Indo Islamic Heritage
The nearest major railway station is Indore Junction (INDB), located about 8 km west of Khajrana, reachable in roughly 12 minutes by road . Adjacent to the railway station is the Sarwate Inter‑State Bus Terminus, one of the city’s oldest and largest bus stands (opened in 1961), serving long-distance routes across Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh—also about 8 km west of Khajrana . For air travel, Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport (IDR) is situated roughly 8 km south‑west (or west, depending on route) of Khajrana and offers domestic and international flights; the drive typically takes 15–20 minutes .
In the eastern enclave of Khajrana in Indore (PIN 452016), the Hazrat Nahar Shah Wali Dargah—an approximately 350-year-old Sufi shrine dedicated to Sayyid Ghazi Nuruddin Nahar Shah Wali—stands atop a modest hillock along Dargah Main Road near Kanadia Road. The saint, believed to have been of Iraqi origin, earned the name “Nahar” (lion in the regional dialect) due to wild lions reputedly frequenting his hermitage; after his death, his tomb became the site of the dargah, and in 1779 Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II granted about 50 bighas of land as waqf—later patronised by the Holkar dynasty . Now under the Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board, with legal affirmations of its waqf status and hereditary murīd/mukhdim rights in ongoing court matters, the shrine attracts devotees across religions—students seeking blessings before exams, Hindus offering chadar, and Muslims arriving for its annual Urs and the famous Khajrana Id Mela, a community festival celebrating Hindu–Muslim harmony, often accompanied by qawwali performances . Right next to the dargah is Sharjah Colony (also known locally as Ashraf Nagar) within the same PIN 452016, an un-authorised residential settlement largely built on encroached waqf land. The state administration and Waqf Board have launched several land-recovery operations in Khajrana—reclaiming high-value waqf land in schemes like the “Park Avenue” colony and filing FIRs against forged property documents related to these plots . Despite lacking official status, Sharjah Colony today comprises tightly-packed housing, narrow lanes off Dargah Main Road, small shops, local mosques, and a municipal public toilet—functionally treated as part of Khajrana ward by the Indore Municipal Corporation.
Year of Built: 17th - 18th Century
Address: Sharjah Colony, Khajrana, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452016
Country: India
State: Madhya Pradesh
District: Indore
Pincode: 452016
Longitude: 75.91439 ° E
Latitude: 22.73146 ° N