Hazratbal Shrine

Hazratbal Shrine
Hazratbal Shrine
درگاہ حَضْرَت بل
	Dargah Hazratbal, Srinagar
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
District	Srinagar District
Region	Kashmir Valley
Leadership	Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Waqf Board
Status	Active
Location
Location	Hazratbal
Municipality	Srinagar
State	Jammu and Kashmir
Country	India
	Location within Jammu and Kashmir Location within India
Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
Geographic coordinates	34°7′45″N 74°50′32″E / 34.12917°N 74.84222°E
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture
Style	Classical
Specifications
Length	105 metres (344 ft)
Width	25 metres (82 ft)
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1

The Hazratbal Shrine (Kashmiri: درگاه حَضْرَت بل), popularly called Dargah Sharif ("the Holy Shrine"), is a Muslim shrine located in Hazratbal locality of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It contains a relic, Moi-e-Muqqadas, believed to be the hair of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.^[1] It is situated on the northern bank of the Dal Lake in Srinagar, and is considered to be Kashmir's holiest Muslim shrine.^[2]

The name of the shrine is a combination of the Arabic word hazrat (lit. 'respected') and the Kashmiri word bal (lit. 'place').^[3]

^ "Moslems Riot Over Theft of Sacred Relic", Chicago Tribune, 29 December 1963, p1
^ "Kashmir Indians Yield at Shrine". The New York Times. Reuters. 7 August 1994. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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[1] "Moslems Riot Over Theft of Sacred Relic", Chicago Tribune, 29 December 1963, p1

[2] "Kashmir Indians Yield at Shrine". The New York Times. Reuters. 7 August 1994. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

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