Piri-Dastgir ensemble

Today's destination is Piridasgir Mosque Ensemble.🕌 Our practice is about to end.

Piri-dastgir mosque is one of the functioning mosques in the city of Bukhara, where there is also the tomb of Piri-dastgir. The courtyard of the mosque is wide and can accommodate more than a thousand worshippers. Restroom is on the left from the entrance.

The interior of the mosque is also spacious and comfortable. You can easily pray in summer and winter. Of course, the mosque also has its minaret, but it is mostly closed. The mosque is located behind the famous Chinor teahouse in the city. You can also find a prayer here.

Mukhr-i pir-i dastgir (Persian-Taj., “seal of the Pir-Guardian”) is the name of ritual seals, the appearance of which in the rituals of the Muslims of Bukhara is associated with the name of the famous Sufi, Hanbali theologian and preacher 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077–1166), eponym of the Qadiriyya Sufi brotherhood. The term dastgir (“guardian”, “assistant”, “patron”) is one of the titles of ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani; used in the composition of the inscription, he gave the name to this group of seals.

The seals are round silver or copper plates with a looped or cylindrical handle on the back. Next to the handle (near the edge of the main plate) are soldered thin plates of various shapes - determinants of the direction of the imprint. The diameter of the main plates is 60–64 mm, the weight is up to 44 g. In addition, there are a number of round or oval prints (from different seals) on small sheets of handicraft paper.