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The opening as it read in 2015

Data Durbar Complex Darbar Huzur Data Sahib Data Darbar (or Durbar ), located in the city of Lahore , Punjab , Pakistan is one of the oldest Muslim shrines in South Asia . It houses the remains of a Sufi saint, Abul Hassan Ali Hajvery (more commonly known as Daata Ganj Baksh, or "the master (Daata) who bestows treasures gifted (Ganj Baksh) by Allah Almighty").¹ He is said to have lived on the site in the 11th century.² The shrine is located near the Bhati Gate into Lahore 's Walled City. It was originally built by the Ghaznavi king Sultan Zakiruddin Ibrahim in the late eleventh century, and has been expanded several times. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is a frequent visitor. On special occasions, the shrine is decorated with lights, dinner is prepared for hundreds of people and visitors dance while musicians play Sufi music for hours. At the boundary of the shrine, Muslim faithfuls recite the Qur'an , and pay tributes to Muhammad . There have been rising security fears in recent years after threats by Pakistan's Taliban militants. The large size of the complex which houses the shrine and the fact that it is open at all hours to the public makes protecting it extremely difficult. The Talibans and Salafi oppose visiting tombs of the Sufis which they have declared grave worshiping , a shirk practice in Islam . On 1 July 2010, two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the shrine. At least 50 people died and 200 others were hurt in the blasts. This was the biggest attack on a Sufi shrine in Pakistan since 2001.³

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The opening as it stood in 2005

Data Durbar is the tomb of Ali Hajweri where hundreds of thousands of people come each year to pay their respects and to say their prayers. It is located in Lahore , Pakistan . The large complex also includes Jamia Hajveria , or Hajveri Mosque. v t e

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Data Durbar is the tomb of Hazrat Syed Abul Hassan Bin Usman Bin Ali Al-Hajweri , the famous Persian Sufi saint, where hundreds of thousands of people come each year to pay their respects and to say their prayers. It is located in Lahore , Punjab , Pakistan . The large complex also includes Jamia Hajveria , or Hajveri Mosque.

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The opening as it stood in 2020 13 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Data Darbar (also spelt Data Durbar ; ), located in the city of Lahore , Punjab , Pakistan is the largest Sufi shrine in South Asia . It was built to house the remains of Ali Hujwiri , commonly known as Data Ganj Baksh , a Sufi saint from Ghazni in present-day Afghanistan , who is believed to have lived on the site in the 11th century CE. The site is considered to be the most sacred place in Lahore, and attracts up to one million visitors to its annual urs festival.

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

Sufi Islamic shrine in Lahore, Pakistan Data Darbar (also spelt Data Durbar ; ), located in the city of Lahore (Punjab, Pakistan), is the largest Sufi shrine in South Asia . It was built to house the remains of Ali Hujwiri , commonly known as Data Ganj Baksh , a Sufi saint from Ghazni in present-day Afghanistan, who is believed to have lived on the site in the 11th century CE. The site is considered to be the most sacred place in Lahore, and attracts up to one million visitors to its annual urs festival.

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Sufi Islamic shrine in Lahore, Pakistan Data Darbar ( Punjabi : داتا دربار , romanized: Dātā Darbār ) is an Islamic shrine located in Lahore , Punjab, Pakistan . It is the largest Sufi shrine in South Asia . It was built to house the remains of al-Hujwiri , commonly known as Data Ganj Baksh or more colloquially as Data Sahab , a Sufi saint from Ghazni in present-day Afghanistan, who is believed to have lived on the site in the 11th century CE. The site is considered to be the most sacred place in Lahore, and attracts up to one million visitors to its annual urs festival.

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