The 'Ashoor khana is situated opposite Panja-e-Shah
on the Eastern side of Gulzar Houz near the Charminar.
It is said that Syed Muhammad Ali Asfahani brought an impression of Prophet
Muhammad's foot from Madina in 1006/1693 along with him. The relic was
first placed in a small house build for the purpose. Mir Osman Ali Khan
Asaf Jah VII got the present building built. The 'Ashoor khana has two
Houz cut in black stone. The inner and outer circumference of the Hauz
is fortyseven and fiftyseven cms. While the thickness of the stone is
three cms. One of the two Hauzs is broken.
It is to this ' Ashoor khana that the Bibi ka 'Alam comes on tenth of
the Moharram. The Ashoor Khana attracts a large number of devotees in
the first 10 days of Moharram. |
