Heritage record
Shrine of Hazrat Imam Ali-ul-Haq
PunjabTombProtected
Imam Ali al-Haq lived in the 10th century. He is said to have led an army to Sialkot from Arabia between 965-971 CE during the Samanid appointment of Bilgetegin. He was killed in Sialkot in a battle with Raja Sahan Pal during the Hindu Shahi rule. His shrine is situated in Sialkot city at the place where he died. The mausoleum complex is a maze of narrow corridors and steps leading to several other tombs of men from his army whose names are not known. The tomb of Imam Ali-ul-Haq is to the right, through a mirrored gateway and is tiled with Quranic inscriptions and geometric designs.
- Record ID
- 10317
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Sialkot
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Tomb
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985 (instrument: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985)
- Coordinates
- 32.48803, 74.53804 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Anonymous. (2021 (Retrieved)). List of Protected Sites and Monuments in Punjab under Antiquties Act 1975 & Special Premises Ordinance 1985. https://archaeology.punjab.gov.pk/list-of-monuments-museums.
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