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Dastgeer Sahib is a Sufi shrine located in Khaniyar, Srinagar, Jammu and kashmir, India.HistoryDastgeer Sahib is a 200-year-old shrine situated in khaniyar. Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jelani never stayed there. It has the old Quran written by Hazrat Abu Bakr Sidiqqi, Hazrat Ali, and the Mouia Pak, a piece of hair from Gous E Azam. It was constructed in 1806 and expanded in 1877 by Khwaja Sanaullah Shawl.It is the center of the activity hub of the Khaniyar and is surrounded by a large market. On the Urs of the Gous E Azam thousands of people from all over Kashmir go there to pray to Allah and watch the ziyarat.There are five Graves Situated inside it. It is said that it is of the one of the members of Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jelani.FireThe shrine was badly damaged in a fire on 25 June 2012. The relics of the saint that were located inside a fireproof vault were not damaged. The shrine has been restored to its original state.