Rauza Hazrat Imam Husain (A.S.) (Lucknow)

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This Rauza is the replica of (3rd Shia Imam) Hazrat Imam Husain (A.S.) Shrine situated at Karbala, Iraq.
Karbala Dayanat -ud- Daula is a fine example of the reverence and love which Khwajasaras had in their hearts for Ahle-E-Bait. It was built in A.H. 1268 (AD 1851-52) by Dayanat-ud-Daulah, a khwajasara of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah . His original name was Mohammed Ali Khan and Dayanat-ud-Daulah was the title conferred upon him on 13 February 1847, on the occasion of King Wajid Ali Shah's coronation. The Karbala became the much famous in May 1854, when One Mehndi Hasan brought a unique “zarih”, (replica of imam Husain’s shrine at Karbala) specially made of khak-e-shifa (clay believed to contain curative power and unearthed from the shrine of Imam) on his return from Karbala after staying there for nearly two decades. The Zarih was placed reverently Karbala Dayanat-ud-Daulah. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah with his nobles and officials, all dressed in black (symbolizing mourning) visited Karbala Dayanat- Ud- Daula in a royal procession for the ‘Ziarat’ of Zarih Mubarak. Basheer-Ud-Daula had also built an Imambara near Hazratganj but it was destroyed by British in 1857.The location of this Imambara is where now Jehangirabad palace stands.History reveals that Basheer-ud-Daula was well decorated and very impressive and its destruction had shocked Imamis.