| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | DL09011641 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Auliya Masjid |
| State / राज्य | Delhi |
| District / जिला | South |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Others |
| Manual Sub District | Mehrauli |
| Village / गाँव | Others |
| Manual Village | Mehrauli |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Medieval - मध्यकाल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
C. 12th - 13th Cent. CE |
| Sub Period | Circa1191 A.D. |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | At the south-east corner of Hauz-i-Shami, Khandsa colony, Aam Bagh |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 28 30 46 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 77 10 42 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | Approx. 650 m to the south-west of Mehrauli bus terminal via Kalka Das Marg and approx. 2.5 km to the north-west of Qutub Minar metro station via NH 148A, turn right on Kalka Das Marg, west of Mehrauli-Gurugram Road. |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | IGI |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Nizamuddin |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | Mehrauli |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Others- अन्य |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | It lies in area between the flood plain of river Yamuna and Delhi Ridge. Delhi ridge is a Northern extension of ancient Aravalli Range. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | This is a historical mosque. It is noteworthy only from a religious point of view, as being the site where Khawaja Muinuddin Chisti of Ajmer and Qutub Sahib, two of the greatest Chistia saints, offered their prayers. Once while Khawaja Gharib Nawaz, Khawaja Qutub-ud-Din Bakhtiyar and Baba Fareed Gani Shakkar were praying together in the Auliya Masjid, Baba Fareed felt like having warm bread basket of Kaaks appeared from Gaib Unknown , at first Khawaja Gharib Nawaz raised his hand to receive it however was unable to hold it later Baba Fareed Ganj Shakkar stretched out his hand the basket escaped his grasp, then Khawaja Qutub-ud-deen Bakhtiyar Kaaki held out his hand the basket came in his reach and he kept it down and they all thanked Allah a Almighty and ate the bread. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
Regular prayers are held at the mosque along with other important religious ceremonies. |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | Medieval - मध्य काल |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
The monumental mosque is entered through a multifoliated arched gateway. The western Qibla wall of the enclosure has single mihrab recess in its center and it is approx. 1.8 m high, which represents the old mosque. It is probable that the original mosque which has now vanished was built by Iltutmish. Inside, there is a rectangular courtyard having coffered slab. The courtyard is semi-open having access to natural light. Certain changes are observed on the structure which is probably done in a later period |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
The building is constructed of rubble masonry and finished with plaster. Addition and modification has been made with modern brick masonry and concrete. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | Living Monument - प्रयोग |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | It is used as a mosque. |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | Waqf Board - वक्फ बोर्ड |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास |
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| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | Zafar Hasan |
| Name / नाम | Monuments of Delhi, Vol-3 |
| Year / वर्ष | 1997 |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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