The musnud of Murshidabad (1704-1904) being a synopsis of the history of Murshidabad for the last two centuries, to which are appended notes of places and objects of interest at Murshidabad . ed over by a white sheet, upon whichflowers are sometimes strewn and wreathes laid. The only other thing which in this mosque, as irother old Musjeds, has escaped the ravag^es of time oiat least has not been materially affected, is the in-scription, the crispness of which, being- on basalt, hajwithstood with all freshness. The slab, which is orthe middle door way, is rendered thus :— The triumph of Mahome
The musnud of Murshidabad (1704-1904) being a synopsis of the history of Murshidabad for the last two centuries, to which are appended notes of places and objects of interest at Murshidabad . ed over by a white sheet, upon whichflowers are sometimes strewn and wreathes laid. The only other thing which in this mosque, as irother old Musjeds, has escaped the ravag^es of time oiat least has not been materially affected, is the in-scription, the crispness of which, being- on basalt, hajwithstood with all freshness. The slab, which is orthe middle door way, is rendered thus :— The triumph of Mahomed of Arabia is the glorjof heaven and earth. Let the dust of his feet fall orthe head of him who is not the dust of his door. This latter portion is also rendered this :—H(who is not the dust of his door, dust on his head. On the inner surface of the west wall of the mosquethere is a slab bearing- a prominent inscription, whicltranslated means there is one God and Mahomed is hi;Prophet. The mosque is not an imitation of the mosque aMecca, as is supposed by some. It was built in 1723two years before Murshed Kuli Khans death. Th<date, as usual, appears in the cryptog-raphic I L ^7o ] It is said that Murshed Kuli Khan pulled down the[indu temples in the neighbourhood and utiltized thelaterials in the construction of this big mosque. This; hardly consistent with the fact that it was throughis instrumentality that the neighbouring Hindu3mple of Radha Madhub at Kowarparah and others2ceived liberal grants of revenue free lands for theirupport. The uniformity of the materials also go toegative that allegation. Murshed Kuli Khan is known as Jaifer Khan Zinda*ir, or the living saint. It is believed that choleraever breaks out in the vicinity of this sacred build-ig, through his blessings and benedictions. The river Pudma, lying at a great distance to theorth east, was visible from the summits of the twoigh minars standing on either end of the compound,owards the back of the
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