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1. SAYID MUHAMMAD SHAREEFUL MADANI DARGAH, ULLAL,
MANGALORE : The history says that the Saint came
to Ullal around 500 years ago from the holy city of Medina in
Saudi Arabia by floating across the sea on a piece of Chador
or Musalla. He camped at a small mosque in Melangadi area, which
is the present Jumma Masjid for Ullal, Permannur, Someshwara,
Munnur, Kotekar and Jeppinamogaru villages. The Saint led a
very pious and simple life. His simplicity and devotion of faith,
love towards the poor attracted the villagers. The villagers
were pouring towards him because he used to solve their problems
through his prayers and spiritual powers.
Hearing
of his miraculous healings, people irrespective of caste and
creed flocked to Ullal to have a glimpse and blessings of the
Saint. Later on the Saint married a girl from a poor but respectable
family. The family used to reside in a tenanted land. One day
the landlord came to the plot to pluck tender coconuts and the
children there asked for few but the landlord refused to give
any to them.
When
the Saint came home he saw children crying for the tender coconut,
he pacified the children. Few days later the landlord came to
the Saint and complained of severe stomach pain. He confessed
his guilt and begged for Saints pardon. The
Saint gave him a glass of water and upon drinking the water,
the landlord’s pain subsided. To show his gratitude he
gave the tenanted land to the Saint.
The descendants of the Saint are still at the same land. The
Saints name is associated with several such miracles. One day
when the saint was performing his ablution (Wazu) in a tank
of the nearby mosque at Alekal locality, he suddenly started
throwing water upwards and towards west.
Later
when asked, why he sprinkled water in the air, he replied that
he was trying to extinguish the fire in Makkah Mosque. It was
confirmed by people who had been to Makkah that indeed there
was a fire and sudden showers had extinguished it. The
Saint never saved anything for his future, when he was bedridden;
his wife wept and asked how she was going to cope after his
death. He consoled her and told her that she would find a rupee
coin under her pillow everyday and that is exactly what happened
after his death.
When the Saint died, a tomb was erected over his grave, which
is the present day Dargah. It is believed even today miracles
happen there. A
person, who was unable to talk, used to visit this Dargah regularly,
one day for no apparent reason he fell. When he regained consciousness,
to everybody’s surprise, he was able to talk! A
month long Uroos celebration held once in five years attracts
large crowds. In the year 1945 there was acute shortage of water
in the Melangadi area, where the present day Juma Masjid is
situated. There was not even water to drink, all the devotees
who had gathered for the Uroos, got together and prayed. To
all of their surprise, a gurgling sound was heard and the well
near the Dargah filled up with water. Ever since then that particular
well never dries!
The
first annual Uroos celebration was recorded in the year 1920,
since then it is held once in 5 years. During this period renowned
scholars give religious discourses in Arabic, Urdu, Malayalam
and Kannada. Devotees irrespective of caste and creed from all
over India visit the Dargah and pay their homage to the Saint
and seek his blessings and to fulfill their vows. The last Dargah
was attended by well over 10 Lakhs of people. The original tomb
was renovated and enlarged in 1970 and Karnataka government
helped in renovating roads and installing street lights. The
income derived from the Dargah is spent towards the development
of the community.
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2.
SAIDAN BEEBI DARGA : Located
near the RT office is the only Dargah of a lady Saint in Mangalore.
This is visited by people of all religion to offer prayers.
DARGAH: They are tombs of Muslim Soofi Saints or Missionaries
who lived amongst common people and spread Islam by their kind
deeds. Uroos is their death anniversary.
For
more infor Click here : http://baabmallya.sulekha.com/blog/post/2006/09/dargah-and-mosques-of-mangalore-ramadan-kareem.htm
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