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The TOphhana Mosque at Santipur. 



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4. The Mosque. 



The Mosque is situated at Topkhana in Suragarh or Sutra- 

 garh, the old name of Santipur. The following is the text and 

 translation in English of the inscription : 



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He is God after all 

 things. 



Translation. 



He is God before all In the name of God , the Merci- 

 things. ful, the Compassionate. 



There is no God but God and 

 Muhammad is the Apostle 

 of God. I 



The candle, the Mosque, the arch and the pulpit. 



(Are) Abi-Bakr, 'Omar, Othman and Ali. 



During the reign of the Emperor Aurangzib 



The Mosque was built in sincerity and calculation 



In the year One thousand, one hundred and fifteen. 



After the Hijr (departure from Mecca to Medina) of that 



renowned Leader. n A 



Muhammad became the friend (Yar) by the favour of bod 



Who is descended from the Gha/i. son of Isma'Il. 



The Mosque, as will be seen from the above crude and not 

 very correct Verse, was built by 'Yar Muhammad, who was the 

 son of nuazl and grandson of Isma'll, in the Hijn year 1I1S 

 U702-3 A.D.) during the reign of Emperor Aurangzib (1068- 

 1118 h. = 1658-1707 a.d.) and during the Viceroyalty of Bengal 



of his grandson Sultan Azimush-Shan. 



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