Hidden side of Masque

The second inscription is the Kalimah on the wall of the central prayer chamber. Why was the mosque not adorned by more Quranic verses or the Ahadis of the holy Prophet (peace be upon him) is a mystery, which offers no solutions. 0ne possible theory is that emperor Aurangzeb who was the patron of this mosque was a very strong Wahhabi Muslim and thus as is the practice of Wahhabis that they do not adorn their buildings with pictures murals or other embellishments so Aurangzeb ordered this mosque to be laid out in such a simple design. The use of red sandstone is widely seen in the construction of the mosque. This red stone was originally mined at a quarry in Jaipur in India and was carted to Lahore. Incidentally when the mosque underwent a massive renovation program in modern times the govern..

The sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzaib (r. 1658–1707), chose Lahore as the site for his new imperial mosque. In contrast to his predecessors, Aurangzeb was not a major patron of art and architecture and instead focused, during much of his reign, on various military conquests which added over 3 million square kilometres to the Mughal realm.

The mosque was built to commemorate Aurangzeb's victorious military campaigns in southern India against Shivaji (r. 1674–1680), the founder of the Maratha Empire.As a symbol of the mosque's importance, it was built directly across from the Lahore Fort and its Alamgir Gate, which was concurrently built by Aurangzeb during construction of the mosque.