Data Ganj Bakhsh Urs 2026

Ali Hujwiri, jinhe pyaar se Data Ganj Bakhsh kaha jaata hai, barr-e-sagheer ke shuruaati aur sabse ahem Sufiyon mein se ek maane jaate hain. Unka poora naam rivayat mein Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Usman al-Jullabi al-Hujwiri al-Ghaznawi milta hai — "Jullabi" aur "Hujwiri" unke wale Ghazni (aaj ka Afghanistan) ke mohalle the. Unki paidaish takreeban giyarahvi sadi ke shuru (aas-paas 1009) mein hui; theek saal ko lekar rai alag-alag hai, isliye ise takreeban hi kaha jaata hai.

Ilm haasil karne ke liye unhone door-door ka safar kiya. Rivayaton ke mutabiq woh Iraq, Syria, Persia (Iran), Azerbaijan aur Central Asia ke kai ilaqon tak gaye, aur wahan ke ulama aur Sufiyon se mile. Unke ahem ustaad Abu al-Fadl Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Khuttali the, aur unki rivayat ko aksar Junaidi silsile se joda jaata hai.

Baad mein Ghaznavi daur ke daurान woh Lahore aa kar aabaad hue aur wahin taleem dete rahe. Unki sabse mashhoor kitab Kashf al-Mahjub ("parde hue ka inkishaaf") hai, jo Sufism par likha gaya sabse purana mukammal Persian treatise mana jaata hai. Is kitab mein Sufi istilahaat, adab, aur pehle buzurgon ke haalaat ka bayaan hai, aur yeh aaj bhi tehqeeq karne walon aur talib-e-ilm ke liye ek buniyadi zariya samjhi jaati hai.

Unka intekal Lahore mein takreeban 465 AH (giyarahvi sadi ke doosre nisf, aas-paas 1072–1077 CE) mein hua; saal ko lekar mukhtalif rai hai, isliye ise bhi takreeban hi bataya jaata hai. Rivayat ke mutabiq baad ke ek bade Sufi ne unhe "Ganj Bakhsh" (khazaana bakhshने wala) ka laqab diya, aur yahi naam maqbool hua. Unki virasat aaj Lahore ki Data Darbar dargah aur unki kitab ke zariye zinda hai.

Data Darbar Lahore, Pakistan mein hai — yeh Hindustan mein nahi hai, lekin Hindustan mein bhi ise kaafi search kiya jaata hai. Yeh barr-e-sagheer ki sabse badi aur purani Muslim dargahon mein se ek maani jaati hai. Yeh Lahore ke purane walled city (Bhati Gate ke aas-paas) ke kareeb waqe hai, jahan se sheher ki purani gali-kuche aur bazaar juday hue hain.

Shuru mein ziyarat ki jagah qabr ke upar bani ek chhoti si imarat thi; sadiyon ke daurान ise kaafi baar badhaya aur behtar banaya gaya. Bisvi sadi ke doosre nisf mein bade paimane par tameer aur tauseeh hui, jise sarkari Auqaf (Punjab ka religious affairs mehkma) ke intezam ne sambhala.

Aaj complex mein visitor ko safaid marble ka farsh, bade daakhli gates, ek buland gumbad, khule aangan aur ek badi masjid nazar aati hai. Sath hi langar khana aur mardo-aurton ke liye alag ziyarat ke intezam bhi hain. Complex ke ird-gird Lahore ka purana sheher, bazaar aur kai tareekhi imaraten hain, jinhe log aksar ek hi safar mein sath dekhte hain.

Data Darbar urs date Islamic mahine Safar ki takreeban 18–20 tarikh par aati hai. Hijri calendar chand par chalta hai, isliye Gregorian (angrezi) date har saal takreeban 11 din pehle khisak jaati hai; isi wajah se yeh saalon ke saath alag-alag mausam mein aata hai. Is saal ki live date aur countdown upar di gayi hai.

Urs ek din ka nahi balki kai dinon ka silsila hota hai. Aam taur par devotees pehle parcham (jhanda) lehrate hain jo urs ki shuruaat ka nishaan hota hai. Phir log chadar-poshi karte hain, yaani chadar aur phool pesh karte hain. Raat ke waqt qawwali ki mehfilein hoti hain jinme kalaam-e-sufiyana gaya jaata hai, din-raat bade paimane par langar chalta hai, aur aakhir mein Qul ki rasm hoti hai jo urs ki takmeel maani jaati hai.

In dinon Lahore aur aas-paas ke ilaqon se, aur kabhi door-door se, bahut badi tadaad mein log jama hote hain. Isliye bheed aur security dono kaafi bade paimane par hote hain, aur aane-jaane ke raaste bhi kabhi-kabhi tabdeel kiye jaate hain.

Data Darbar kaise pahunche — yeh dargah Lahore, Pakistan mein hai. Hindustan ke visitors ke liye iska matlab hai ki unhe passport aur valid visa ki zaroorat hogi, jo doosre mulk ke safar ke liye laazmi hai. Yeh baat hum neutral taur par bata rahe hain; visa ke niyam waqt ke saath badalte rehte hain.

Lahore ke andar dargah tak pahunchna aasaan hai. Sabse kareeb bada railway station Lahore Junction hai, jo dargah se takreeban kuch hi kilometre door hai. Sabse kareeb hawai adda Allama Iqbal International Airport hai, jo sheher ke markaz se takreeban 12–15 km door hai.

Sheher ke andar local bus, auto-rickshaw, aur taxi/cab se aasaani se pahuncha jaata hai; purane sheher ke kareeb hone ki wajah se aas-paas ki kai jagahon se paidal bhi pahuncha ja sakta hai. Urs ke dinon mein bheed ki wajah se aksar khaas traffic aur parking ke intezam hote hain, isliye thoda extra waqt le kar chalein. Safar ka plan banane se pehle apni travel documents aur dono mulkon ke mojooda niyam zaroor check kar lein.

Urs ke main dinon (takreeban 18–20 Safar) mein bheed sabse zyada hoti hai; agar aap Lahore mein hain aur sukoon se ziyarat chahte hain to aam dinon mein jaana behtar rehta hai. Garmi ke mausam mein subah ya shaam ka waqt zyada aaraam-deh hota hai, aur sath mein paani rakhna theek rehta hai.

Halka saaman rakhein aur modest (sharifana) libaas pehnein; sar dhakne ke liye rumaal ya scarf saath rakhein. Dargah mein aksar joote bahar utaarne padte hain, isliye joota stand ka istemaal karein aur qeemti cheezein (paise, phone, documents) apne pas sambhal kar rakhein, khaaskar bheed ke waqt.

Dargah har kisi ke liye khuli hoti hai; wahan shaant aur ehtiraam ke saath rahein, tasveer khenchne se pehle local rules ka khayal rakhein, aur intezamiya ki hidayat maanein. Hindustan se jaane wale visitors apna passport, visa aur zaroori documents pehle se tayyar rakhein.