Haji Ali
Haji Ali
Haji Ali Tomb is located in the cause way that protrudes into the Arabian Sea. It is dedicated to the Muslim Saint who was drowned here. This shrine can only be crossed at low tide. The rocks behind the mosque are a good place to catch sea breeze. The tomb of a Muslim saint, has a dramatic offshore location, opposite the Mahalaxmi Racecourse. During high tide, the connecting causeway is submerged in water giving the impression that the mosque and tomb are floating out at sea in splendid isolation. It can be visited only at low tide. Haji Ali Dargah, the tomb of a wealthy Muslim merchant, who renounced all his worldly belongings before embarking on a pilgrimage to Mecca. The tomb itself is over eight hundred years old and linked to the mainland by a path that is annually submerged in the high monsoon tide. Inside the central shrine, throngs of worshippers stoop to press their heads against the richly brocaded red and green chaddor covering the tomb, which lies in an exquisite silver frame engraved with all the ninety-nine names of Allah. The faithful then tie little red ribbons on wooden lattices to honor the soul of Haji Ali. The white mosque is the tomb of Saint Haji Ali. Haji Ali was a wealthy Muslim who renounced the world and proceeded to Mecca. It is said that he died in Mecca and the casket miraculously drifted and came to the spot where the mosque is built toady.
