Background
Badesha Quadri was born in Raichur, Karnataka, India, during Bakrid on the 10th day of Dhul Hijja, on a Friday, to a Sayyid family which originally came from Yemen.
Badesha Quadri was born in Raichur, Karnataka, India, during Bakrid on the 10th day of Dhul Hijja, on a Friday, to a Sayyid family which originally came from Yemen.
His family trace their descent from Hasan ibn Ali, the first grandson of Muhammad. He later became a disciple of Hazrath Shaikh Karimullah Shah Qadri. Badesha Quadri is entombed in Halkatta Shareef outside of Wadi in the Gulbarga District of Karnataka.
The urs marks the anniversary of the saint’s death.
The term urs literally means wedding with the divine.
