Dargah Hazratbal Shrine

The Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, Kashmir, is a Muslim shrine in Hazratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, known as Dargah Sharif (“the Holy Shrine”). Moi-e-Muqqadas, a relic thought to be the hair of the Islamic prophet Muhammad Pease Be Upon Him (SAW) is kept there. It is considered Kashmir’s holiest Muslim shrine and is located on the northern bank of the Dal Lake in Srinagar.

The shrine’s name is a combination of the Persian words hazrat (meaning “respected”) and bal (meaning “place”).