Zeenat-ul-Masajid (Ghata Masjid) में पढ़ी Eid-ul-Adha (2023) की नमाज़

Zeenat-ul-Masajid (Ghata Masjid) में पढ़ी Eid-ul-Adha (2023) की नमाज़
ZEENAT-UL MASJID - THE CLOUD MOSQUE OF MUGHAL DELHI
Also commonly known as Ghata Masjid (cloud mosque), Zeenat-ul Masjid was built in the year 1707 AD by Zinat-ul-Nissa, Aurangzeb's second daughter. The mosque is believed to be inspired by Jama Masjid in Chandni Chowk, built by her illustrious and much loved grandfather, Shah Jahan. Though much smaller in scale, and barely ever visited by travellers to the city, the mosque still stands on it's own - looking glorious, despite obvious signs of decay.
The mosque is located at Shahjahanabad in Daryaganj, which used to be the heart of the old Mughal capital. Now here's an interesting anecdote about the locality itself - Daryaganj was originally designed to be a market next to the river Yamuna, the lifeline of Delhi. However, once the British took control of Delhi they made several changes, including rerouting of the river. Unfortunately with this change in the course of river (darya), the market was no longer next to the river, though the name continued to be used.Here's another story from her family, and this one is about her mother, Dilras Banu Begum. She was Aurangzeb's favourite wife and her story takes us all the way to Deccan where she was buried in the majestic Bibi ka Maqbara in Aurangabad. Here's the interesting bit - the mosque built by her was a miniature version of Jama Masjid in Delhi, while Bibi ka Maqbara is a miniature version of Taj Mahal in Agra. What's even more interesting is the fact that both were built by Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb's father, who was thrown off from his throne by Aurangzeb himself and later imprisoned till death in Agra's Fort.