Aiwan Shah Chirag Lahore

23-09-2017

Aiwan Shah Chirag is located next to Lahore High Court Building on Mall road Lahore. This complex was made during British time from 1875-80 around the mausoleum and mosque of the famous saint Shah Chiragh.

Many government offices were made in this complex which included offices of the deputy commissioner and Auditor General Punjab. Apart from this session court was also established in this complex for some time and later it also hosted Australasia Bank. After partition, this was Auditor General’s office. In 1973 this building was taken over by Aukaf Department.

The building is made in Indo-Sarcenic style, with beautiful intricate arches and domes and jali work. The masonry throughout is of the best description, faced with dressed bricks; the moldings over pillars, arches, doors, and windows being in cut bricks. Small white domes are made on the corners of the building to match the white dome of the mausoleum and mosque.

On 12th august 2000 governor, general Punjab visited the mausoleum and ordered the mosque and the mausoleum and the whole complex to be renovated and brought back to its original condition.

Shrine of Shah Chiragh and seeking "HOPE"

23-09-2018

#Hope, a women sitting at shrine of #shahchiragh. She was hoping her all miseries and problems will be solved. Hope is interesting thing, patient have hope they will recovered from deadly diseases, other hope good days will came in their lives. Hope is a energy, a positive energy to bring you out from savage state . If there was no hope, ancient human didn't come out of caves to fight with odds. This is also a hope paradox, we will die and go in better world. Our lives are revolving around state of 'Hope. So dnt loose hope, you dnt know what tomorrow will bring for you. 

InsideView of Tomb

The ancestors of Abdul Razzak, alias Shah Chiragh, were residents of Uch, in Bahawalpur, and their pedigree joins the celebrated saint of Gilan, Muhy-Ud-Din, and known as Pir Dastagir.

Shah Chiragh flourished in the days of Shah Jahan, and died in 1068 A.H. (1657 A.D). The present mausoleum was raised to his memory by the order of the emperor Aurangzeb. There are total eight graves in the mausoleum including the grave of Shah Chirag’s father and grandfather.

The building is designed in traditional Mughal style of architecture. The exterior of the tomb is made from lime stone and the interior is decorated with beautiful floral frescoes on walls and ceiling. The mausoleum is square in plan, its facades decorated with cusped arch niches and cartouches set within a paneled scheme.

Tomb of Shah Chiragh and mosque

Mosque of Shah Chiragh

Inside View of Mosque