Baba Farid Ji' s Gurudawara Godri Sahib Located at Farid Kot, Punjab, India.

All these pictures are of Commemorative Stones and building of Baba Farid Ji' s Gurudawara Godri Sahib Located at Farid Kot, Punjab, India

.Translation of commemorative Stones' done by Tejinder Singh Khalsa sahib

Pictures By Harman Singh Gill Ji

Bibi Ka Maqbara Located at Begumpura, Aurangabad, Maharashtra , India

' Mughal Era Special '



These Are some pictures of Commemorative Stone and Beautiful building of The tomb of  Bibi Ka Maqbara (Dilras Banu Begum posthumously known as Rabia-ud-Daurani ) Located at Begumpura, Aurangabad, Maharashtra , India. It bears a striking resemblance to the famous Taj Mahal of Agra, the mausoleum of Aurangzeb's mother, Mumtaz Mahal. Because of the strong resemblance, it is also called The Dakkhani Taj (Taj of The Deccan). An inscription found on the main entrance door mentions that this mausoleum was designed and erected by Ata-ullah, an architect and Hanspat Rai, an engineer in Hijri 1071 (1660-61 A. D). Ata-Ullah was the son of Ustad Ahmad Lahauri, the principal designer of the Taj Mahal Agra. It is believed to have been constructed by Prince Azam Shah in memory of his mother.


It is written on The commemorative Stone of Bibi Ka Maqbara Located at Begumpura, Aurangabad, Maharashtra , India


'Bibi Ka Maqbara'

'The beautiful mausoleum of Aurangzeb's wife, is believed to have been constructed by Prince Azam Shah in memory of his mother Rabia-Ul-Durrani alias Dilras Bano Begum between 1650-57 A. D. An inscription on the main entrance door mentions that this mausoleum was designed and erected by Ata-Ulla, an architect and Hanspat Rai  , an engineer in Hijri 1071 (1660-61 A. D). As the mausoleum architecture resembles Taj Mahal of Agra, it is known as "Taj of Deccan" . According to The "Tawariq Namah" of Ghulam Mustafa, Bibi Ka Maqbara is said to have cost Rs 668203.7 ( Rupees  Six lac sixty-eight thousands Two hundred three and seven anas) in those days.
The mausoleum stands within an enclosed area measuring 458* 275 m approximately and is surrounded on all sides by a systematically planned Garden, with paved paths, channels of running water and fountains.
The mausoleum proper is built on a high square platform with four minarets at its corners and is approached by a flight of steps from all four sides from The ground level. The lower and upper body of The building is made up of pure Marble, decorated by beautiful carvings. Where The middle portion is of basaltic trap, covered with fine plaster, rendered with a Marble finish and adorned with stucco work. A flight of step descends into The body of The mausoleum where The actual grave is surrounded with Marble screen of exquisite design. The octagonal gallery running around The lowering interior enables imposing view of The grave below. The towering interior of The grave has a Central dome, pierced with windows of trellis work and The accompanying panels with flowers are as delicate as anything found in Agra.'

Pictures Gifted by Inderjeet Singh Ji

Battle of Plassey Memorial Built by The British Located at Plassey, West Bengal, India.

These Are some Photographs Of Commemorative Stones, Boards and Battle of Plassey Memorial Built by The British Located at Plassey, West Bengal, India. Here are Also The pictures of Statue of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula Stood out side the Memorial Premises, Lord Clive And Site Map of Battle of Plassey.
 This Battle of Plassey Was Fought Between Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula And British East India Company's Army Commanded by Lord Clive on 23rd June 1757 A.D. Due to unfaithfulness of Traitors like Mir Jafar , India's Slavery By The British Started From Here. The British in shape of  East India Company Won Battle of Plassey. We are presenting a detailed article discussing the relationships of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula and The British East India Company. This article is written By Gurpreet Singh Anand Ji.




Plassey Battle Monument -A Monument to India's Slavery
By Gurpreet Singh Anand
Since childhood I had been reading about Plassey and how the battle here on that fateful day changed Hindoostan’s destiny forever . So when I went to Calcutta ( Kolkata) I was determined to travel to this place and after a five hour journey on road plus a ferry crossing and about 150 kms away we found an avenue of shaded trees both sides of the road leading to an obelisk in commemoration to the Battle of Plassey .
It lies in the field where the battle took place .Outside its periphery walls a statue of Siraj-ud-Daula in gold colour has been put up.The British had built a dak bunglow that stands to this day , where they would come and stay and is now a PWD rest house .This really is a memorial to the British betrayal and deceit of India that began from here .This is how this battle ensued .
When Siraj-ud -Daula became the nawab of Bengal post Alivardi’s death he asked the British , nestled in the hamlet they called Calcutta, to trade on same terms as they did during Murshid Ali Khan’s reign .His envoy was slapped by the British officer and expelled from Calcutta .Enraged the envoy went back to Murshidabad , the then capital city of Bengal , and remarked to the nawab “ What honour is left to us , when few traders  , who have not yet learnt to wash their bottoms reply to the ruler’s order by expelling his envoy ?”
With honour at stake Siraj marched to Calcutta and occupied it in June 1756 .Six months later the soldiers of EIC re-occupied Calcutta on January 2, 1757 .
Siraj's attempts for truce and negotiations were spurned and a conspiracy was hatched to expel him between the British agent at Murshidabad , Jagat Seth the biggest banker of Bengal and Mir Jafar his military paymaster .
And so on 23rd June 1757 in the fields of Plassey , few miles away from the capital ,warring armies went into the battle .The British were led by Clive along with nearly 3,000 soldiers .Suraj forces tried to encircle the British but Mir Jafar and forces under his command did not take part .Rain fell incessantly and seeing the deceit of his commander Siraj retreated to Murshidabad . Clive marched onto Murshidabad where Mir Jaffar was installed on the throne and Siraj was caught by Mir Jafar and Killed . “It was the successful culmination of an intrigue “ is how the eminent historian Percival Spear put it .British who celebrate their feats , even of deceits , have called this as one of the greatest British battles .
Mir Jafar was put on the throne of Bengal , after paying a great amount of money , as a reward for betraying Siraj-ud-Daula .This paying of money to prop on thrones by the royal in their internal strifes continued unabated .Clive’s successors put Mir Kasim having stuffed themselves from riches of the new king , only to again take bribe to re-instate Mir Jafar .There was a new bidder ,in Najim-ud-Daula , who paid for deposing Mir Jafar again few years later .What started at Plassey became a norm thereafter by EIC setting up Indians against each other and favouring one against the other by taking rewards not acknowledged as bribes .
The British from hereinafter remorselessly pursued their quest of loot and plunder of Hindoostan .Clive remarked ‘ To stop is dangerous , to recede ruin .”
As the British East India Company extended their area of dominance by subjugating kingdom after kingdom the ruler was simply given a choice between annexation and annihilation or subjugation that came with price tag attached to it .The pretence of ruling for the welfare of the oppressed .
George Bernard Shaw said ‘When an Englishman wants something , he never publicly admits to his wanting it ;instead his want is expressed as a ‘burning conviction that it is his moral and religious duty to conquer those who possess the thing he wants.’
Writing in her book ‘Indian Summer’ Alex von Tunzelmann , the British historian , aptly put it “ In the beginning , there were two nations . One was a vast , mighty and magnificent empire , brilliantly organised and culturally unified , which dominated a massive swathe of the earth .The other was an undeveloped , semi -feudal realm , riven by religious factionalism and barely able to feed its literate , diseased and stinking masses .The first nation was India .The second was England .”
Almost twelve decades later the Britons priding on their imperial conquests patted themselves on their excesses as Viceroy , Lord Mayo opined “ We are all British gentlemen engaged in the magnificent work of governing an inferior race.”
American historian Will Durant in his magnum opus ‘The Case for India’ wrote “The British conquest of India was the destruction of a high civilization by a trading company utterly without scruple or principal, overrunning with fire, sword, bribery, murder a country temporarily disordered and helpless bribing and murdering , annexing and stealing , and beginning that career of illegal and ‘ legal ‘ plunder which has now ( 1930 ) gone on ruthlessly for one hundred and seventy three years ”
Charles Napier a megalomaniac , who is mostly known for the conquest of the Sindh, had no illusions on what the British were up to “Our object in conquering India , the object of all our cruelties , was money ..Every shilling had been picked out of blood . “We shall yet suffer for the crime assure as there is God in heaven."
Pictures By Gurpreet Singh Anand Ji

Darul Zikar Located At Dulmial Village Distt: Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan

These Are Some Photographs Of Commemorative Metal Plate And Interior And Exterior Photographs  Of Beautiful Building Of Darul Zikar Located At Dulmial Village Distt: Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan. Darul Zikar Is The Worship Place Of Ahmadiyya Community. Here is a Photo of Moulvi  Karam Dad Sahib, 1st Amir of Ahmadiyya Jamaat, Dulmial.


It Should Also Be Mentioned Here That The Muslims Want To Get Back This Mosque. For This, The Muslims Filed a Court Case From Late 1990s. The Case is Under Process. But On 12Th December 2016, On Eve Of 12th Rabi Ul Awal, A Mob Attacked Darul Zikar Dulmial To Get it Back. They Set Fire to The Ahmedi Related Goods. From 12Th December 2016, Darul Zikar Dulmial is Still Sealed By The Government.

It is Written on The Commemorative Metal Plate Of   Darul Zikar Located At Dulmial Village Distt: Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan. 

'Total Height Of Darul Zikar Is 66 feet and Has 62 Steps of Stairs. There has been a Mosque on this site since 1860.
In 1905 when Moulvi Karam Dad Sahib became an Ahmadi, his congregation also converted. The Mosque has been with the Ahmadis since that time.
Minaratul Islam 1929
Started 1927, Completed 1929
Under supervision of  Hakeem Moulvi  Karam Dad Sahib, 1st Amir of Ahmadiyya Jamaat,  Dulmial.

Helpers were Moulvi  Fateh Ali Sahib, Moulvi Fazil, Malik Abdul Samad Khan Sahib, Meeran Baksh Sahib, Capt Malik Ghulam Mohammad, Munshi Ahmad Ali.
Financial help- 1 month pay donated by each Ahmadi employee of Dulmial on instruction from Moulvi Karam Dad Sahib.
Builders-  Mistari Ghulam Mohammad Sahib, helper of Sub Major Deen Mohammad Sahib. Was sent to Qadian in 1927 to see Minaratul Masih to replicate design in Dulmial.
Digging of base. Base dug by Moulvi Karam Dad Sahib and companions of Jamaat Ahmadiyya Dulmial. Depth of base 40ft. Filled with stones, length 8ft width 3ft height 2ft, limestone used to make the base, stones brought from nearby mountains by companions, 1st storey built with stones, top storeys built with bricks. Bricks brought from Chakwal by camels. Limestone used in building, no iron used.
Shuttering-  16 wooden boards and 16 panels
On the completion of plaster Moulvi Karam Dad Sahib wrote this verse on the minar,
"Aa giya wo hai chirag deen ka"
Rebuilt with marble in 18/8/1991 completed 31/12/1991
Under supervision of Major Malik Habibullah Khan.'

Many Thanks To Mr. & Mrs. Dr. Irfan Malik Ji For Photographs And English Translation of Urdu Commemorative Metal Plate

Man Mandir Palace Located Inside Gwalior Fort Madhya Pradesh, India

These Are some Pictures of English Commemorative Stone And Beautiful Building of Man Mandir Palace Built in The Reign of Raja Man Singh Located Inside Gwalior Fort Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Credits: Anjali Mehta Chawla

Gurudawara Damdama Baba Sahib Singh Ji Bedi Located at Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan

These Are The Pictures of Commemorative Stones And Interior And Exterior Of Beautiful Pre-Partition Building of Gurudawara Damdama Baba Sahib Singh Ji Bedi Located at Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. Mostly Commemorative Stones Are Not Readable.

Pictures By Falak Sher Bajwa Ji