Image / Mosque of Akhoon Mullah Shah 1658 AD. in Kashmir

Mosque of Akhoon Mullah Shah was a gift from student to his tutor. Situated below the Makhdoom Sahib Shrine is the mosque of Akhoon Mullah which is considered as the mosque within a mosque,build within a period of thirty years. since the main sanctuary is a separate and detached building, placed within a courtyard surrounding the mosque. This little mosque was built by Dara Shikoh in attractive glossy grey limestone, son of mughal emperor Shah Jahan to honor his tutor Akhun Mulla Shah. The stone lotus erected over the podium is the only model of its type existing in Kashmir and has an inscription dated back to 1658. The main feature of the mosque is the specially constructed prayer chamber.