Completion to Masjid

In 1901 AD Shahjahan Begum passed away after her death construction work came to stand.

Sultan Jahan Begum was the daughter of Shahjahan Begum enthroned after her construction work could not be started.

Nawab Hameedullah’s era some thought about construction work but it could not be fulfilled. Like wise this great building was unconstructed and changing weather and atmosphere affected on it.

When princely state merged into Indian Union so unconstructed building fate changed.

From very beginning Maulana Muhammad Imran Khan Nadwi Azhari had been thinking of completion of the Tajul Masajid. Maulana had said many times that he was sincere in his intention but success depended on the will of God.

Pool

This pool is of 50×50 square feet and it is surrounded by a solid platform of seven and a half feet wide, the depth of the pool is up to 4 feet, it was completed just before the beginning of third annual gathering in 1951 by the free service of dedicated Muslims and by a sum of few thousands of rupees.

A crystal fountain has been installed in the middle of the cistern which has increased its splendor. Shah Jahan Begum had ordered crystal bricks for this cistern but due to her death and stoppage of work all the equipment was stolen. Therefore, this pool was built of ordinary bricks, and now there is no fountain.

Stone Musallas (place of prayer)

75% of the courtyard had been left uncompleted with deep pits. Despite the efforts to fill them taken up by Nawab Hameedullah Khan, still more than half of the courtyard remained unfinished. After the establishment of Darul Uloom, the pits were filled and covered with red sandstone. Further work was done for its closure and half the yard was ready before the completion campaign.

Formation of Rooms

The long courtyard of the mosque was surrounded by a 12 feet wide arched gallery on the north and east, while the gallery in the south was incomplete. All the constructed galleries were converted into rooms. 85 large and 116 windows have been installed and 100 skylights and 41 name plates have been fixed and since then these rooms are being used for various works of Darul Uloom such as, guest house, Darul Uloom Office, Dining hall and boarding rooms, where around 220 boys can stay, as well as store rooms.

Completion of flooring

The floors of the spacious hall of the mosque, the east hallway and the northwest hallway were not complete. Some portions of the floor were incomplete and in some places, the floor was not erected at all. Initiatives were taken to complete the hall spanning an area of length 200 feet and width of 12 feet.

Stairs

There were only three steps in front of the three gates for access to the mosque, but now permanent stairs have been set up in front of all the gates of the mosque. Also for the women, stairs have been constructed in the north and south of the mosque for entrance into the courtyard and mosque.

Bathrooms and Washrooms

Five washrooms and bathrooms were constructed for the women’s mosque adjoining the mosque on the south side and four bathrooms and five washrooms were constructed on the same side of the mosque for external use i.e. dormitory etc.

Kitchen

Since there is a dormitory in Darul Uloom and a large number of students, there was a need to have a kitchen for their meals and breakfast. Hence two kitchens were built outside the mosque on the south side.

Minarets of the Mosque

The incomplete minarets of this unfinished mosque were also high and low. In this connection, the northern minaret was raised about 40 feet, parallel to the southern minaret. The diameter of the minarets is 25 feet.

Roofs of the mosque

The construction of the mosque was halted in 1901. This unfinished mosque was left on its own and faced the brunt of heavy rains, sunlight and wind. How severely they damaged the mosque walls, roofs and minarets are unexplainable and how the water seeped into the walls and doors is understandable. However, works have been done to some extent to maintain the roof of the mosque, its rooms and hallways. Roofs were laid at some places while at other places; plastering was done on the roofs.

Mosque courtyard

The courtyard of the mosque was uneven, unlevelled and unusable. To make the courtyard even surfaced, hundreds of trucks of debris were used to fill in and many pious devotees participated in this mammoth task.

Electric Lighting

Electrical fitting in this vast mosque was not an easy task but by the grace of God that work was done to a large extent in the inner area of the mosque, courtyard of the mosque, newly constructed rooms (including store, office, dining hall, residences, libraries, etc.). The women’s mosque was completed in phases. Hence the total power line required for the whole mosque is 3000 feet.

Water management

Earlier, water was available for Taj-ul-Masjid from the Hamidia school line. But it was not sufficient enough for the needs of the mosque. Now, by the grace of God, a wider line has been connected to the main line without the participation of others and water is provided to a large extent as per the requirement. In this regard, pipes of different sizes have been used for supplying water in all parts of the mosque.

All of these works were completed by 1960 AD. Some other important works completed before 1971 AD, the year after which the construction work started properly were:

– The floor of a long corridor of the women’s mosque on the north side was completed.

– A marble staircase was built in front of the central altar.

– Strong staircases were erected in front of the remaining arches.

– In the courtyard of the mosque, iron pillars were erected for temporary shade and iron nets were drawn so that sackcloth etc. could be placed on them during the gathering.