Suraj wali masjid – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Sat, 13 Oct 2018 05:32:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg Suraj wali masjid – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Suraj wali masjid, Dariba Delhi https://ranasafvi.com/suraj-wali-masjid-dariba-delhi/ Sat, 13 Oct 2018 02:35:45 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/suraj-wali-masjid-dariba-delhi/ ‪In Dariba Kalan, Kuchha man there’s a mosque on the first floor known as Suraj Wali Masjid i’m told by local resident Ashok Mathur that it was built by a Hindu trader for his Muslim mistress.

In actual fact it was built by built by Badr uddin Ali Khan, the well known seal engraver of delhi.

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Someone sent me a clearer picture of the Suraj wali masjid and the ayat is now clear

La tasjudoo li-shhamsi wa laa lil qamar

Wasjudoo lillaah

Do not worship the sun and the moon(for they are mere signs of Almighty Allah)

Worship Allah

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