Bidar: Prohibitory orders have been clamped around the Syed-us-Sadat Dargah situated on the premises of Gurudwara Guru Nanak Jhira in Bidar. The orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code will be in effect till Saturday morning.

This will prevent the celebrations of the Urs of the late teacher of the Bahamani kings, Syed-us-Sadat, on Friday.

There is a dispute over the right of worship at this 500-year-old dargah.

The Urs committee headed by Mohammad Syed Quadri, Mutawalli of the dargah, had planned to celebrate the Urs and make it an annual event.

But the Sri Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee had objected to this. The SGPC had apprehended breach of peace and possible damage to the gurudwara.

SGPC president Balbir Singh had requested Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Deputy Commissioner Munish Moudgil not to allow any celebrations. He cited a 1949 judgment of the Munsif of the Hyderabad Nizam's court.

The Munsif had disallowed the Urs then, saying that it was likely to cause breach of peace, said Mr. Singh's petition. Since the original petition of 1949 had not been decided upon yet, no celebrations or events should be allowed on the gurudwara premises, Mr. Singh said.

History

Hazrat Syed-us-Sadat Maqdum Syed Hanif, or Syed-us-Sadat, was the court teacher of the Bahamani king Mohammad Shah who ruled Bidar and parts of Maharashtra and Andhra in the 16th century. He was known for his intellect and deep learning. The tomb built by the king in his honour is considered the holy dargah by believers. A devotee, Darvesh Husseini Mushfahadi Shifakhan, had constructed a fountain near the dargah of Syed-us-Sadat on January 13, 1505, says the book Urdu, Arabic and Persian Inscriptions of North Karnataka published by Kannada University, Hampi. The State Government's Directorate of Archaeology and Museums looks after the site now.

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