Inscription from a Mosque
Description
Script: Naskh
Language: Arabic
“The builder of sacred monuments wished to gain some credit for helping God’s cause by engraving their name on permanent material” — this line engraved in Naskh calligraphy in Arabic records the erection of a mosque by Bai Harir Sultani in AH 906 (1500 CE). While stating the period, the inscription mentions the long genealogy of the Gujarat sultans. It says that the mosque was built during the reign of the great King Nasiru-d-Dunia Waddin Abu Fath Mahmud Shah, son of Muhammad Shah, son of Ahmed Shah, son of Muhammad Shah, son of Muzaffar Shah, the sultan. This long genealogy of the Gujarat sultans, which is also evident on their coins, is the most striking feature of this inscription.
Collection
Inscriptions
Object Type
Inscription
Material
Stone
Schools/Culture/Period
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Technique
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Date
AH 906/1500 CE
Location
Asarva, Ahmedabad