Type: Monument - Building
Province: Punjab
District: Lahore
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1857 - 1947 CE
Description: Khan Bahadur Barkat Ali Khan is a famous member of nobility of Lahore. As a tehsildar, he worked on restoring the Badshahi Mosque to its former glory. For the advancement of Muslim community, he offered his services and an Anjuman Islamia was established in Lahore for the said purpose, around 1868. It was in 1887 that Sir Syed Ahmad Khan paid a visit to Lahore and attended a conference at the Anjuman. There was felt a need to build a Hall in Lahore for the promotion of Islamic values. It was in 1888 that the Mohammedan Hall was constructed outside Mochi Darwaza Lahore.
Latitude: 31.576203889
Longitude: 74.322549528
Ownership: AUQAF
Legal Status: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985
Title of Publication: The Indus Age - The Beginnings
Published In: http://aliusmanbaig.blogspot.com/2018/12/barkat-ali-khan-muhammedan-hall-mochi.html
Year of Publication: 2021 (Retrieved)
Bibliography/Reference: Baig, A.U.
