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Islam and India have a very ancient partnership with different
religions and ways of life holding sway in our land, lending
a wholesome hue to our nation. India has been long associated
with temples and munis but a deeper delving into the architectural
silhouette of the historical land opens up new vistas of marveling
at India. Islam, the religion, which is the talk of the Town
of late for all the wrong reasons, has numerous worshipping
centers/Mosques in India dedicated to its greatness, which
are favored Travel destinations.
It was the tribal trips of Mahmud Gauri, which laid the
first foundations of Islam in India. Then, it was the Sultanates
and the royal Mughals who laid the foundation stone of institutionalized
Islamic worship In India, aka Mosques.
The secular credentials of Akbar are unquestionable as he
dedicated his tribute to an Egalitarian religious playing
field in the form of the now legendary Ibadat- Khana, another
Mosque of significance in India. As a deft reminder of the
differences that India is, one can commemorate the continuity
of life by a mention of Hazrat Kwaja Moinuddin Chisti whose
mere mention mesmerizes, a preferred destination for both
Hindus and Muslims.
The mystic Adhai Din Ka Jhopda is one Mosque and center
of Islamic worship in India, which is testimony to the fact
that that Islam has Hinduism as its base. The tale attached
to the mysterious Jhopda is one of relentless construction
leading to the completion of the Mosque in a record breaking
two and a half days. This is a preferred destination for the
tourists. This cornucopia of Adab, Hifazat and spiritual solace
is far removed from the madcap extremism of Jehadees and we,
as unified India stand to learn from Islamic Tehzeeb and tranquility
in the Mosques in India and centers of Islamic worship.
India Travel destinations incorporates tours and information
to the spread out Mosques in places of the order of Delhi,
Uttar Pradesh and an often ignored but significant home to
the Mosques, southern India.
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