Thatta is s really a historical city 220,000 people within the Sindh Pakistan 60 km away from the current capital of the sindh Karachi, near Lake Keenjhar, the biggest freshwater lake in the Pakistan. Thatta is remained capital city of sindh for 95 years when River Indus was flowed next to the city. It was also known as city of mosques. During the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built a mosque in 1647 A. D, known as Shah Jahan mosque though he could not see this mosque. He was also known as builder king because he builds many famous places like Taj Mahal in Agra (India). After the Emperor Jahangir, Shah Jahan’s father, banished him from the Delhi, Shah Jahan sought refuge in Thatta. The construction of this mosque represents Shah Jahan’s gratitude towards the people of Thatta for giving him shelter during that hard time. The Shah Jahan masjid (mosque) represents the height of tile decoration in the Sindh province. This beautiful Masjid was built with red bricks and tiles of blue color which was imported from the hala, other famous city of the sindh. This mosque consists of ninety three (93) domes world’s only mosques having such number of the domes. Architecturally this masjid has been built keeping in mind the acoustics of the area a person without using loud speaker if any person speaks inside one end of the dome so it can hear at the other end when the speech exceeds hundred decibels.
Tile decoration in Thatta was at its peak when this mosque was constructed. The ceilings bear testament to that as beautiful mosaics a dorm the inner side of the two main domes. The tile work is with several colors such as red, violent and green but blue is dominant, added in sporadically to offset it. The colors provide a somewhat cool effect from Thatta’s intolerant sun in summer. What is interesting about the mosaic is that there are very distinct star motifs, which, when arranged together form a vision of a starry sky arranged around a sun day and night coming together as one. This beautiful seventeenth century structure is one of the best restored and well maintained heritage sites in the sindh. If the Makli necropolis is the crown of Thatta, the Shah Jahan Mosque is its most precious jewel. It is the symbol of Islamic art and architecture in the time of Mughal Empire.
The famous mosque attracts to the tourists from inside and outside the country. People think even today how this mosque was built in that time when there was no technology but Mughals did well. The mosque is though looking in better condition as compared to the other historical places and it still needs the attention of the high authorities for regular wear and tear caused by the installment of the elements and other modern equipments like barricades, metal bars and drainage pipe lines. Overall its condition is good. Local residing people love to visit it on daily basis for namaz
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Tile decoration in Thatta was at its peak when this mosque was constructed. The ceilings bear testament to that as beautiful mosaics a dorm the inner side of the two main domes. The tile work is with several colors such as red, violent and green but blue is dominant, added in sporadically to offset it. The colors provide a somewhat cool effect from Thatta’s intolerant sun in summer. What is interesting about the mosaic is that there are very distinct star motifs, which, when arranged together form a vision of a starry sky arranged around a sun day and night coming together as one. This beautiful seventeenth century structure is one of the best restored and well maintained heritage sites in the sindh. If the Makli necropolis is the crown of Thatta, the Shah Jahan Mosque is its most precious jewel. It is the symbol of Islamic art and architecture in the time of Mughal Empire.
The famous mosque attracts to the tourists from inside and outside the country. People think even today how this mosque was built in that time when there was no technology but Mughals did well. The mosque is though looking in better condition as compared to the other historical places and it still needs the attention of the high authorities for regular wear and tear caused by the installment of the elements and other modern equipments like barricades, metal bars and drainage pipe lines. Overall its condition is good. Local residing people love to visit it on daily basis for namaz
Click here for Photos of Shah Jahan Mosque