Raudat Tahera

Submitted by ismail52 on Sat, 2008-09-13 04:21
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Here are some interesting facts about Raudat Tahera.
(Syedna Tahir Saifuddin Maula's mausoleum)
·         The construction of the Mausoleum began on 10th of December,1968.
·                     The marble for the construction of the Roza was quarried from exactly where the marble for the Taj Mahal was obtained---Makrana in Rajhastan,India.
·         The Mausoleum rests on 92 piles. The number 92 is significant in that it represents the numerical calculation of the name of the Holy Prophet "PBUH" by the rules of Abjad in Arabic.
·         Around the burial place is 28 square feet grave.The number 28 indicates Syedna's (RA) young age at which he became a Dai-al-Mutlaq.
·         The inner height of the mausoleum rises to 80 feet, depicting the age of Syedna (RA) when he left this world for Mala-e Ala.
·         The inner dimensions of the Roza (mausoleum) are 51x51 feet, symbolizing that Syedna Tahir Saifuddin was the 51st Dai-al-Mutlaq in the office of Immam-u-Zaman.
·         What gives the Roza a unique place of honour is the inscription of the entire Holy Quran within the walls of the Roza.The writings were choosen by Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin TUS from the golden Holy Quran from which His Holiness used to recite.It contained 772 pages and accordingly the complete Quran is inscribed in gold on 772 marble slabs 3x2 feet each and pasted in the inner walls of the Roza.
·         All the Bismillah's before the start of Surahs have been engraved and adorned with rubies, emaralds, Diamonds and Pearls.
·         The structural shell consists of a dome 40 feet in diametre.
·         The complete structure of Raudat Tahira weighs 5000 tons.
·         The 4 entrance doors to the Roza have been specially designed to match the entrace gate of Jamea-al-Aqmar in Cairo built in the time of Imam Al-Amir(1101-1130 A.D) The entrances are adorned with four silver doors of Fatemi style and lead to the inner sanctuary of the Roza.
The Holy Quran inscription has been done in such a way that all the Entrance Doors to the Roza have a Bismillah coming.
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