The Great Mughals and Their India by Dirk Collier

Islam has taught about the oneness and infinity of God (Ahad), that He is one and He has divine power, and His oneness is self-evident based on His eternity and omnipresence.

It is known for its exquisite fresco decoration of geometric and floral motifs painted on stucco, along with inscriptions of the names of God.

It is Lahore's earliest dated Mughal-era mosque. The mosque was built between 16 during the reign of Mughal Emperor Jahangir.

Constructed by Mughal Empress Mariam-uz-Zamani, chief consort of Emperor Akbar, it is one of the largest mosques in Pakistan. Here is a fascinating and riveting saga that brings alive a spectacular bygone era-authentically and convincingly.31☃5′14″N 74☁9′04″E / 31.587095°N 74.317802☎ / 31.587095 74.317802īegum Shahi Mosque ( Urdu: بیگم شاہی مسجد), officially The Mosque of Mariyam Zamani Begum ( Urdu: مریم زمانی بیگم کی مسجد), is an early 17th-century mosque situated in the Walled City of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. At the same time, he does not shy away from dealing with controversial issues. With regard to the eventful reigns of Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb and their successors, crucial questions arise: Where did they succeed? Where did they fail? And more importantly, what should we learn from their triumphs and failures? In The Great Mughals and Their India, he has kept these objectives in mind in an attempt to narrate Mughal history from their perspective. The Mughals have left us with a legacy that cannot be erased. Mughal history deserves to be widely read and reflected upon, because of its lasting cultural and socio-political relevance to today's world in general and the Indian subcontinent in particular. Mughal history abounds with all the ingredients of classical drama: ambition and frustration, hope and despair, grandeur and decline, love and hate, and loyalty and betrayal. A definitive, comprehensive and engrossing chronicle of one of the greatest dynasties of the world-the Mughal-from its founder Babur to Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last of the clan the magnificent Mughal legacy is an inexhaustible source of inspiration to historians, writers, moviemakers, artists and ordinary mortals alike.

The Great Mughals and Their India by Dirk Collier