Lal Darwaza (Ruby Gate) Mosque, Jaunpur, UP - an attractive Muslim monument

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The city of Jaunpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh, is known for its beautiful mosques  of great antiquity,  fine architecture and design that date back to  several centuries.  This city has many tourist attractions and among the interesting sites is  Lal Darwaza Masjid. 
Also called Ruby Gate or red Gate  mosque, it was built during the reign of Sultan Mahmud Sharqi in 1447 by Queen Rajye Bibi who  dedicated it to Sayyid Ali Dawood Kutubbudin, a saint. It is in the  palace of Bibi Raji,  the Queen of Sultan Mahmood Sharqi, a ruler of the Sharqi Dynasty. The Lal Darwaza Masjid,  was formed to serve as a private mosque for the Queen and it  is in the suburb called  Mohalla Laldarwza or Begum Ganj.

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Bibi Raji, being a pious woman,  established a religious school (Madrasa) in the area  around the Lal Darwaza in Jaunpur for all the local Muslim residents and  was named Jamia Hussainia. It is still functioning.

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The mosque was dedicated to Maulana Sayyid Ali Dawood Kutubbudin, a  well-known saint (Maulana) of Jaunpur,  was an authority on  subjects related to Islam and was  considered to have been one of the great holy men of this region. He came here from Shiraz, Iran and his descendants still live in the Mohalla Bazaar Bhua Pandariba Jaunpur and Mohalla Namaz Gah laldarwaza. The latter was named by Bibi Rajye, who also built  here a monastery and a College. It is mentioned a school for  women's  education was founded  far way back in  845/1441 at Jaunpur by Queen Bibi Rajye and it shows her keen  desire  in women's education their welfare and  progress in society which help the conservative community to adjust to social changes. Being a patron of the holy man, the queen  also gifted a village near chitra sari (behind Badi masjid), 2 Km far from Laldarwaz East. This village  then called Sayyid Ali Pur is now known as Sardalipur. (ibid).

Lal Darwaza (Ruby Gate) Mosque  has its origin in the  vermilion-painted lofty gateway of Bibi Rajye’s royal palace, that is near-by. Among the three gates,  the eastern one - main gate way is the largest and most important one. This mosque  could be dated back to  those of  Jama and the Atala Mosques.  Despite its simple architecture,  this  unique Mosque is made of stones  nicely blended with  bricks as well. The mosque  has distinct interior as well as exterior.
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