Jaipur: A tussle has started over the control of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah after its top cleric's comments on triple talaq and his resolution to quit beef. Dargah Deewan Syed Zainul Abedin Ali Khan's younger brother Allauddin Alimi has dubbed him a non-Muslim and staked claim to the post of the Deewan. Mr Khan, who is said to be a direct descendent of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti -- the legendary Sufi saint to whom the shrine is dedicated --- has dismissed his brother's claims, pointing out that the post was hereditary. Allauddin Alimi's claim has not been recognised by the dargah committee either.
The same evening, when Mr Khan was performing some rituals at the sanctum sanctorum of the dargah, Mr Alimi occupied the seat of the Deewan and declared himself the new Deewan or Sajjadanashin, a descendant of the saint. The seat is the holy place where the saint Moinuddin Chishti used to sit and preach. Now a Sajjadanashin sits there during religious ceremonies.
MA Khan, the chief of the government-appointed Dargah committee, said Mr Khan continues to be the head of the shrine. "This is a dispute between two brothers and the Sajjadanashin cannot be sacked or removed by such a move," the chief was quoted as saying by PTI. According to the Durgah Khawaja Saheb Act, 1955, a new head is appointed only when the post falls vacant.
The same evening, when Mr Khan was performing some rituals at the sanctum sanctorum of the dargah, Mr Alimi occupied the seat of the Deewan and declared himself the new Deewan or Sajjadanashin, a descendant of the saint. The seat is the holy place where the saint Moinuddin Chishti used to sit and preach. Now a Sajjadanashin sits there during religious ceremonies.
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MA Khan, the chief of the government-appointed Dargah committee, said Mr Khan continues to be the head of the shrine. "This is a dispute between two brothers and the Sajjadanashin cannot be sacked or removed by such a move," the chief was quoted as saying by PTI. According to the Durgah Khawaja Saheb Act, 1955, a new head is appointed only when the post falls vacant.
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