Nowadays, Muslims are battling among themselves over visiting a Dargah and seeking help from an individual who slept under the mazar. All sections aside from Shia and Sunni claim that heading to Dargah is a ‘Shirk’. Shirk, according to their faith, is a form of mistake that Almighty Allah is unlikely to forgive.
As a Muslim, when I looked at the Qur’an, I could not locate any Para or Aayat that specifically mentions the Dargah and Mazar, though it is referred to indirectly in some Aayats. “O you who believe!” says Surah-Al-Mai’Daah verse 35. Be mindful of (your duty to) Allah (SwT) and seek means that bring you closer to Him, to approach Him, and to attempt hard in His way so that you may be successful.”
In Islam, Wali Allah and Auliya Allah are persons who are close to Allah, and Allah says to seek closeness to him and a way to contact him. It is obvious that you can ask Allah’s dear ones to pray for them.
People who died in the way of Allah are not considered dead in Islam; instead, they are referred to as Shaheed, which indicates they are still alive in the world.
Glancing back to history, legendary Islamic warrior Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi was Mureed of Syed Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani, and over 70,000 individuals in his army were Mureed (followers) of Syed Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani.
Similarly, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein visited Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani’s shrine and offered Namaz and performed dua there.
In keeping with Akbar:The Great’s history, he frequented Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Shrine 14 times throughout the course of his life.
Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi, known in India as the lone politician who speaks out for Muslims, now visits Dargah. When he traverses for his political campaigning and finds onto a dargah, he calmly goes to and offers prayers there.
Writing about prominent persons attending Dargah is an attempt to inform their fans and followers that they ought to see Dargah and beseech Allah for help.
Women aren’t allowed to visit shrines, according to Hazrat Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, Imam of Ahl-e-sunnat Wal Jamat. The praying person should be no less than four meters distant from the Mazaar, and the only ‘Chadar’ on the Mazaar should be the one with the ‘Niyat’ of keeping the ‘Mazaar’ clean. While praying to the Dargah is strictly prohibited, you can perform Waseela ( the reference ) to Allah.