List Of Islamic Shrines In Tamil Nadu
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Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...
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dargah A Sufi shrine or dargah ( ''dargâh'' or ''dargah'', Turkish: ''dergâh'', Hindustani: ''dargāh'' दरगाह درگاہ, ''dôrgah'') is a shrine or tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint or dervi ...
is sometimes transliterated as ''darga''.


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* Erwadi Dargah; contains the tomb of Qutbus Sultan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Badshah * Hazrat Noor Mohammad Shah Dargah, also known as Panruti Darga, located in Podakkudi; contains the tomb of Hazrat Noor Mohammad Shah * Kalifa e Nathar Wali, located in
Trichy Tiruchirappalli (), also known as Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable and the cleanest city of T ...
; contains the tomb of Shams Mansoor Shams Peer * Kattupalli, a compound of dargahs located at
Ervadi Erwadi is a village in Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu. It belongs to Kilakarai Taluk and town panchayat. The village is at the location of the grave and shrine of Qutb-us-Sultan Syed Ibrahim Badshah Shaheed, a ruler of Madurai. Erwadi als ...
* Kovalam Darga or Kovalam Darga, located in Chennai; contains the tomb of Tamim al-Ansari * Kuangudi Mastan Sahib Darga, located at Tondiarpet; contains the tomb of Kunangudi Masthan Sahib * Lalpet Dargah, located in
Cuddalore Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is a heavy industries hub and a port city, and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important city and port during the Britis ...
; contains the tomb of Sheikh Shams-ul-Aarifeen Qutb-ul-Aqtab Khwaja Dil Nawaz FaizeeShah Noori Chisti-ul-Qadiri * Muthupet dargha; contains the tomb of Sheik Dawood Kamlil Valyullah * Nagore Dargah, in
Nagore Nagore is a town in the Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located approximately 12 km South of Karaikal and 5 km North of Nagapattinam. Nearby towns are Karaikal, Tiruvarur, and Velankanni. It has a population of app ...
, in the
Nagapattinam district Nagapattinam District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Nagapattinam district was carved out by bifurcating the erstwhile composite Thanjavur district on 19 October 1991. The town of Nagapattinam is the district ...
; contains the tomb of Syed Shahul Hamid Qadir Wali * Pallapatti dargah; contains the tomb of Sheik Abdul Kadhar Avliya * Peer Mohamed Appa Dargah, located in Thuckalay, in the Kanyakumari district; contains the tomb of Peer Mohamed Appa * Qutbus Sultan Syed Mohammad Shaheed Dargah, located in Kilakarai; contains the tomb of the cousin brother of Ervadi Sultan Syed Ibrahim Badushah * Sarkarai Bawa Dargah, located in Oddanchathiram, in the
Dindigul district Dindigul District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Dindigul District is the largest district in Tamil Nadu by area. The district was carved out of Madurai District in 1985. It has an area of 6266.64 km2 and c ...
; contains the tomb of Sarkarai Bawa * Sheikh Abdullah Avuliyah R.A Dargah, located in Piranmalai, in the
Sivagangai district Sivaganga District is one of the 38 districts (an administrative district) in Tamil Nadu state, India. This district was formed on 15 March 1985 by trifurcation of Ramanathapuram district into Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar and Sivaganga districts ...
; contains the tomb of Sheikh Abdullah Avuliyah R.A * Sheikh Sadaqathullahil Khahiri Dargah, located in the
Keelakarai Kilakarai (alternatively spelled Kilakkarai or Keelakarai) is a municipality in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 38,355. Kilakarai is one of the Taluka in Ramanathapuram Distri ...
, in the
Ramanathapuram district Ramanathapuram District, also known as Ramnad District, is one of the 38 administrative districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The old Ramanathapuram District consists of Present day Virudhunagar and Sivagangai districts, it touches th ...
; contains the tomb of Sheikh Sadaqathullahil Khahiri * Sheikh Umarul Khahiri Valiyyullah Dargah, located in Kayal Pattanam; contains the tomb of Sheikh Umarul Khahiri Valiyyullah * Sheikh Keelakarai Thaika Sahib and Imamul Aroos Mappilai Labbai Alim Dargah, located in
Keelakarai Kilakarai (alternatively spelled Kilakkarai or Keelakarai) is a municipality in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 38,355. Kilakarai is one of the Taluka in Ramanathapuram Distri ...
, in the
Ramanathapuram district Ramanathapuram District, also known as Ramnad District, is one of the 38 administrative districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The old Ramanathapuram District consists of Present day Virudhunagar and Sivagangai districts, it touches th ...
; contains the tombs of Sheikh Keelakarai Thaika Sahib and Imamul Aroos Mappilai Labbai Alim * Syed Ali Fatimah R.A Dargah, located in Atthangarai, in the Tirunelveli district; contains the tomb of Syed Ali Fatimah R.A * Syek Appa Sheik Amma Oliyulla Dargah, located in Maavoor, in the
Ramanathapuram district Ramanathapuram District, also known as Ramnad District, is one of the 38 administrative districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The old Ramanathapuram District consists of Present day Virudhunagar and Sivagangai districts, it touches th ...
; contains the tomb of Syek Appa Sheik Amma Oliyulla * Thiruparankundram Dargah, located in
Thiruparankundram Thiruparankundram, also spelled Tirupparankundram or Tiruparangundram, is a neighbourhood in Madurai city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is about from Periyar Bus Terminus, the centre of the city and constitutes the southwest part of the Madurai cit ...
Malai, in the
Madurai district Madurai District is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the famous Sri Meenakshi ...
; contains the tomb of Sultan Sikkandhar Badushah * Trichy Dargah, contains the tomb of Dada Hayat Mir Qalandar Table Aalam Badshah Nathar Wali Sohrawardi * ''unnamed'', located in
Madurai Madurai ( , , ), formerly known as Madura, is a major city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District, which is ...
; contains the tomb of Melakkal Kanavai Syed Varusai Ibrahim Sahib R.A * Yarab Dargah, located in Denkanikottai, in the Krishnagiri district


See also

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Islam in India Islam is India's Religion in India, second-largest religion, with 14.2% of the country's population, or approximately 172.2 million people, identifying as adherents of Islam in a 2011 census. India also has the Islam by country, third-larg ...
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Sufism in India Sufism has a history in India that has been evolving for over 1,000 years. The presence of Sufism has been a leading entity increasing the reaches of Islam throughout South Asia.Schimmel, p.346 Following the entrance of Islam in the early 8th ...


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Dargahs A Sufi shrine or dargah ( ''dargâh'' or ''dargah'', Turkish: ''dergâh'', Hindustani: ''dargāh'' दरगाह درگاہ, ''dôrgah'') is a shrine or tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint or dervis ...
Dargahs, Tamil Nadu