..Muharram Mubarak ---Qadam - e - Rasool (foot-print of the holy - TopicsExpress



          

..Muharram Mubarak ---Qadam - e - Rasool (foot-print of the holy Prophet Mohammed ), the beautiful shrine of Mughal era, is situated at the centre of Cuttack city. ... The shrine is spread over half a square mile with an octagonal building built by Deputy Nazim Shujauddin Mohammed Khan in 1714 AD... On each corner of the boundary walls, there is a small minaret.... The mosque has nine small minarets with a big one in the centre bearing the crescent and the star. .....The interior roof has been exquisitely painted with flowers and plants of many varieties.... It has a marble floor in black and white squares.....In the centre of the monument, the Qadam-e-Rasool or the footprint of the Holy Prophet has been placed inside a metal basin. ... Haji Syed Alimullah, a close relative of Mashar of Persia, brought the holy relic from Najab in Arabia with the signature of the Sheriff of Mecca.... No Islamic shrine in the state has such a huge and impressive building as Qadam-e-Rasool....
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 04:42:58 +0000

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