Sawi Mosque is a mosque located in northwest Multan within the Mohalla Tolay Khan area. [1] [2]
It is a unique, roofless structure enclosing several graves. [1] Despite its commonly known as a mosque, it more closely resembles an embellished wall around a significant burial site, featuring mosque-like elements for onsite devotion. [1]
Its intricately decorated wall, bearing Quranic inscriptions and Persian couplets, indicates the grave likely belongs to a person of prominence or wealth. [1] However, the actual identities associated with the centrally placed gravestones remain undisclosed, with the only named occupant being Safar Quli, who died in 999 AH (June 1591 CE). [1]
The verse inscription credit goes to Zakariyya bin Ustad Muhammed, while a Hamiyyat Allah of Balharre claims authorship of the verses on a tombstone's reverse side. [1]
- ^ a b c d e f "Sawi Tomb or Masjid, Multan, Pakistan". Asian Architecture.
- ^ "Centuries old Sawi mosque is conserved". The Express Tribune. September 14, 2018.
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Sawi Mosque is a mosque located in northwest Multan within the Mohalla Tolay Khan area. [1] [2]
It is a unique, roofless structure enclosing several graves. [1] Despite its commonly known as a mosque, it more closely resembles an embellished wall around a significant burial site, featuring mosque-like elements for onsite devotion. [1]
Its intricately decorated wall, bearing Quranic inscriptions and Persian couplets, indicates the grave likely belongs to a person of prominence or wealth. [1] However, the actual identities associated with the centrally placed gravestones remain undisclosed, with the only named occupant being Safar Quli, who died in 999 AH (June 1591 CE). [1]
The verse inscription credit goes to Zakariyya bin Ustad Muhammed, while a Hamiyyat Allah of Balharre claims authorship of the verses on a tombstone's reverse side. [1]
- ^ a b c d e f "Sawi Tomb or Masjid, Multan, Pakistan". Asian Architecture.
- ^ "Centuries old Sawi mosque is conserved". The Express Tribune. September 14, 2018.
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