Khanqah-e-Moula –The spiritual structure of Kashmir
















The Khanqah-e-Moula of Shāh-e-Hamadān (ra) was the first mosque  built  in 1395 Srinagar . Shāh-e-Hamadān (ra) used to offer his prayers daily on the banks of river Jhelum, at the same spot where the shrine now stands. The Khanqah-e-Moula in Kashmir has undergone ruination a couple of times.
In the year of 1480 AD  the shrine being ruined in a devastating fire, reconstructed and restored by the then ruler Sultan Hassan Shah. In 1493 AD, Khanqah-e-Moula was demolished and reconstructed in two-stories. In the year 1731 AD fire second time struck  leading to  its destruction and then renovation by Abul Barkat Khan.

The fire once again broke out early on Wednesday 15th of November 2017 , damaging the spire of the spiritual structure 

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