Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra

                                          Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra

As you all know that Rajasthan is a very much interesting state of  India not only in a single aspect but in every aspect you can see that this state is having a varied heritage and also this state has proved its beautiful in many aspect so in this blog we are going to explore that one beautiful place of this state that is Adhai Din ka Jhonpara which is located at the city Ajmer where the famous Daraga of Ajmer is also made and you can also check out that blog .

Now the Adhai Din ka Jhopara  is one of the oldest mosques in India, and the oldest surviving monument in Ajmer.

Now let us talk about the history of this beautiful mosque located in Ajmer 

  History

Originally a Sanskrit college with a temple of Saraswati within it, it was converted into a mosque by Qutb-ud-Din-Aibak, on the orders of Muhammad Ghori, in 1192 CE. The structure was completed in 1199 CE, and was further beautified by Iltutmish of Delhi in 1213 CE. So basically this was the temple which was converted to mosque later on.

"Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra" literally means "shed of two-and-a-half days". Alternative transliterations and names include Arhai Din ka Jhompra or Dhai Din ki Masjid. A legend states that a part of the mosque was built in two-and-a-half days . Some Sufi claim that the name signifies a human's temporary life on the earth.

About this place in short terms

It is actually a Masjid built by Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak, first Sultan of Delhi, in AD 1199 contemporary to the other one built at Qutub-Minar complex of Delhi known as Quwal-ul-Islam mosque (power of Islam). Sultan Iltutmish had subsequently beautified it in AD 1213 with a screen pierced by corbelled engrailed arches which appears in this country for the first time.  However, a large number of architectural members and sculptures of temples are lying inside the verandah of the complex for safety and security purposes by the department which shows the existence of a Hindu temple in its vicinity during circa 11th-12th Century AD. This mosque, built from the dismantled remains of temples, is known as Adhai-din-ka-Jhonpra possibly from the fact that a fair used to be held here for two and a half days.

THATS ALL ABOUT THIS PLACE I THINK THAT THIS IS A MUST VISIT PLACE IF YOU VISIT AJMER.