Masjid Manzilgah

Masjid Manzilgah is a historic mosque located in Sukkur, Sindh.[1]

Manzilgah Mosque at Bundar Road, Indus River

It was built by Syed Masoom Shah in 1598.[1] Minaret of Masoom Shah is named after him.[1]

History

It was originally a mosque built by Syed Masoom Shah, then governor of Sindh, in the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar the Great in 1598.[2]

In the 1940s, an Islamic institution named Jamia Hammadia Manzilgah Sukkur was established. It is in the city of Sukkur on Bandar Road.

References
  1. Shaikh, Dr Muhammad Ali (June 13, 2021). "HISTORY: A TURNING POINT IN THE HISTORY OF SINDH". DAWN.COM.
  2. Khuhro, Hamida (February 28, 1998). "Masjid Manzilgah, 1939-40. Test Case for Hindu-Muslim Relations in Sind". Modern Asian Studies. 32 (1): 49–89. doi:10.1017/S0026749X98002613 – via Cambridge University Press.

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