by Khalid Bin Umar | Jul 27, 2020 | Historical Narratives, Monuments
Hagia Sophia (from Greek Αγία Σοφία) means Holy Wisdom. Construction of church depicted in codex Manasses Chronicle (14th C) Pic Source: Wiki Images Main (western) façade of Hagia Sophia, seen from courtyard of the madrasa of Mahmud I. Lithograph...
by Khalid Bin Umar | Jul 18, 2020 | Articles In Urdu
شیخ حسن طاہر جون پوری Resting place of Sheikh Hasan bin Tahir Jaunpuri at Vijay Mandal, DelhiPic source: Syed Mohammad Qasim سم اللہ الرحمٰن الرحیم شیخ حسن بن طاہر جون پوری ثم دہلوی م 909 ھ آپ عہد مغلیہ سے قبل ہندوستان کے عالم کبیر، عارف جلیل اور صاحب مقامات بزرگ گزرے...
by Khalid Bin Umar | Mar 23, 2020 | Historical Narratives, Monuments, Monuments, People stories
Courtyard, Madarsa Ghaziuddin, Sita Ram, C 1815 Source: British Library Madrasah Ghaziuddin/ Delhi College/ Anglo Arabic College: A Historical Review Outside the medieval era Ajmeri Gate in Old Delhi, an old school building stands proud. Few know that the present...
by Khalid Bin Umar | Dec 14, 2019 | Literary Accounts, People stories
Portrait of Sayyad Shah Muhammad Hasan Bismil Azimabadi Pic source: Author Urdu as a language is deeply entrenched with the composite heritage of India that has given us slogans and songs such as Inquilab Zindabad , Sarforoshi Ki Tamanna Ab Hamare Dil mein Hal, Sare...
by Khalid Bin Umar | Oct 29, 2019 | Historical Narratives, People stories
An imaginary portrait of Iltutmish Source: Wikiimages He was the first independent Muslim ruler to sit on the throne of Delhi. It was he who consolidated the entire north India from Bengal to the borders of Afghanistan and founded the Delhi Sultanate. It was he who...
