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00:00Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim
00:02Assalamu Alaikum
00:04Masjid Wazir Khan is located in the inner part of Delhi Gate Lahore.
00:10The name of the person who built this beautiful mosque is Hakeem Alimuddin Ansari
00:17who was famous by the name of Nawab Wazir Khan.
00:21Nawab Sahib was an expert doctor i.e. Hakeem.
00:25During the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, he became a royal physician from the royal court.
00:34After becoming a royal physician, he progressed and reached the post of governor or hakeem of Lahore.
00:46Nawab Wazir Khan laid the foundation of this mosque on 1066 Hijri in 1634.
00:58Beautiful Kashi and Kansi Garhi work has been done on this beautiful mosque.
01:08This mosque is made up of Indian, Islamic, Mughal and Islamic styles.
01:16It took seven years to build this mosque.
01:21This mosque was inaugurated by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.
01:26The width of the inner door of the mosque is 21 feet.
01:31There are pillars on both sides of the door, between which there are 13 feet wide stairs.
01:38A pond has also been built inside the mosque for ablution.
01:43There are four minarets in all four corners of the mosque courtyard.
01:49Many historical sites in Lahore are in shambles.
01:55But thank God, this mosque is still safe to a large extent.
02:01Local people and tourists come to see it in large numbers every day.
02:10If you come to Lahore and leave without seeing Badshahi Mosque and Wazir Khan Mosque, then your tour is incomplete.
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