Hazrat Peer Ahmad Auhammud Shah (R.A)
Hazrat Peer Ahmad Auhammud Shah (R.A), affectionately revered as Dada Peer, was a prominent Sufi saint. He was born in 1828 and left this earthly world on the 17th of October 1907 (9 Ramadan 1325 AH) at the age of 79.
He was an esteemed Sufi mystic who spent his life dedicated to Islamic teachings, prayer (ibaadat), and the spiritual guidance of early Mauritian Muslims. He remains highly venerated by the Mauritian Muslim community for his spiritual devotion.
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LIFE
Hazrat Peer Ahmad Auhammud Shah (R.A), affectionately revered as Dada Peer, was a prominent Sufi saint. He was born in 1828 and left this earthly world on the 17th of October 1907 (9 Ramadan 1325 AH) at the age of 79.
He was an esteemed Sufi mystic who spent his life dedicated to Islamic teachings, prayer (ibaadat), and the spiritual guidance of early Mauritian Muslims. He remains highly venerated by the Mauritian Muslim community for his spiritual devotion.
LEGACY
His resting place is housed in a beautifully maintained dargah in L’Espérance, Quartier Militaire. The dargah was erected on Thursday, 12th of May 2005 (3rd Rabbi-Ul-Akhir 1426) by Mr. Dilmahomed Mohammad Osman Reza and Mr. MamodeAlly Noorani Yusuf.
The following saying is inscribed on a marble plaque to the right of the dargah’s entrance:
“Even though Man has been given the ability of Understanding, Knowledge, and Wisdom, Man is still living in the dark side of reality. Now, who dares speak Religion to Man, when Man itself is the scapegoat of his own ego. Allah is within Man, but Man is the darkness of his own self” – Sufi Osman Reza
Pilgrims and devotees gather regularly to pay respect, offer Du’a, and seek spiritual blessings.
