Pakistan has a number of shrines that have become places of

pilgrimage A pilgrimage is a travel, journey to a holy place, which can lead to a personal transformation, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life. A pilgrim (from the Latin ''peregrinus'') is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) w ...

. They include mausolea and shrines of political leaders (of both pre-independence and post-independence

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

), shrines of religious leaders and pirs (saints) and shrines of leaders of various Islamic empires and dynasties.

Founding fathers

* The mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 187611 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pa ...

('Father of the Nation' and 'Quaid-e-Azam') in

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

* The mausoleum of Allama

Muhammad Iqbal Muhammad Iqbal (9 November 187721 April 1938) was a South Asian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician. Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philoso ...

('Poet of the Nation') in

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

Venerated figures in Sufism

, Peer SyedSaeedulHassan, Sarkar Mararvi, , Silsala Naqashbandi Qadri Mujadadi, , 1997-till date, , walton cantt lahore, ,

lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

, ,

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

, - , Syed Shah Sadaruddin Lakyari/ Laki Shah Saddar, , Descendant of Imam Musa Kazim, , Jamshoro, , Jamshoro, ,

Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...

, - , Pir Syed Said Ali Shah Gardazi, Sohawi Chishti , 19th century , Sohawa Sharif , Dhirkot, Bagh ,

Azad Kashmir Azad Jammu and Kashmir (), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir ( ), is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger ...

Gallery

File:Allama Iqbals Tomb East wall close-up July 1 2005.jpg, Mausoleum of Muhammad Iqbal File:Tomb Quaid1.JPG, Mausoleum of

also called Mazar-e-Quaid,

. File:Data durbar (9).JPG, Mausoleum and Mosque of Sufi Saint Abul Hassan Ali Hajweri,

. File:Tomb of Emperor Jahangir.jpg,

Tomb of Jahangir The Mughal Empire, Mughal emperor Jahangir is buried in a mausoleum dating from 1637, located in Shahdara Bagh near city of Lahore, along the banks of River Ravi, in Punjab, Pakistan. The site is famous for its interiors that are extensively embe ...

, Lahore File:Anarkali Tomb 2.jpg, Tomb of Anarkali, Lahore File:Tomb of Noor Jahan at Shahdara.jpg, Tomb of Nur Jahan, Lahore Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam 2014-07-31.jpg, Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, one of many mausoleums of Multan File:Shrine Of Allo Mahar sharif.jpg, Tomb of Syed Faiz-ul Hassan Shah and Muhammad Amin Shah Sani in Allo Mahar,

Sialkot Sialkot (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of the Sialkot District and the List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 12th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined ...

. File:A side view of Darbar Sharif of Shams Ali Qalandar.jpg, Mausoleum of Shams Ali Qalandar, Shamsabad, Hujra Shah Muqeem File:B Bi Pak Daman June5 2004 (6).jpg, Mausoleum of Bibi Pak Daman,

. File:Tomb of Syed Muhammad Jewan Shah Naqvi Al Hussaini.jpg, Tomb of Syed Muhammad Jewan Shah Naqvi in Allo Mahar,

. File:Samadhi of Ranjit Singh July 1 2005.jpg, Samadhi of Ranjit Singh,

. Shrine Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Sehwan Shareed, Sindh.jpg,

Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar The Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar (; ) is a Dargah, shrine and mausoleum dedicated to the 13th century Muslim and Sufi saint, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. The shrine is located in Sehwan Sharif, in the Pakistani province of Sindh. The shrine is one of ...

, Sehwan File:Khawaja Ghulam Farid tomb at Kot Mithan.jpg, Khwaja Ghulam Farid's Mausoleum at Kot Mithan. File:Chaukundi1.JPG, Chaukhandi tombs, 25 km east of

on N-5 National Highway File:View of Makli by Usman Ghani (cropped).jpg, Cluster of tombs at

Makli Necropolis Makli Necropolis (; ) is one of the largest funerary sites in the world, spread over an area of 10 kilometres near the city of Thatta, in the Pakistani province of Sindh. The site houses approximately 500,000 to 1 million tombs built over the c ...

File:Bahauddin Zakariya Tomb 9.jpg, Baha-ud-din Zakariya's Mausoleum in

Multan Multan is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fifth-most populous city in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by populatio ...

File:Taunsa.jpg, Shrine of Shah Suleman Taunsvi in Taunsa Sharif File:Mausoleum of Pir Meher Ali Shah.jpg, Mausoleum of Pir Meher Ali Shah, Golra Sharif,

Islamabad Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...

File:Mian-Mir-Mausoleum.jpg, Mausoleum of Mir Muhammad better known as Mian Mir in

; he was the spiritual instructor of Mughal Prince

Dara Shikoh Dara Shikoh (20 March 1615 – 30 August 1659), also transliterated as Dara Shukoh, was the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Dara was designated with the title ''Padshahzada-i-Buzurg Martaba'' () and was favoured ...

. File:Sohni Tomb.Jpg, Mausoleum of Sohni Mahiwal in Shahdadpur,

File:Shrine of Pir Hadi Hassan Bux Shah Jilani.jpg, Shrine of Pir Hadi Hassan Bux Shah Jilani, Duthro Sharif, Sanghar,

File:Darbar Hazrat Baba Farid ud Deen Ganj Shakar Rahmatullah Alaih - panoramio.jpg, The shrine of Baba Farid

References

{{reflist Sufi shrines in Pakistan History of religion in Pakistan Pakistani social culture *

Mausoleums A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the Chamber tomb, burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's Cadaver, remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be ...

Mausolea and shrines

Founding fathers

Venerated figures in Sufism

Gallery

See also

References