Abdul Nabi Mosque
Abdul Nabi Mosque was built in the 15th century (1575-76), it is located near to Tilak bridge. The Mosque is rubble built structure and has colourful tiles all round which now a day has been disappeared. The mosque has large prayer halls which are having three entry doors. The ventral apartment of the mosque is having a large dome roof which was having an inscription regarding the history of Abdul Nabi mosque. The mosque has been given a totally new shape in the recent renovation work due to which it is has lost its olden days shine. The back side of this Adbul Nabi mosque touches the Mathura road.
About Abdul Nabi Mosque
The information about Abdul Nabi has also been added in the inscription made in the mosque. According to that inscription Abdul Nabi was the ecclesiastical registrar during the Akbar’s reign. He was considered to be the one of the most loyal person of Akbar and he enjoyed the confidence that Akbar has on him.
Abdul Nabi was arrested for the misuse of the money given by the emperor. The money given to Abdul Navi was for the poor and he didn’t give a proper account of the use of money. For his disloyal and disrespectful manner towards the emperor he was sentenced to death in the year 1584-85. The Abdul Nabi Mosque is a peaceful place with a great style of architecture mixed with a small amount of modern day renovation.
The best feature of the Abdul Navi mosque is the prayer hall where the dome memorises Mughal type building creation and a place where a person feel closer to god.
Amir Khusro's Tomb
Amir Khusro's Tomb is near Aurbindo Ashram in New Delhi. According to the history of Amir Khusro’s tomb it was constructed in the year 1325-1351 AD under the supervision of Khan-I-Jahan Junan Shah.
It was constructed in Medieval style with a touch of sultan dynasty in it. About Amir Khusro’s tomb, it is said that it is situated next to the Nizamuddin Daragh which is located near to NIzamuddin area of Delhi.
About Amir Khusro's Tomb
Amir Khusro was born in Etah which was also known as Badaun in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Khusro was a great poet and he creates much divan poetry like “Tuhfatus-Sighr”. He was a loyal servant of Sultan Mohammad who was the second son of Balban. Khusro also fought against the Mongols and he was prison during the war. After his escape he wrote his second divan was named as “Miftahul Futtoh”. In the year 1325 the Sultan Myhammad bin Tughluq came in to power and during that same time period Nizamuddin Auliya died. After six months of Auliya death Khusro also died and khusro’s tomb was made near to his master Nizamuddin Daragh.
The khusro’s tomb is not only a great place for the poets but for the sufi musician too who are looking for a great sense of musician. The Tomb is a place where they find an inspiration for their music and in that music they get a touch of Khusro style.
Khusro’s music was divine as it keeps the nerve of a person stand still. The music created by Khusro was considered to be a spellbound as it has a Persian touch in it and a pinch of medieval style in it
Begumpuri Masjid
The Begumpuri Masjid is one of the most beautiful creations of the mughal dynasty. Tough the carelessness nature of Muhammad-bin-tughlaq ruined the history of Begumpuri Masjid.
The Begumpuri Masjid was having its ruins in the whole capital city but now a day’s its renovation is done through the archaeological survey of India. The creation of the Begumpuri Masjid was left halfway through which lead to its destruction. The starting of this mosque building started in the year 1325 but it never got completed because of the unplanned ideas of Tughlaq. By the year 1351 was completed a bit but it didn’t have its finishing touch due to which the building got ruined soon.
About Begumpuri Masjid
About Begumpuri Masjid location, it is near to the Aurbindo Ashram but it is surviving painfully as the construction of the medieval period is not able to stand up for a long duration of time.
The Mosque is planned on a very large scale as it is having many large prayer rooms which were used for the praying ritual during the medieval time period.
The remains of the Begumpuri Masjid are attracting a lot of tourists but still its condition is very miserable as the construction is on the verge of collapsing situation by the neglecting which was soon towards this mosque by the Mughal rulers during their ruling time period. The masjid was planned with great love to the begum but the construction incompletion lead to its destruction. The construction of this masjid was under the hand of Khan-I-Jahan Junan Shah who made great architecture for this masjid.
Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid or Masjid-i-jahan-Numa means a world reflecting mosque is located in the central heart of old Delhi. It was used to be the central mosque of the old Delhi in the time of Shah Jahan rule over Delhi.
He completed this mosque in the year 1656 and made it the biggest and best known mosque all over India. About Jama Masjid location, it is located on a very busy street of old Delhi which is also known as Chawri Bazaar.
About Jama Masjid
The name of Jama Masjid was put on the Friday noon prayer which used to given at this mosque. The capacity of this mosque is about 25000 people which are more than any other mosque in India. The history of Jama Masjid included the blood shielding work of about 5000 labours for making this mosque. The cost of this mosque at the time period of Shah Jahan was estimated to be about 1 million rupees.
About the architecture of the Jama Masjid, it has two 40 meter high minarets made of pure red stone and white marble. It has three entry gates and four towers in the complex of the Masjid.
The Jama Masjid can be seen from any region within 5 kiolmeter of its radius as it was located on a place which was on a higher ground in comparison to the other buildings of the area. The architecture of another mosque built by the son of Shah Jahan in Lahore is similar to Jama Masjid. There is a massive use of red stone in Jama Masjid which helped it standing all seasons of the year.
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