Quli Qutb Shah‚ the 5th ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty. He built this famous structure to commemorate the elimination of a plague epidemic in the city. He is said to have prayed for the end of a plague that was ravaging his city and vowed to build a masjid at the very place where he was praying. Sanchi Stupa‚ Madhya Pradesh The Great Stupa at Sanchi was built by the emperor Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BC. Its nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure built over the relics
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great fascination for magnificent buildings like forts‚ temples and mosques.They built some of the most remarkable buildings in the world. Some of these buildings have vanished in the march of time but many like Taj Mahal‚ Lai Quila‚ Qutub Minar‚ Jama Masjid‚ Fatehpur Sikri‚ Caves of Ajanta and Ellora‚ Sarnath Temple have stood the test of time. The British have also played an important role in giving us some historical monuments. Indian History is full of the rise and fall or many kingdoms and empires
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not as grave and hopeless a problem as is made out to be.I would like to begin my lecture by narrating a small story that typifies communalism inIndia. During the communal riots that rocked the nation in 1992‚ following the demolition of the Babri Masjid‚ a Hindu family gave refuge to an old Muslim man. The man was provided refuge in the room of their young daughter-in-law. When the rioters went scouting door-to-door to kill any Muslims they could get hold of‚ the host family saved the old man’s life
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One of a Muslim’s duties‚ as described in the Five Pillars of Islam‚ is to go on Hajj at least once during his or her lifetime. This is a pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Approximately two million Muslims went in 1999‚ of which about one million were from Saudi Arabia‚ and 6‚000 were from the U.S. 1 Council on American-Islamic Relations estimated in 2006 that "some 10‚000 American Muslims go on Hajj each year." 7 The number of American pilgrims is increasing yearly. Followers of Islam
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rebuilt the fourth story‚ added the fifth and a harp shaped cupola. A doorway in each storey opens to its own balcony. As of now‚ upper storeys are closed for visitors‚ yet its a treat to watch this magnificent travelmasti monument. Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid‚ Iron Pillar and Alai Gateway are worth having a look.------------------------------------------------- Iron PillarThis is age old pillar standing in the courtyard of Quwwat-ul-Isam mosque has withstood the test of time (weather) for over 1500 years
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empowerment of Muslims the committee underlines the problems with the present delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies as a result of which Muslims do not have adequate political representation in legislative bodies. The post-Babri Masjid Muslim political discourse in India also plays a crucial role in re-conceptualising the idea of Muslim political representation. This new kind of Muslim politics goes beyond the conventional Muslim political concerns – protection of Urdu‚ minority
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include the monetary loss‚ loss of lives and even the loss of national peace and dignity. Pakistan is going through hard times under the hand of terrorism activities. The start of the terrorism in Pakistan was late in 1999 when the incident of Lal masjid took place; when the militants and the religious followers got head to head. The military took over the mosque but that gave the birth to the religious extremism and since then terrorism has just peaked to its extent in the last one decade. The religious
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Kaaba‚ Masjid al-Haram | Coordinates | 21°25′19.2″N 39°49′33.6″ECoordinates: 21°25′19.2″N 39°49′33.6″E | Area | about 30 m (98 ft) deep and 1.08 to 2.66 m (3 ft 7 in to 8 ft 9 in) in diameter | Founded | Traditionally about 2000 BC | Governing body | Government of Saudi Arabia | | Official name: Zamzam | | | | | Location of Zamzam Well in Mecca‚ Saudi Arabia | The Well of Zamzam (or the Zamzam Well‚ or just Zamzam; Arabic: زمزم) is a well located within the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca
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Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nowadays‚ management of an organization involving the male and female executives. So‚ gender is an issue that is often associated with managerial effectiveness in the organization setting. Therefore‚ to ensure the effectiveness of organization settings the male and female manager should know the role to be play. Moreover to be competent in the organization setting both of the male and female should have the characteristic that need in organization settings
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Report Spelling and Grammatical Errors SUGGESTIONS Suggest Us SEARCH ARTICLES I live in Delhi. It is the capital of India. Delhi is a centre of trade and commerce. It is a historical city. It has many beautiful monuments. The TESTIMONIALS Red Fort and Jama Masjid were built by Shahajahan. Users Testimonials They are in Old Delhi. The Qutab Minar‚ the Old Fort‚ Humayun’s Search Tomb‚ Safdarjung’s Tomb‚ Jantar Mantar etc. are old monuments. A large number of people visit these places every day. The Parliament House and India Gate are the new buildings
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