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The Badshahi Mosque (Urdu: بادشاھی مسجد), or the 'Emperor's Mosque', was built in 1673 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore, Pakistan. It is one of the city's best known landmarks, and a major tourist attraction epitomising the beauty and grandeur of the Mughal era. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3683x2583, 5094 KB) Author: Amjad Mushtaq. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3683x2583, 5094 KB) Author: Amjad Mushtaq. ... (اردو), historically spelled Ordu, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Indo-Iranian branch, belonging to Indo-European family of languages. ... The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as it exists today A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... Aurangzeb (Persian: ‎, English: ) (November 3, 1618 – March 3, 1707), also known as Alamgir I, was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658 until 1707. ... Lahore (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور) is the capital of the province of Punjab, and the second most populated city in Pakistan, also known as the Gardens of the Mughals or City of Gardens, after the significant rich heritage of the Mughal Empire. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ...

Capable of accommodating over 55,000 worshippers, it is the second largest mosque in Pakistan, after the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. The architecture and design of the Badshahi Masjid is closely related to the Jama Masjid in Delhi, India, which was built in 1648 by Aurangzeb's father and predecessor, emperor Shah Jahan. A side view of the mosque The mosque against the backdrop of Islamabad, taken from the Margalla Hills The Faisal Mosque in March 2006. ... Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد, abode of Islam), is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ... The Masjid-i-Jahan Numa The Masjid-i-Jahan Numa, commonly known as Jama Masjid of Delhi is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... Shahbuddin Mohammed Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan. ...

Badshahi Masjid is one of the famous locations where Qari Basit recited quran. Abdul Basit Abd us-Samad (عبد الباسط عبد الصمد) (1988-1927) was an Egyptian Quranic Recitor, considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, of his era. ... The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ...

History

Badshahi Masjid

Badshahi Masjid at night

The mosque was built under the patronage of the sixth Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb Alamgir. It was completed in 1673 under the supervision of Aurangzeb's foster brother Muzaffar Hussain (also known as Fidaie Khan Koka) who was appointed governor of Lahore in May 1671 and held this post until 1675. He was also Master of Ordnance to the emperor. The construction of the mosque took about two years from May 1671 to April 1673. The mosque was built opposite the Lahore Fort, illustrating its stature in the Mughal Empire. In conjunction with the building of the mosque, a new gate was built at the fort, named Alamgiri Gate after the Emperor. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2270x1514, 427 KB) Summary A 4 Megapixel picture of Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2270x1514, 427 KB) Summary A 4 Megapixel picture of Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1712, 344 KB) Image Info: Description: The Badshahi Masjid at night. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1712, 344 KB) Image Info: Description: The Badshahi Masjid at night. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... Aurangzeb (Persian: ‎, English: ) (November 3, 1618 – March 3, 1707), also known as Alamgir I, was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658 until 1707. ... Alamgiri Gate - Main Entrance to Lahore Fort, with Hazuri Bagh Pavilion in foreground The Lahore Fort, locally referred to as Shahi Qila (شاہى قلعه) is the citadel of the city of Lahore, in modern day Pakistan. ... Alamgiri Gate as depicted on the reverse of a 50 Rupee Banknote The Alamgiri Gate (عالمگيرى داروازا)is the main entrance to the Lahore Fort in present day Pakistan. ...

From 1852 onwards, piecemeal repairs were carried out under the supervision of the Badshahi Mosque Authority. Extensive repairs were carried out from 1939 to 1960 at a cost of about 4.8 million rupees, which brought the mosque to its original shape and condition. The blueprint for the repairs was prepared by the late architect Nawab Zen Yar Jang Bahadur.

In 2000, the repair work of marble inlay in the main vault was repaired under the supervision of Saleem Anjum Qureshi.

On the occasion of the second Islamic Summit held at Lahore on February 22, 1974, thirty-nine heads of Muslim states offered their Friday prayers in the Badshahi Masjid, led by Maulana Abdul Qadir Azad, the 'Khatib' of the mosque.

Recently a small museum has also been added to the mosque complex. It contains relics of Muhammad, his cousin, and his daughter, Hazrat Fatima Zahra. For other persons named Muhammad, see Muhammad (name). ... This article is about Muhammads daughter. ...

Design Characteristics

Like the character of its founder, the mosque is bold, vast and majestic in its expression. It was the largest mosque in the world for a long time.

The interior has rich embellishment in stucco tracery (Manbatkari) and panelling with a fresco touch, all in bold relief, as well as marble inlay.

The exterior is decorated with stone carving as well as marble inlay on red sandstone, specially of loti form motifs in bold relief. The embellishment has Indo-Greek, Central Asian and Indian architectural influence both in technique and motifs. The Loti (pl. ...

Layout of the mosque

The skyline is furnished by beautiful ornamental merlons inlaid with marble lining adding grace to the perimeter of the mosque. In its various architectural features like the vast square courtyard, the side aisles (dalans), the four corner minars, the projecting central transept of the prayer chamber and the grand entrance gate, is summed up the history of development of mosque architecture of the Muslim world over the thousand years prior to its construction in 1673. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (733x706, 8 KB) Summary What: Blueprint of Badshahi Masjids Layout When: Created on December 9 2005 (0800 GMT) By: User Pale Blue Dot (Real Name: Ali Imran) Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Badshahi Masjid ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (733x706, 8 KB) Summary What: Blueprint of Badshahi Masjids Layout When: Created on December 9 2005 (0800 GMT) By: User Pale Blue Dot (Real Name: Ali Imran) Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Badshahi Masjid ... Minarets (Arabic Minara [plural|pl. ...

The north enclosure wall of the mosque was laid close to the Ravi River bank, so a majestic gateway could not be provided on that side and, to keep the symmetry the gate had to be omitted on the south wall as well. Thus a four aiwan plan like the earlier Delhi Jamia Masjid could not be adopted here. The Ravi River (Punjabi: , Urdu: ) is a river in India and Pakistan. ...

The walls were built with small kiln-burnt bricks laid in kankar, lime mortar (a kind of hydraulic lime) but have a veneer of red sandstone. The steps leading to the prayer chamber and its plinth are in variegated marble.

The prayer chamber is very deep and is divided into seven compartments by rich engraved arches carried on very heavy piers. Out of the seven compartments, three double domes finished in marble have superb curvature, whilst the rest have curvilinear domes with a central rib in their interior and flat roof above. In the eastern front aisle, the ceiling of the compartment is flat (Qalamdani) with a curved border (ghalatan) at the cornice level.

The original floor of the courtyard was laid with small kiln-burnt bricks laid in the Mussalah pattern. The present red sandstone flooring was laid during the last thorough repairs (1939-60). Similarly, the original floor of the prayer chamber was in cut and dressed bricks with marble and Sang-i-Abri lining forming Mussalah and was also replaced by marble Mussalah during the last repairs.

There are only two inscriptions in the mosque:

• one on the gateway
• the other of Kalimah in the prayer chamber under the main high vault.

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Measurements

• Courtyard: 528'-8" x 528'-4" (Area: 278,784 ft²), divided into two levels: the upper and the lower. In the latter, funeral prayers can also be offered.
• Prayer Chamber: 275'-8" x 83'-7" x 50'-6" high, with its main vault 37'-3" x 59'-4" high but with the meplons 74'-6". (Area: 22,825 ft²)
• Corner Minars: 67' in circumference, 176'-4" high are in four stages and have a contained staircase with 204 steps.
• Central Dome: Diameter 65' at bottom (at bulging 70'-6"); height 49'; pinnacle 24 ft and neck 15 ft high.
• Side Domes: Diameter 51'-6" (at bulging 54'-2"); height 32 ft; pinnacle 19 ft; neck 9'-6" high.
• Gateway: 66'-7" x 62'-10" x 65 high including domelets; vault 21'-6" x 32'-6" high. Its three sided approach steps are 22 in number.
• Side aisles (Dalans): 80 in number. Height above floor 23'-9"; plinth 2'-7".
• Central Tank: 50' x 50' x 3' deep (Area: 2,500 ft²)

Gallery

Gateway to Masjid Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 190 KB) Picture by Kaiser Tufail, 25 Sep 2006 airknight_kt@yahoo. ...	Hazuri Bagh Baradari in foreground Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 151 KB) Picture by Kaiser Tufail, 25 Sep 2006 airknight_kt@yahoo. ... East and North sides of the Baradari. ...	All architectural elements in harmony Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 138 KB) Picture by Kaiser Tufail, 25 Sep 2006 airknight_kt@yahoo. ...	Beautifully embellished main archway Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (768x1024, 213 KB) Picture by Kaiser Tufail, 25 Sep 2006 airknight_kt@yahoo. ...
View towards north-west Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (768x1024, 193 KB) Picture by Kaiser Tufail, 25 Sep 2006 airknight_kt@yahoo. ...	Cusped arch frames a minaret Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (768x1024, 112 KB) Picture by Kaiser Tufail, 25 Sep 2006 airknight_kt@yahoo. ...	Pietra dura trellis' in mihrab Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 204 KB) Picture by Kaiser Tufail, 25 Sep 2006 airknight_kt@yahoo. ... Pietra dura (Italian for hard stone) is marble inlaid with designs in precious or semi-precious stonework. ...	Inlay detail Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 182 KB) Picture by Kaiser Tufail, 25 Sep 2006 airknight_kt@yahoo. ...
White marble inlay in red sandstone Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (768x1024, 182 KB) Picture by Kaiser Tufail, 25 Sep 2006 airknight_kt@yahoo. ...	Minar-e-Pakistan richly framed by an aisle arch Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 162 KB) Picture by Kaiser Tufail, 25 Sep 2006 airknight_kt@yahoo. ... The Minar-e-Pakistan, south view (click for hi-res image) . Minar-e-Pakistan, east view The Minar-e-Pakistan is a tall structure of concrete that was built in Iqbal Park in Lahore, Pakistan. ...	Samadhi of Ranjit Singh behind a minaret Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1536x2048, 364 KB) Picture by Kaiser Tufail, 25 Sep 2006 airknight_kt@yahoo. ... The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh is the mausoleum of the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh. ...	Iqbal's mausoleum adjacent to gateway Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 187 KB) Picture by Kaiser Tufail, 25 Sep 2006 airknight_kt@yahoo. ... The tomb of Muhammad Iqbal is located in Lahore, Pakistan just outside of the Badshahi Mosque, in the Hazuri Bagh. ...
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See also

• Lahore Fort
• Hazuri Bagh
• Wazir Khan Mosque
• List of famous mosques
• Islamic architecture
• Timeline of Islamic history
• Islamic art
• List of mosques

Alamgiri Gate - Main Entrance to Lahore Fort, with Hazuri Bagh Pavilion in foreground The Lahore Fort, locally referred to as Shahi Qila (شاہى قلعه) is the citadel of the city of Lahore, in modern day Pakistan. ... Categories: Stub | Gardens ... The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. ... A partial list of famous mosques: Al-Aqsa, in Jerusalem Al-Azhar, the great mosque of Cairo, Egypt, whose university is the foremost school of Sunni Islam Al-Hakim Mosque, one of the largest Fatimid mosques in Cairo, Egypt Ar-Rifaye Mosque, in Cairo, Egypt Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, India... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... There is much more to Muslim history than military and political history; this particular chronology is almost entirely of military and political history. ... Islamic art is the art of Islamic people, cultures, and countries. ... A list of mosques around the world: // Id Gah Mosque in Kabul Kabul Masjid Masjid Jumuah Herat Rawze-e-Sharif Al Fateh Mosque is Bahrains largest mosque Khamis Mosque believed to be the first mosque in Bahrain Baitul Mukarram Binat Bibi mosque High Court Mosque Sixty Pillar Mosque...

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