Imambara Shah Najaf

Imambara Shah Najaf
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Location
Location	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
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Geographic coordinates	26°51′31″N80°56′46″E / 26.8585°N 80.9462°E / 26.8585; 80.9462
Architecture
Founder	Nawab Ghazi Uddin Haider
Completed	1823
Materials	Lakhauri bricks

Shah Najaf Imambara is one of the several imambaras in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

History

Shah Najaf Imambara was constructed by Nawab Ghazi-ud-Din Haider in 1818, ^{[1] [2]} the last Nawab Wazir and the first King of the Oudh state in 1818 to 1827. The building was named after the term Shah-e-Najaf (King of Najaf) which is an allusion to Ali. ^[3] This imambara served as Ghazi-ud-Din Haider's mausoleum. His three wives Sarfaraz Mahal, Mubarak Mahal and Mumtaz Mahal are also buried there.^{[ citation needed ]}

The thick walls around the mosque are said to have withstood the heavy gun fires of British naval brigade during their advance in 1857. ^[4]

Location

Shah Najaf Imambara is located near Gomti river on the Rana Pratap Road almost 4 kilometres away from the Bada Imambara. ^{[2] [5]} It is close to the Sikandar Bagh Chauraha and is flanked by National Botanical Research Institute on one side. The monuments is quite close to Hazratganj market.

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  Mosque in 2013
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  Shah Najaf in the 1890s
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  Illustration of Shah Najaf Mosque on postcard of Raphael Tuck & Sons
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  Decorations on the observance of Muharram
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  Interiors of the Mosque

See also

• Chota Imambara
• Bara Imambara
• Roomi Darwaza
• Chattar Manzil
• Imambara Ghufran Ma'ab
• Imambaras of Lucknow

References

1. Haider, Sanobar (2018). "The Architecture of the Imamabadas in Lucknow; Imambada Sibtainabad". International Journal of History and Research. 8 (2): 1–10. doi: 10.24247/ijhrdec20181 .
2. "India - Monograph Series, Part VII-B, Vol-I, Uttar Pradesh - Census 1961". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
3. "Shah Najaf Imambara | Save Our Heritage" . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
4. "SHAH NAJAF MOSQUE - TuckDB Postcards". tuckdbpostcards.org. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
5. "Shahnajaf Imambara | Welcome to UP Tourism-Official Website of Department of Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India". uptourism.gov.in. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.