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    Mausoleum of Shad-e (or Shadi) Mulk Aga in Shah e Zinda, Samarqand

    Mausoleum of Mahmud Pahlavon in Khiva, Uzbekistan

    The tomb of Baba Rukn al-Din Shirazi, Takht-i Fulad, Isfahan, Iran

    The Summer Mosque of the Arc in Khiva, Uzbekistan

    Shrine of Sheikh Zainuddin Bobo in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    The Madrasas ( educational institutions) of Ulugh Beg

    The Madrasas ( educational institutions) of Ulugh Beg

    Dargah of Sheikh Raju Qattal in Khuldabad, Maharashtra

    Dargah of Sheikh Raju Qattal in Khuldabad, Maharashtra

    AkshayVat in Allahabad/ Prayagraj

    AkshayVat in Allahabad/ Prayagraj

    Helical stepwell in Pavagadh area of Gujarat

    Islam Khoja ensemble in Khiva,Uzbekistan

    Mysore Silk and Tipu Sultan

    Mysore Silk and Tipu Sultan

    Lord Buddha statue in Chandigarh Museum

    Akbar’s Inscription in The Ranakpur Jain Temple

    Neelkanth Temple in Kumbhalgarh

    Neelkanth Temple in Kumbhalgarh

    Vijai Stambh in Chittorgarh Fort

    The importance of River Yamuna in Vrindavan

    The importance of River Yamuna in Vrindavan

    Tajuddin Baba of Nagpur or Shahenshah-e Haft-e Aqleem Hazrat Baba Tajuddin

    Tajuddin Baba of Nagpur or Shahenshah-e Haft-e Aqleem Hazrat Baba Tajuddin

    Shri Niwas or the House of Mirrors in Jaipur’s City Palace

    Shri Niwas or the House of Mirrors in Jaipur’s City Palace

    Kanishka statue in Mathura museum

    Kanishka statue in Mathura museum

    Shahji ka Mandir, Vrindavan

    Shahji ka Mandir, Vrindavan

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      Mausoleum of Shad-e (or Shadi) Mulk Aga in Shah e Zinda, Samarqand

      Mausoleum of Mahmud Pahlavon in Khiva, Uzbekistan

      The tomb of Baba Rukn al-Din Shirazi, Takht-i Fulad, Isfahan, Iran

      The Summer Mosque of the Arc in Khiva, Uzbekistan

      Shrine of Sheikh Zainuddin Bobo in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

      The Madrasas ( educational institutions) of Ulugh Beg

      The Madrasas ( educational institutions) of Ulugh Beg

      Dargah of Sheikh Raju Qattal in Khuldabad, Maharashtra

      Dargah of Sheikh Raju Qattal in Khuldabad, Maharashtra

      AkshayVat in Allahabad/ Prayagraj

      AkshayVat in Allahabad/ Prayagraj

      Helical stepwell in Pavagadh area of Gujarat

      Islam Khoja ensemble in Khiva,Uzbekistan

      Mysore Silk and Tipu Sultan

      Mysore Silk and Tipu Sultan

      Lord Buddha statue in Chandigarh Museum

      Akbar’s Inscription in The Ranakpur Jain Temple

      Neelkanth Temple in Kumbhalgarh

      Neelkanth Temple in Kumbhalgarh

      Vijai Stambh in Chittorgarh Fort

      The importance of River Yamuna in Vrindavan

      The importance of River Yamuna in Vrindavan

      Tajuddin Baba of Nagpur or Shahenshah-e Haft-e Aqleem Hazrat Baba Tajuddin

      Tajuddin Baba of Nagpur or Shahenshah-e Haft-e Aqleem Hazrat Baba Tajuddin

      Shri Niwas or the House of Mirrors in Jaipur’s City Palace

      Shri Niwas or the House of Mirrors in Jaipur’s City Palace

      Kanishka statue in Mathura museum

      Kanishka statue in Mathura museum

      Shahji ka Mandir, Vrindavan

      Shahji ka Mandir, Vrindavan

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      Momin Khan Momin’s Resting Place

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      Momin Khan Momin is one of the greats of Urdu poetry. A contemporary of Ghalib it is said that Ghalib offered his entire diwan ( collection of poems) in exchange for one verse

      “Tum mērē pās hōtē hō gōyā

      Jab kō’ī dūsrā nahīⁿˡ hotā”
      You are close to me [as if]

      When no one else is.

      He was born into a family of Hakeems ( physicians) and he himself was a practicing Hakeem. He also took much interest in astrology.

      A religious man he was buried in the compound of the Sufi saint, Shah Waliullah (1703–1762 ) He was an Islamic scholar, reformer and founder of modern Islamic thought who attempted to reassess Islamic theology in the light of modern changes. The area where Shah Waliullah is buried was called Mehdian and this was the Qabristan e Mehdian. wpid-photogrid_1412629815261.jpgWhen I went there there were some people praying there.

      Qabristan e Mehdian was once a huge area with the graves of many saints and ordinary people. Today much of it has been taken over and what is left of it is used as a dhobi ghat in the 60s when Delhi was expanding there was a move to bulldoze this area and build flats or bungalows here. A great lover of Momin, Ali Mohammad, Sher e Mewat heard of this and came from Mewat (Haryana) to save them. It is said that he lay on the road in front of Teen Murti House and did not get up even when Pandit Nehru was being driven out in his car. Eventually Nehruji got down from his car to enquire and upon hearing the plight of the graves of Shah Waliullah and Momin Khan Momin he got the demolition immediately halted. Ali Mohammad, Sher e Mewat got the mazars repaired and enclosed in a boundary wall.
      It is said Ali Mohammed also lay before the bulldozers earlier and suffered a fractured leg.
      His name is given as Sher Ali Mewati on the net and in a book I read but Dr S Y Quraishi, corrected me as his ancestors are buried there and he knew about the incident.
      Once again some one like him is needed wpid-photogrid_1412629745936.jpgMomin Khan Momin’s grave is outside the room which houses the graves of Shah Waliullah and his familywpid-photogrid_1412629917447.jpgWoh jo hum mein tum mein qaraar tha,

      tumheiN yaad ho ke na yaad ho
      Vohee yaani va’ada nibah ka,
      tumhaiN yaad ho ke na yaad ho

      Though the front is neat and one can make out the words , the back is fading and it here that the main description of the poet is given.

      There are a number of well kept and looked after graves here, including of BJP member Sikander Bakhtwpid-photogrid_1412630110610.jpg

       

      wo naye gile wo shikayaten wo
      maze maze ki hikaayaten
      wo har ek baat pe ruthna
      tumhen yaad ho ke na yad ho

      wpid-photogrid_1412629980758.jpg

      Har waqt hai dushman, har ek baat hai taana,
      Phir is pe bhi kahta hai ke main kuchh nahin kahta.
      Momin ba-khuda sihar bayani ka jabhi tak,
      Har ek ko daawa hai ke main kuchh nahin kahta
      Location : Opposite Maulana Azad Medical College

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