Holiday announced in Lahore on Sept 7. The annual Urs (death anniversary) of Data Ganj Bakhsh Syed Ali Hajwari (RA) will be observed in Lahore on September 7 (Thursday), according to interim Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
CM Naqvi announced that the three-day Urs ceremony will start on Tuesday (tomorrow) during his visit to Data Darbar.
The chief minister continued, “We are working to improve arrangements for the event, which will last for three days, from Tuesday to Thursday.”
“We also held a meeting with the commissioner about the langar khana so that everyone who attends the celebration can eat,” he said, adding that arrangements will be made for mehfil-e-samaa where the best qawwals will perform.
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As Holiday announced in Lahore on Sept 7, CM Naqvi reiterated that the best arrangements will be made for the Chehlum, processions, and Urs.
Concerning traffic, the chief minister stated that a plan is in place and that parking facilities will be provided once security is cleared.
Preparations for the expansion of Data Darbar will begin soon, and the premises of the mosques and shrines will also be expanded, he added.
Data Darbar is one of the oldest Muslim shrines in the subcontinent. It houses the remains of a Sufi saint, Abul Hassan Ali Hajvery. He used to live on the site in the 11th century.
The shrine is located near the Bhatee Gate in the walled city of Lahore. It was originally built by King Ghaznavi Sultan Zakiruddin Ibrahim later in the 11th century and has been extended several times since.
