To the left of the entrance to the island of Shivanasamudra is a locality having a big Dargah ascribed to Peer Hazarath Sayyaduna Hazarath Murdana Gayib. It is located almost at the edge of a small hillock having a deep rocky valley behind. There is also a mosque here. There is a fantastic view of t... |
Jama Masjid of Delhi, is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and completed in the year 1656 AD, it is the largest and best known mosque in India. It lies at the origin of a very busy central street of Chandni Chowk. The courtyard of the mosque ca... |
The Bara Imambara is a large complex, which houses a mosque, courtyards, gateways and a 'baoli' or step-well used as a summer palace. The entrance hall of the Imambara is quite huge about 900 sqm and said to be largest hall in world without without any external support of wood, iron, or st... |
The Haji Ali Dargah is a mosque and dargah (tomb) located on an islet off the coast of Worli in Southern part of Mumbai. The Haji Ali Dargah was constructed in 1431 by a rich Muslim merchant, Sayed Peer Haji Ali Shah Bukhari, who gave up all his worldly possessions before making a pilgrimage to Mecc... |
Dargah Shariff of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti is indeed an ornament to the city of Ajmer. It is one of the holiest places of worship in India not only for the Muslims but also for the people of other faiths who hold the saint the high esteem and reverence. As mentioned previously. The Khwaja Sah... |
The shrine of Hazrat Azin-ud-Din Wali is situated on a hillock, about 20 km short of the famous hill resort of Pahalgam overlooking the bewitching Lidder Valley. The road to the shrine branches off to the right from the main Anantnag-Pahalgam road. A few hundred metres walk or drive takes one to the... |
The Badshahi Mosque or the 'Emperor's Mosque', in Lahore is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and the fifth largest mosque in the world. It is Lahore's most famous landmark and a major tourist attraction epitomising the beauty, passion and grandeur of the Mughal era. The cour... |
The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as 'a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built by Shaikh Ilm-ud-din Ansari, a native of Chiniot, who rose to be the court physician to Shah Jahan and later, the Governor of Lah... |
Completed in 1848, the Ottoman-style Mohammed Ali Pasha Mosque or Alabaster Mosque is the most noticeable in all of Cairo; for more than 150 years it has dominated the skyline. When the Ottoman Mohammed Ali assumed power of Cairo in the 1800s he had all the Mamluk buildings of the Citadel razed and ... |
Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre or Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre is one of the four principal mosques in Hong Kong. Located at the corner of Nathan Road and Haiphong Road next to Kowloon Park, the mosque is currently the largest Islamic house of worship in the city. Although the current buildi... |
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is located in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire from 1453 to 1923. It is regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces of Islamic architecture. The Blue Mosque is one of the most beautiful mosques in the world and one of very few to hav... |
The Hazratbal mosque, Kashmir's holiest Muslim shrine, is situated in Srinagar district, on the western banks of the picturesque Dal Lake. Facing the beautiful Nishat Bagh, the mosque offers a spectacular view of the lake and the mountain afar. This revered shrine houses the Moi-e-Muqqadus (pre... |
Mahim Dargah is Bombay's oldest dargah. The dargah of Makhdoom Ali Mahimi (1372-1431), the secular Sufi saint, is popular as the Mahim Dargah. Reported to be at least 350 years old, the Dargah Sharief has five domes, the only dargah in Mumbai to have more than one dome. Mahimi was the first Ind... |
In Worli in Mumbai, India and close to the Haji Ali Dargah is the Dargah of HAJI ISLMAIL HASHUM BAHADUR popularly known as MAMA Haji Ali Dargah. AMIR-BAHR HAJI ISLMAIL HASHUM BAHADUR,was a great captain and navigator Of Indian seas who died on 20th September 1912, and was buried in this tomb erected... |
Moghul Masjid Iranian Mosque was constructed just over a century ago, by an Iranian trader, Mohomed Hussain Shirazi, the man who along with his Lucknow wife gave the Mumbaikar Shias a place that is a spiritual oasis. It is a Iranian Mosque no doubt, made for the Iranian migrants, bakery owners , res... |
The Id Kah Mosque is a mosque located in Kashgar, Xinjiang, in the western People's Republic of China. It is the largest mosque in China and is the centre of all Islamic activities of the entire Xinjiang region. Every Friday, it houses nearly 10,000 worshippers and can accommodate up to 20,000.... |
Zinciriye Medresesi in Old Mardin in Turkey is also known as Sultan Isa Medresesi or Sultan Jesus Madrasa, named after its founder, the Sultan of Artuquid Dynasty. It was built in 1385, is a fine example of Madrasa architecture which are complexes used for Islamic education along with other branches... |
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