visitors ke liye khuli rehti hai, isliye sab log yahan aa sakte hain.