Wazir Khan Mosque History - Wazir Khan Mosque Explained by Umair Ahmad

The mosque is located in Wazir Khan city Lahore, about a furlong distance from the Delhi Gate, Chowk Rang Mahal and the Mochi Gate. This mosque is a mouth-watering proof of the craftsmanship at Wangar. Alamuddin Ansari, commonly known as Nawab Wazir Khan, was the governor of the city of Lahore during the reign of the Mughal Empire and this mosque is named after him. On the outside of the mosque there is a large inn called Chowk Wazir Khan. There are three main doors of the square. The east side facing the Chatta Gate, the second on the north side, the gateway to King Dina Nath's mansion, the nearest gate to Som North Zeni - the minaret of the mosque is 107 feet high. The construction of this mosque came to an end in December 1641, after a long period of seven years. The mosque is the beautiful mosque and the bronze car built in the time of the Khan Sultanate Mughal Empire which reached its completion 32 years (ie in 1641) before the construction of the Kingdom Mosque.

Walking straight through the royal gate through the Delhi Gate, the mosque Wazir Khan is visible at a distance of about 300 meters (984.25 feet). Prior to the mosque, Wazir Khan Chowk is located from where one road to the north side of Chautha Qazi Mahalla, the other road (which is coming from the side of Delhi gate) is called the royal gateway to Wazir Khan and starts from Delhi Gate. And the fort extends south of the Wazir Khan to reach Lahore. In the west (Jadhar mosque is in the direction of Wazir Khan, Qibla), there is a timber market, while on the south are the densely populated and calligraphy markets. The distance from the Chowk Wazir Khan to the southern entrance of the mosque (which is currently being used as an entrance) is 43.75 meters (143.54 feet). The western route from the mosque, which leads to the Woodmandi Bazaar, is located on the same route, with a Chinese mosque in the rear of the mosque. The northeastern part of the mosque is called Kocha Hussein Shah, which is located in a densely populated area. Walking along the Wazir Khan Mosque on the way to the royal highway, Kotwali Square comes. The distance from the southern entrance of the mosque to Kotwali Chowk is 79.55 meters (260.99 feet). Two routes from Kotwali Chowk, Kotwali Chowk, to the mosque Wazir Khan, reach Fort Lahore, one way to Kashmiri Bazar, just west of the road, through the Rang Mahal, Hatha Bazar, Water Pond to reach Bazar Khanpur. The fort is connected with the road, the fort, Lahore. The second route is from the Kotwali Chowk at Kotwali Bazar, in the southwestern direction of the mosque Wazir Khan, through the Lunar Mandi Bazar and reach the Akbari Gate of Fort Lahore. On this route is located Maryam Zamani Begum Mosque, located a few steps in front of the same Akbari gate of Fort Lahore.

Mosque Wazir Khan was founded by Sheikh Alamuddin Ansari, who was famous for his address. Khan was also the physician of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, before he was also the physician of the Mughal emperor Jahangir and Queen Noorjahan. Sheikh Alamuddin Ansari was associated with a pediatrician in Chiniot City. In 1030 AH / January 1621, the Mughal empire reached Agra for a livelihood, and it was difficult to reach the Mughal court. In those days Queen Noorjahan Ali was there, Sheikh treated them and the Queen was healed. In this reward, Sheikh Alamuddin Ansari was honored with the position of Hazrat Hazrat Hazrat Hazare and his address was addressed to the Minister Khan. Brought the royal prize money to the mosque and suggested the region. Khan was given the address of Amra al-Amra in Shahjahani and when Emperor Shah came to Lahore, he was appointed Nazim Lahore. Wazir Khan held the office of Hakim Lahore from 1632 to 1639. In the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, Wazir Khan founded this mosque in 1045 AH / 1635 and settled the Bazaar Delhi Gate and entered the shrine of Syed Muhammad Ishaq Gazaroni al-Shamshar, the king's sole pilgrimage, the shrine. ۔ After a long period of about seven years, this mosque reached its final completion on the month of Sha'ban 1051 AH / 3 December 1641. After completion and construction, Wazir Khan wrote a testament which continued afterwards in his descendants, the date of which is 1st Ramadan 1045 AH / 3 December 1641 and this is the date of completion of the construction of the mosque. ۔ The will has been written in detail by Noor Ahmed Chishti in the investigation. In 1864, when Noor Ahmad Chishti was investigating by the Chishti mosque, Mirza Izad Bakhsh was the head and head of the mosque.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh ruled almost all the historic buildings of Lahore during his rule from 1801 to 1839, demolished several historical buildings and demolished some of the historic buildings and demolished some places. Mosque Wazir Khan also survived the loss of Ranjit Singh because Wazir Khan's relations with Guru Arjun were very intentional. Despite Maharaja Ranjit Singh's contribution to the Begangat religious and raw material, the mosque itself was not attracted to the mosque, but a few artillery in Sarai Mamulla was the official Dera Fagan.  In his book History of Lahore, Kanhaiya Lal has stated that one time, due to the avoidance of Sikhs in the mosque, Maharaja Ranjit Singh came to the mosque of the mosque once and stayed active throughout the day. That night he fell ill. People said that these artifacts are the wrath of the elder Isaac Gazaroni, who is buried in the compound of this mosque. The next day, the Maharaja came to the shrine and offered Rs. 500 and repented of such an act. During the reign of the Mughal Empire, the mosque was under the care of Hakman-e-Lahore. After the collapse of the Mughal Empire in Lahore, the focus of the mosque was not restored or renovated, except that a prominent nobleman closed two towering towers above the four towers of the mosque. And open only two or two distances, only to the point that the middle pillars are fragile so that the earthquake does not fall into shock. Later, the mosque did not feel any repair or maintenance.

The mosque is constructed of solid brick, and the use of a red stone has been used. The mosque has two entrances, one on the east side, the other on the northeast side, which is opened for admission during the renovation of the presidential entrance. The courtyard of the mosque is spacious, with a red brick floor, with a pool at the center of the courtyard for performing ablutions. The eastern, southern, and northern sides of the mosque are made up of churches like 32 rooms. Mosque Wazir Khan is an ancient and luxurious building in Lahore, whose fame and reputation extends to Europe. In fact, this magnificent bronze brick building is rare in its illustration that is nowhere to be found. Historians Lahore has called it the pride and power of Lahore. Everything in the mosque has been done gracefully. The mosque is such a solid limestone structure that, despite the fact that Pune has been seen for four hundred years, it looks flawless. Bronze carvings on the walls of the mosque are such that large masons come to this mosque to take lessons, and take off the carvings. The scent of the Arabic and Persian characters on the books is so rare that it is astonished to see the great gentlemen. The mosque is such that no other mosque in this area is visible. This mosque is famous for the decoration and decoration of the walls. From the early English period to the Period, students of the Mayo School of Arts Lahore were brought here to teach the decoration work. In 1890, the principal of this seminary, Mr. John Lockwood Coupling, wrote in the official report: "This beautiful building itself is a renovation school, but year after year the focus of its care is getting less and less. Photographers are deteriorating due to negligence. Under these circumstances it is very important that their fat or copies be carefully removed and stored in museums and schools, for our young artists there can be no better training.