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Muslim Town is divided into two major parts Old Muslim Town and New Muslim Town. Old Muslim Town is much less developed and is mainly made up of small 150 sq.ft houses, on the other hand New Muslim Town consists mainly of larger houses ranging between 800 and 2000 sq.ft. Old Muslim Town has one of the highest number of hostels per square meter in Lahore.
The early Muslim period refers to the start of Muslim rule in the history of Lahore. In 664/682, the city was besieged by Muslim forces led by Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra. [1] [2] Few references to Lahore remain from before its capture by Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni in the eleventh century. The sultan took Lahore after a long siege and battle in which ...
The recorded history of Lahore (Punjabi: لہور دی تریخ ; romanized: Làhaur dī tàrīk͟h) refers to the past history of the city of Lahore, the post-medieval cultural and political hub of the Punjab region. Today, the city is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is primarily inhabited by the native ethnic Punjabis.
The first document that mentions Lahore by name is the Hudud al-'Alam ("The Regions of the World"), written in 982 CE, [52] in which Lahore is mentioned as a town which had "impressive temples, large markets and huge orchards".
Muslims in Nigeria are predominantly Sunnis of the Maliki school of thought. However, there is a significant Shia minority, primarily in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Osun, Kwara, Yobe and Sokoto states (see Shia in Nigeria). In particular, A 2008 Pew Forum survey on religious diversity identified 5% of Nigerian Muslims as Shia. [5]
The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam, (Urdu: احمدیہ انجمنِ اشاعتِ اسلام لاہور, romanized: Aḥmadiyyah Anjuman-i Ishāʿat-i Islām Lahore) is a separatist group within the Ahmadiyya movement that formed in 1914 as a result of ideological and administrative differences following the demise of Hakim Nur-ud-Din, the first Caliph after Mirza ...
1952 – Lahore newspaper begins publication. [29] 1953 – 6 March: Martial Law promulgated in Lahore to control disturbances against Ahmadis. [citation needed] 1955 – City becomes capital of West Pakistan. [30] 1959 – Gaddafi Stadium built. 1964 – 26 November: Pakistan Television Lahore Station inaugurated. [citation needed]
In 1580, Lahore Subah or province was created as a result of administrative reforms of Akbar. The following is a list of notable governors of Lahore subah appointed by the central Mughal government: [6] [7] Said Khan (c. 1580–1583) Raja Bhagwan Das (c. 1583–1586) Akbar (1586–1598; Mughal court at Lahore) Rai Singh (1598–1599)