Daily Ceremonies
Every day a number of activities are performed by the Khuddam of Hazrat Khawaja Ghareeb Nawaz at the Dargah.
MORNING ROUTINE
1. First Kidmat at - (4:00) AM
2. Langar-e-Aam at - (5:30) AM
3. Quran Khani / Naat sharif at - (8:00) AM
AFTER NOON ROUTINE
1. Second Kidmat at - (3:00) PM
2.Langar-e-Aam at - (5:00) PM
EVENING ROUTINE
1. Dua-e-Roshni - (15 Minutes Before Magrib Azan)
2. Salat-o-salam at - (8:00) PM
NIGHT ROUTINE
1. Karka (Closing time) at - (9:30) PM
2. Mehfil-e-Sama (Special Dua) at (10:00) PM
Khidmat
This ceremony is performed twice, once early in the morning about at 4.00 a.m. In the morning it is performed for about an hour before the Fajar prayer. At this time, the main entrance of the Tomb is opened, by calling Azan. At this point only Khadims are allowed to enter to perform khidmat. In affect, khidmat means cleaning the Holy Mazar and offering fresh flowers.The second khidmat takes place at 3.00 p.m. At this time, all pilgrims are permitted inside the Tomb except ladies. Now apart from offering flowers, khadims recite Fateha and offer sandalwood which is also distributed among the pilgrims.
Lighting (Roshnee)
Fifteen minutes before the magrib azan the ritual of Roshnee (lighting) takes place. It starts with khudam bringing candles inside the Tomb with drums beating in the background. Once inside, khadims place these candles in lamps and recite Dua e roshnee which is written in Persian verse. Finally the lamps are placed in the four corners of the Holy Tomb and are lighted.
Karka (Closing ceremony)
Karka is the closing ceremony of the Tomb which takes place after an hour of Isha prayer. According to old custom, about 20 minutes before closing the door, when fifth part of the night passes, a person calls to ring five, the clock sounds five times, the devotees present inside the Tomb are requested to go out of the Shrine. Then three khadims clean the Tomb (astan e auliya) with (FARRASHA) which is made up of peacock feathers. After that they come out of the Tomb and the bell rings six times. Immediately after that Qawwals sing a special song called `Karka�. After the song is over, the entrance of the Tomb is closed.