Ashoorkhana Qadam-e-Rasool
Built in Abdullah Qutb Shahi's reign, this Ashoorkhana opposite the Panje Shah Vilayat is called ‘Qadam-e-Rasool’. It is here that a stone imprint of Prophet Mohammed’s feet is placed. It is said that Sayyad Mohammed Ali from Isfahan, Iran, brought the stone imprint to Hyderabad in 1575.
The annual Bibi ki Sawari, which arrives on an elephant stops here on the 10th day of Moharram. It is said Bibi Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet and mother of Hazrat Hussain, laments and woes about the merciless killing of her son in Karbala. There are two stone reservoirs at the gate of this Ashurkhana which are filled with milk beverage (sharbat) and distributed to the devotees during Moharram.
The arched entrance with a cusped multifoil arch leads to the central courtyard, which contains a water reservoir carved from a single black stone. The main Ashurkhana structure is accessed through the courtyard and is set on a low plinth with two stairs. The building has five arched openings, again multifoil cusped style with a decorative floral crown. The inner hall houses the sanctum that is flanked by store rooms on both sides. Silver foil work decorates the smaller wooden arches that open into the sanctum where the relic is placed.
Built in Abdullah Qutb Shahi's reign, this Ashoorkhana opposite the Panje Shah Vilayat is called ‘Qadam-e-Rasool’. It is here that a stone imprint of Prophet Mohammed’s feet is placed. It is said that Sayyad Mohammed Ali from Isfahan, Iran, brought the stone imprint to Hyderabad in 1575.
The annual Bibi ki Sawari, which arrives on an elephant stops here on the 10th day of Moharram. It is said Bibi Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet and mother of Hazrat Hussain, laments and woes about the merciless killing of her son in Karbala. There are two stone reservoirs at the gate of this Ashurkhana which are filled with milk beverage (sharbat) and distributed to the devotees during Moharram.
The arched entrance with a cusped multifoil arch leads to the central courtyard, which contains a water reservoir carved from a single black stone. The main Ashurkhana structure is accessed through the courtyard and is set on a low plinth with two stairs. The building has five arched openings, again in the multifoil cusped style with a decorative floral crown. The inner hall houses the sanctum, which is flanked by storerooms on both sides. Silver foil work decorates the smaller wooden arches that open into the sanctum, where the relic is placed.