On the Eastern Bank of the Indus; in the Taluka of Sakrand in District Shaheed Benazirabad, stands a quiet lodge of one of the most vocal Sufis of Sindh. Syed Muhammad Shah Jillani, known as ‘Roz-e-Dhani’ was the son of Syed Muhammad Sher Shah Zakri. Syed Muhammad Sher Shah Zakri migrated from Kashmir and settled in Sindh contemporaneous to the new wave of Sufism in the late 19th Century. He was given the title of ‘Zakri’ as he used to perform ‘Zikr’. The tomb and mosque at Dargah Pir Zakri were commissioned during the lifetime of Syed Muhammad Shah Jillani in 1935. The structure was delicately built with mud bricks and mortar; skillfully painted and calligraphed; intricately planned; and elaborately designed to withstand time and follower influx. The Dargah boasts a wide assortment of different architectural styles and ideologies in its identity. The Dargah is a structural Magnum Opus of the Zakris of Sakrand and symbol of their irrefutable mark on the Sufi Landscape of Sindh. Adjacent the tomb, is the mosque of Dargah Pir Zakri. It is a beautiful structure with the façade adorned with kashi tile work and ribbed dome. The mosque has seen countless renovations and is in a good condition.
On the Eastern Bank of the Indus; in the Taluka of Sakrand in District Shaheed Benazirabad, stands a quiet lodge of one of the most vocal Sufis of Sindh. Syed Muhammad Shah Jillani, known as ‘Roz-e-Dhani’ was the son of Syed Muhammad Sher Shah Zakri. Syed Muhammad Sher Shah Zakri migrated from Kashmir and settled in Sindh contemporaneous to the new wave of Sufism in the late 19th Century. He was given the title of ‘Zakri’ as he used to perform ‘Zikr’. The tomb and mosque at Dargah Pir Zakri were commissioned during the lifetime of Syed Muhammad Shah Jillani in 1935. The structure was delicately built with mud bricks and mortar; skillfully painted and calligraphed; intricately planned; and elaborately designed to withstand time and follower influx. The Dargah boasts a wide assortment of different architectural styles and ideologies in its identity. The Dargah is a structural Magnum Opus of the Zakris of Sakrand and symbol of their irrefutable mark on the Sufi Landscape of Sindh. Adjacent the tomb, is the mosque of Dargah Pir Zakri. It is a beautiful structure with the façade adorned with kashi tile work and ribbed dome. The mosque has seen countless renovations and is in a good condition.
The Reginal Office of EFT has recorded the timelines of conversational documentation along with details of projects , conditional reports and before and after phases for all completed projects. Click the report below to view and browse through the report of EFT’s Regional Office
