Bibi Zulekha's parents migrated to the Indian subcontinent due to the Mongol invasions that affected their hometown of Bukhara in Central Asia.

[3][4][2] Each year, on the 29th of Jamad al Thani month of the Islamic calendar, the three-day annual urs celebrations commence with special prayers, during which qawwals from around the world participate in an overnight recital to commemorate the death anniversary of the great woman.

[2] Devotees are served vegetarian food, along with Mai Sahiba's favourite dishes, chanaa and aloo pulao, known as tehri.

The grave is enclosed within a modern double structure, with one wall situated inside the other, featuring doorways on the east side.

[2] The dargah features a covered verandah and a mosque, Jama Masjid Bibi Fatima Zahra, that contains a framed picture of Gunbad-e-Khazra and the Kaaba.

[6][7] Located behind the shops of the Adhchini market on Sri Aurobindo Marg, in South Delhi, the dargah was once visible from Mehrauli when the area was primarily farmland, historically referred to as Sarai Namak.