Ameen Peer Dargah: Spreading the message of unconditional love Premium

Ameen Peer Dargah in Kadapa has a history of over 3.5 centuries, spreading the message of unconditional love. It is visited by hundreds of believers daily, and has been visited by many politicians and celebrities. The dargah has dedicated landed properties and strict rules for maintenance. The present pontiff is the 11th since 1645 A.D. Ameen Peer Dargah in Kadapa has a 3.5-century history of spreading unconditional love. Hundreds of believers visit daily, and many politicians and celebs have visited. It has dedicated properties and strict rules for maintenance, with the 11th pontiff since 1645 A.D. currently holding the reins.

The fame of Ameen Peer Dargah in Kadapa witnessed a meteoric rise over the last few decades. The shrine, however, has a vast history of over three-and-a-half centuries and has been spreading the message of unconditional love ever since.

Known as ‘Asthana-e-Maqdoomullahi’ alias ‘Ameen Peer Dargah’ alias ‘Pedda Dargah’ (Badi Dargah), the mausoleum is thronged by hundreds of believers who have unwavering faith in the successive pontiffs, every day.

The belief is that the wrongdoers in the society undergo a drastic transformation and become noble souls under the guidance of the pontiff (Peetadhipathi).

It was back in 1645 AD that the first Guru, whose spiritual name was Hazrat Khaja Sayyed Sha Peerulla Mohammad Mohammadul Hussaini Chistiul Khadari Ataye Rasool SA Nayyed-e-Rasool SA (commonly known as ‘Peerulla Malik’), came from Bidar to Kadapa.

It is said that the first Guru had undertaken a padayatra (walkathon) to Ajmer under the instructions of Mohammad the Prophet, who had come in his dreams. En route, he had passed the verdict in a complicated case handled by the Maharaja of Gwalior, thus earning encomiums from the empire.

The dargah has been located on a three-acre site in Old Kadapa since the British period. It houses the residential complex of the pontiff’s family, an ‘Annasala’ (hall where food is served), a Mushaira hall (a centre for conducting intellectual debate, spiritual learning and practising devotional literature) and a mosque (prayer hall).

It was under the headship of the eighth pontiff that the rules and regulations were framed for maintaining the dargah, which are adhered to even today. The dargah has dedicated landed properties all over Chittoor, Nellore and Kadapa districts that are strictly inalienable. They can only be used by successive pontiffs to spread the divine message and maintain order. Donations are accepted only from the closed circle of the disciples and not from the celebrities, however big and mighty they are.