The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is one of the grandest to grandest pieces of art on earth.. It is located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh state of India. This building has been built to keep the memories of his beloved wife alive.. Friends, see the culmination of this love, it was declared by UNESCO as a world heritage site in 1982, and it also got a place in the seven wonders of the world.

This is the strength of love towards Mumtaz. Taj Mahal is a symbol of love. If we sit down to write about this, a very long article can be written. So let me inform you about this. In the year 1631, Mumtaz, the most beautiful Begum of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, suffered excruciating pain while giving birth to her fourteenth child, this pain lasted for 30 hours. Hakeemo and physicians tried hard but unfortunately could not save Mumtaz. Mumtaz knew from excruciating pain that she would not survive. So he asked for a promise from the emperor that he would not have children from any other woman. Due to the sad death of Mumtaz, the emperor was deeply saddened. He started feeling emptiness in his life. He didn’t even leave his room for weeks, Didn’t even communicate with anyone and was always seen in white clothes. He also gave up a luxurious lifestyle.

He had many wives, but no one could take the place of Mumtaz. Mumtaz was very beautiful, smart and intelligent. The emperors were so much dependent on her that they consulted her even in running the kingdom.

But nature did not allow it, Mumtaz died just four years after becoming the Mughal emperor. Mumtaz was first buried on the banks of the Tapi River in Burhanpur, after which her body was brought to Agra six months later, and reburied on the banks of the Yamuna River on 8 January 1632. The emperor then named Begum’s tomb as “Roja e Munawwara”. It was later known as the Taj Mahal. He wanted to create a magnificent building in memory of his Begum, a building that would have no equal on earth, and would raise the strength of the Mughal Empire. Just seven months later, preparations began to turn Shah Jahan’s dream into reality and a royal architect was commissioned, and it was decided that the mausoleum would be built in Agra, Uttar Pradesh state. Bank of river Yamuna, greenery all around, gardens, very nice and perfect place. There was discussion, consideration and brainstorming on what would be in Mumtaz’s mausoleum, which was eye-catching to build the Taj Mahal. Then it was decided that there would be a garden, a mosque and a market.

The site on which the Taj Mahal was to be built created a balance in the construction by dividing it into two parts, where the Taj Mahal currently stands, is its spiritual part, and where the garden and surrounding green area is the material part of the compound. This has been done so that, if someone visits the Taj Mahal, he (the visitor) feels like heaven. The architecture has a glimpse of Indian traditional, with the white part representing spirituality and purity, and the red part representing warriors and royalty. It means Taj Mahal is built according to Islamic architecture. The Taj Mahal, standing firm for four centuries between four minarets, is made of white marble (Safed Sangemarmar). Talking about the walls of the Taj Mahal, Italian work can be seen in it, it is called Patradra. Small stones have been used to make this design. The work of giving the touch of Islamic architecture to the Taj Mahal and the Quranic verses on its walls have been completed with calligraphic designs. The gardens in front of the Taj Mahal are divided into four parts, and the garden designs on its walls are reminiscent of the Central Asian heritage.

The flowers and fruits that have been made on the walls look so fresh, you want to touch them after a while. The craftsmen who built the Taj Mahal were perfect in their craftsmanship, their craftsmanship mesmerizes the people (visitors). It attracts the attention of visitors everywhere. It took 20 years to build the Taj Mahal. 

Before its completion, Mumtaz’s death anniversary was celebrated every year in the Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan built a garden across the river Yamuna. A perfect reflection of the Taj Mahal can be seen from the pool. The responsibility of building the Taj Mahal was given to “Mir Abdul Karim and Mukkamal Khan”. Mukkamal Khan came to India from Iran during Jahangir’s time, and Shah Jahan made him Minister of Construction. 

In 1642 he also became the Governor of Delhi. After the time of Shah Jahan, he was also entrusted with the responsibility of building the Red Fort. In 1643, the Taj Mahal was completed. The rush of people to see the Taj Mahal increased, Shah Jahan was beyond happy to hear the praises of the Taj Mahal from the mouths of the people. Forty different precious and semi-precious stones are installed in the Taj Mahal. As green colored stone was ordered from “China”, blue colored stone “Lapaljuli” was ordered from Afghanistan and “turquoise” stone was ordered from “Tibet”. Munga was brought from the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea.

Rubies and rubies have also been used in the Taj Mahal. It was ordered from Sri Lanka. Yellow amber stone came from Burma as well as Lahsunia from Egypt. Since sapphire is considered unlucky during this time, it has been used very little. “The golden ratio” calculation has been used in building the Taj Mahal. For example, if we take 1,2,3,5,8,13,21 and 34 to infinity, you will see that each number is the sum of the two numbers behind it. 

0+1, 1+1=2, 2+1=3, 3+2=5, 5+3=8, 8+5=13, 13+8=21, 21+13=34… Today Similarly, dividing each number by its next digit gives a result of approximately 1.6, just as 3 divided by 2 gives 1.5, 5 divided by 3 gives 1.6, and 8 divided by five. 1.6 will be available. This series is called Fibonacci series. Where the figure of 1/1 is used as a square shape, the next shape will be 2/2, and then 3/3, 5/5, proceeding in this way, the following shape is prepared. Taj Mahal has also been created in this way.