Muslims Of India

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    Hooghly Imambara: Famous for its Clock and Scenic Beauty

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    Shia Muslims have special love for Husayn Ibn Ali, the maternal grandson of the Prophet of Islam Muhammad. He was martyred o 10th October 680 (aged 55) (10th Muharram AH 61). Therefore, they commemorate his martyrdom every year during Muharram and next month. For this purpose they built Imambara wherever they settled.  Imambara is congregation hall, which…

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    KILAKARAI: A MUSLIM MAJORITY TOWN IN RAMANATHAPURAM IN TAMIL NADU

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    Kilakarai is a municipality in Ramanathapuram District Tamil Nadu.   As of 2011, the town had a population of 38,355. Kilakarai is one of the Taluka in Ramanathapuram District. Kilakarai is an East Coastal Town and a port, located in the southern Tamil Nadu. It was a flourishing seaport and a gateway to places as far as…

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    Nakhoda Mosque in Kolkata: Why named Nakhuda Mosque?

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    Built with total construction costs of Rs. 15,00,000/- in 1926, Nakhoda Mosque in Chitpur area of the Burrabazaar business district in Kolkata at the  intersection of Zakaria Street and Rabindra Sarani has been loosely modeled on the mausoleum of the Mughal Emperor Akbar at Sikandra. Abdur Rahim Usman, a leader of Kutchi Memon Community, who…

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    Maner Sharif

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    Known as the mother of all Khanquahs in India, the foundation stone for this oldest khanquah was laid in 1180 AD. This Khanquah is the mother of all Khanquahs in India”, claims Jawaid Iqubal, spokesperson of Khanquah Maner Sharif. The foundation stone of this oldest Khanquah was laid in 1180 AD by Hazrat Imam Mohammad…

  • Friday Mosque of Nainital : Jama Masjid

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    Nainital is a hill station and District Headquarter of Nainital District and Kumaun Division. The city is located in a valley containing an eye shaped lake called Naini Lake, approximately two miles in circumference, and surrounded by mountains, of which the highest is Naina Peak. From this peak and such other high points, we can…

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    PIRAN KALYAR SHARIF: A SYMBOL OF UNITY

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    Piran Kalyar Sharif, a small village situated along the banks of Ganges Cannel only 07 km away from Roorkee famous for being the place of the first Engineering College in Asia namely Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in the District of Haridwar, which is 20 km from Piran Kalyar. Here lies the shrine of (dargah)…

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    Hazrat Khwaja Fariduddin Masood Ganjshakar

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    Hazrat Khwaja Fariduddin Masood Ganjshakar was one of the most brilliant personalities of the Chishti Order of Sufis in India. After the untimely death of Hazrat Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki, the mantelpiece of India’s spiritual leadership within the illustrious Chishti Order fell upon the shoulders of Hazrat Khwaja Fariduddin Masood Ganjshakar of Pakpatan, popularly known as…

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    ISLAMIC MONUMENTS OF JHAJJAR

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    Jhajjar is a city in the District of the same in Haryana located 32 km south of Rohtak and 56 km west of Delhi falling within the National Capital Region. It was founded by a person namely Chhaju Jat on his name as Chhaju Nagar, which eventually turned to be called Jhajjar. During Sultanate Period,…

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