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The tomb is built in the Lodhi architectural style.{{sfn|Smith|p=6}} The mausoleum is square in shape and measures {{convert|7.3|m|ft|abbr=}} in both length and breadth.<ref name="RKS" /> The roof is supported by twelve pillars and is surmounted by a |
The tomb is built in the Lodhi architectural style.{{sfn|Smith|p=6}} The mausoleum is square in shape and measures {{convert|7.3|m|ft|abbr=}} in both length and breadth.<ref name="RKS" /> The roof is supported by twelve pillars and is surmounted by a sandstone dome with ''[[jali|jalis]]'' on all the sides except the west and south.<ref name="RKS"/> |
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The dome rises from an octagonal drum and is decorated with a marble panel above the ''[[chhajja]]'' (overhanging eaves or cover of a roof) along with a double row of [[Embrasure|crenelles]].<ref name="ASI" /> The western side of the mausoleum contains a marble-wrought ''[[mihrab]]'' (niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction towards which the Muslims pray).<ref name="ASI" /> The entrance is located at the southern side and is also made of marble.<ref name="ASI" /> The name of Zamin is written in the [[Naskh (script)|Naskh]] script over the doorway of entrance.<ref name="ASI"/> |
The dome rises from an octagonal drum and is decorated with a marble panel above the ''[[chhajja]]'' (overhanging eaves or cover of a roof) along with a double row of [[Embrasure|crenelles]].<ref name="ASI" /> The western side of the mausoleum contains a marble-wrought ''[[mihrab]]'' (niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction towards which the Muslims pray).<ref name="ASI" /> The entrance is located at the southern side and is also made of marble.<ref name="ASI" /> The name of Zamin is written in the [[Naskh (script)|Naskh]] script over the doorway of entrance.<ref name="ASI"/> |
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Revision as of 12:24, 30 April 2019
| Tomb of Imam Zamin | |
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 Tomb of Imam Zamim | |
| Location | Qutb Minar complex, Delhi, India |
| Built | 1538 |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv |
| Designated | 1993 (17th session) |
| Part of | Qutb Minar and its monuments |
| State Party |  India |
| Region | India |
The tomb of Mohammad Ali (popularly known as Imam Zamin), an Islamic cleric of the 16th century. It is located at the Qutb Minar complex, Delhi in India and was built by Ali himself during the reign of Mughal emperor Humayun, long after the original monuments of the complex were constructed.
Background
Imam Zamin was a direct descendant of Muhammad and his original name was Mohammad Ali.[1] Zamin was thus a Sayyid and belonged the Chishti sect of Sufism.[1] It is believed that he migrated from Turkestan to Delhi during the reign of Sultan Sikandar Lodi and subsequently became the imam (chief priest) of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque, at the Qutb Minar complex.[2]
According to the inscription on the entrance, the mausoleum was built by Zamin between 1537 and 1538 during the reign of Humayun.[3][1] He died in 1539.[1] Located east of the Alai Darwaza, the tomb was constructed long after the original group of monuments and it has since been the last addition to the Qutb Minar complex.[1][4]
Zamin is buried at the centre of the mausoleum.[1]
Architecture
The tomb is built in the Lodhi architectural style.[1] The mausoleum is square in shape and measures 7.3 metres (24 ft) in both length and breadth.[3] The roof is supported by twelve pillars and is surmounted by a sandstone dome with jalis on all the sides except the west and south.[3]
The dome rises from an octagonal drum and is decorated with a marble panel above the chhajja (overhanging eaves or cover of a roof) along with a double row of crenelles.[4] The western side of the mausoleum contains a marble-wrought mihrab (niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction towards which the Muslims pray).[4] The entrance is located at the southern side and is also made of marble.[4] The name of Zamin is written in the Naskh script over the doorway of entrance.[4]
The interior ornamentation had been done with marble and it had been also used to construct the cenotaph.[4] The entire sandstone structure was originally covered by polished stucco, a portion of which is still extant.[4]
Gallery
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The tomb in the foreground, Alai Darwaza and Qutb Minar at the background
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Plaque of the tomb
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Interior of the mausoleum, the cenotaph made of marble in ground
References
Bibliography
- Smith, Ronald Vivian (2005), The Delhi that No-one Knows, Orient Blackswan, ISBN 9788180280207