Jame-ul-Anwar: 3rd Miracle

Al-Jame-ul-Anwar: the name itself contains the word "anwar" which means illuminated. Allah states in the quran:  "O descendants of Adam! Adorn every masjid"; illumination is the core in the adornment of any masjid.

The restoration of Al-Jame-ul-Anwar was undertaken by Maula (tus) with the firm purpose of rebuilding it on its original design. Though the exterior of the masjid posed a challenge, a greater challenge lay in the restoration of its interior because the masjid was being restored after a gap of nearly a thousand years; an aeon in which the world had undergone a sea of change from burning candles for light to availing the power of electricity. This, and at the same time, the need and determination to reflect the originality, splendor and greatness of the Fatemiyeen in every aspect of the masjid made it an elusive task.

Then, the design of a rounded lantern was discovered on one of the windows of Al-Jame-ul-Aqmar---a design that had escaped everybody's attention until Maula's (tus) glance rested on it. The sight fulfilled the quest, and immediately this design was adapted for the illumination of Al-Jame-ul-Anwar. The mishkaat was made!

Later, Moula (tus) chose one of the verses of the Quran that were inscribed in Al-Jame-ul-Anwar to be written on the mishkaat:

"Allah is the guardian of those who believe. He bringeth them out of darkness into light." Thus, the mishkaat was developed. Today al Jame ul Anwar glows with the light of a few hundred mishkaats, outlined in all its glory and grandeur against the night sky, a veritable Taj-ul-jawame, the crown of all Jame Masjids.