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TAJ MAHAL in which the building stands the mosque, one of the seven keajaibah world. The building is beautiful and magnificent contribution Muslim civilization, an architectural masterpiece that is very high. It represents the progress of the Muslim community in his day, to show the world how Muslim civilization was so advanced.
The Taj Mahal was built Mughal King Shah Jehan V in honor of his wife or Arjuman Banu Begum Mumtaz Mahal, is located on the edge of the Yamuna River, Agra, India about 190 miles from New Delhi. Palace choice where there is the tomb built in 1632 to employ 20,000 people, the total cost reached 40 million rupees. Core building was finished in 1643 and finished the year as a whole in 1654.

Taj Mahal became a symbol of the triumph of the Mughals, the stability in the middle of a heterogeneous population, but the wise leadership of the king, though embraced Islam but still gives the right to life of various religions and beliefs. Shah Jehan had inherited a policy that his predecessor in the leadership appears as a successful leader.
The Taj Mahal is a combination of a growing architectural era, a combination leading architect of the building style adopted from India, Pesia and Central Asia. Development consultant brought in from Turkey, Isa ustadz a leading architect at the time. An admirable work that brings admiration throughout the ages across boundaries of space and time.
Taj Mahal complex, a square, lengthwise from north to south consists of three parts. In the middle of the park combined with the fountain very charming. Between one part to another limited rectangular area. The gate in the south and the mausoleum as a main building surrounded by two symmetrical buildings. In the west there is a mosque and east of the answers.
Octagonal mausoleum and closed above the dome, building height of seven meters and its dome reaching the top 26 meters. The inner walls of marble coated reddish color and on the outside corners are soaring towers. Building a mosque and the mausoleum overlooking made answer, for the mosque building material consisting of sand and marble are prepared in accordance decorative beauty. Mosque inside the Taj Mahal is still used today the Muslim community for prayer Friday.

India has a population of 871 million inhabitants (in 1990), as many as 11.4% embraced the teachings of Islam. Throughout its history the Indian Muslim community although a minority, but the civilization contributed very valuable for the world. Its role can be seen from some since before the Mughal Empire, the reign of Mughal Empire, the British colonial era and contemporary times until now. Muslim community began in the Indian subcontinent since the first century Hegira took place in waves, the Arabs in around the eighth century, the Turks began to enter the twelfth century and the Afghan people in the sixteenth century.
Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab ordered the expedition in the year 643, Caliph after the death of the Arabs opened the way to mastering Bakra in Baluchistan. At the time under the Umayyad commander Muhammad bin Qasim's expedition continued and master of Sind and began 871 years the Muslims began to settle there. Mahmud Gaznawi year 1020 to develop its influence and able to take local kings in Islam.
After the death of Mahmud Gaznawi appear small as the Mamluk dynasty, Khalji, Tugluq and Lody last dynasty founded Bahlul Khan Lody. When there is chaos in the country, the king invited Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur of Kabul, who were later succeeded in establishing the Kingdom of the Mughals in 1526. After the Mughal Babur led his son Humayun, but lost against Bahadur Shah of Gujarat, just 15 years back in power and died a year later.
Akbar Khan and replacing 49-year rule so that the peak period of glory can be achieved after successfully uniting the region, class and religion in India. Mogul in its heyday and even managed to build a civilization becomes superpower with control of some areas. The extent of stretching include Kabul, Lahore, Multan, Gujrat, Delhi, Agra, Oud, Allahabad, Ajmer, Melwa, Bihar, Bengal, Kandes, Berar, Ahmadnagar, Ousra, Bajipur, Galkanda, Tajore and Trichinopoli.
In the economic field in the Mogul Muslims managed to export some products to Europe. Are in the field of education and science achievement Mughals succeeded brilliantly. They build mosques, madrasas and libraries. Teaching consists of sciences such as logic, philosophy, geometry, geography, history, politics and math. Masdrasah includes lessons in Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh. Libraries in Agra was collected over 24 thousand books. Leading high school was built at that time.
In the developing field of architecture was amazing, a lot of beautiful buildings produced during the reign of Mughals. Red Fort became one of the magnificent building, in addition to building mosques, palaces and tombs of the lords of the kingdom. Top of the highest architectural masterpiece when it can be seen to this day is the Taj Mahal.
After the death of Aurangzeb in 1707 Mughal having a very fast receding, many wars and competition from the court that made the target enemies. Of the European colonizers such as English, French, Dutch and Portuguese began stamped his influence in India. The remnants of the Islamic noble struggle against foreign occupation, but England fail so that the nail power plant in India.
Although under British colonial rule, but it appears the thinking of prominent Muslim community leaders to fight for the Muslims progress. Renewal of thinking, refining the teachings of Islam and the idea to release from the colonizers to persist. Waliullah Shah, Syed Ahmad Khan, Syed Amir Ali, Muhammad Iqbal, Mohammad Ali Jinah, Abdul Kalam Azad and other leaders raised a number of Indian Muslims and Pakistan. On August 15, 1947 India and Pakistan became independent from British republic.
Indian Constitution guarantees citizens the basic rights of equality, freedom, against blackmail, religious freedom, cultural and educational rights, constitutional rights improvements. Since then the minority Muslim community gain their rights, develop and live as citizens.Learn More Tourists at the Taj (International Library of Sociology)