E-KHUDA TERI DAR PE AYA EK NACHEEZ HOO MAIN, E-MAULA EK INSAN BHAR HOO MAIN, MERI HASTI KYA HAI, TERI IBADAT SE SARA JAHAN ROSHAN HUA, BUS EK DUA K LIYE TERI DAR PE AAYA, TERA HI EK BANDA HOO MAIN…….

The internationally magnificent, jama masjid delhi is originally named as Masjid Jahan Numa. Jama masjid was built by Shahjahan, the Fifth Mughal Emperor of India. Top construction experts,sculptors, engineers and artisans of the world took part in the construction of the Jama Masjid. They worked dedicatedly for six continuous years. The Jama Masjid got ready in the year 1656 AD. In those days when the daily wages of a labor was 1 paisa, the construction cost of the jama masjid was one million rupees. Many nawabs of that era gifted stones and other construction material to the emperor for the mosque’s construction, which was not included in its cost. When the Jama Masjid was under construction then the emperor Shahjahan received complaint of its slow progress. Shahjahan therefore summoned Saadullah Khan, his minister in charge of the constructions, and ask for explanation. Saadullah Khan informed that the a Holy Quran preceded the installation of every stone to consecrate it. This pleased the Shahjahan so much that he ordered to construct the jama masjid that way.
The Jama Masjid was completed under the supervision of Saadullah Khan. The Jama Masjid is built on about(10 m) from the level of the ground and is about (1200 m²) in extent. The Jama Masjid has three gateways, four towers and two minarets

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