Post-independence Badshahi Mosque



the mosque heavily used during islamic month of ramadan.


restoration works begun in 1939 continued after independence of pakistan, , completed in 1960 @ total cost of 4.8 million rupees.


on occasion of 2nd islamic summit held @ lahore on 22 february 1974, thirty-nine heads of muslim states offered friday prayers in badshahi mosque, including, among others, zulfiqar ali bhutto of pakistan, faisal of saudi arabia, muammar gaddafi, yasser arafat, , sabah iii al-salim al-sabah of kuwait. prayers led mawlānā abdul qadir azad, khatib of mosque.


in 1993, badshahi mosque in tentative list unesco world heritage site. in 2000, marble inlay in main prayer hall repaired. in 2008, replacement work on red sandstone tiles on mosque s large courtyard begun using red sandstone imported original mughal source near jaipur, in indian state of rajasthan.








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