Book Title: Epigraphia Indica Vol 02
Author(s): Jas Burgess
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

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________________ MUHAMMADAN INSCRIPTIONS FROM BEXCAL. 255 8. Over the central door of the small golden mosque in Gaur (Ravenshaw, plate xxii) is an inscription. One corner of the stone which contained the date has been broken away in three lines (dimensions 9 feet by 1' 8") بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم قال نتنه تعني انما يعمر مساجد اللة مر. من بالله واليوم اتخر راقام الضارة صلى الله عليه وسلم من بني الا الله نعسي ارائك أن يكونوا من المهتدين وقال النبي راتی الزكرة ولم يخش مسجدا لله بنى الله له بيتا في الجنة مثله وعمارة هذا المسجد الجامع في عهد سلطان السلاطین سید السادات منبع السعادت ارحم المسلمين والمسلمات معلی کلمات الحق و خليفة الله بالحمه والبرهان غوث الاسلام والمسلمین والحسنات المرید بتایيد الدين المجاهد في سبيل الرحمن علاء الدنيا والدین ابوالمظفر حسین شاه السلطان الحسینی خلد الله ملکه ر سلطانه بني هذا المسجد الجامع خالصا مخلصا مجلس منصور نصره الله تعالي المجالس متركة على الله الولي محمد بن علي المخاطب بخطاب مجلس رجب رجب قدره سن [ه ... ... ... ... في الدنيا والآخرة وتاريخه الميمون في الرابع عشر من شهر الله المد TRANSLATION. * In the name, etc. God Almighty has said : “ He only shall repair,” etc. (Qorán, Sûr. is, 18). And the Prophe : (my God's blessing rest upon Lim!) has said " He who builds, etc. The erection of this Jåmi' masjid took place in the time of the king of kings, the Sayyid of the Sayyids, the fountain of auspiciousness, the most merciful of the faithful men and women, who exalts the words of truth and good deeds, who is assisted by the assistance of the Supreme Judge, who strives on the road of the merciful, the viceregent of God, with proof and testimony, the defender of Islam and the Muslims, 'Alå addunya waddin Abu'l Muzaffar Husain Shah, the king, the descendant of Husain-may God perpetuate his kingdom and his rule! This Jami' masjid was built, from pure and sincere motives, and from trust in God, by the Walt Muhammad, son of 'All, who has the title of majlis al majális majlis- mansur-may God render him victorious in this world and the next! Its auspicious date is the 14th of God's blessed month of Rajab-may its value increase of the year ...... Husain Shah reigned from 899 till 929 A. H., we possess many inscriptions of his reign. I have noted 29. This one has been published in Ravensbaw's work, p. 38. 9. From Shah N'imat Allah's ásitána near the Jåmi' masjid in the Firozpur suburb of Gaur. Two lines (dimensions 3 feet by 1' 4") بني هذا الباب الحصن في عهد السلطان المعظم المکرم علاء الدنيا والدین ابوالمظفر حسین شاه خلدالله ملکه ر سلطانه في سنه ثمان عشر و تسعماية السلطان بن سید اشرف الحسيني TRANSLATION. This gate of the fort was built in the time of the exalted and liberal king, 'Alá. addunya waddin Abu'l Muzaffar Husain Shala the king, son of Sayyid Ashraf,

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