Masjid Khawaja Ayaz | Talab Wali Masjid

Country : Pakistan

City : Lahore

Dynasty : Mughal

Condition : Satisfactory

Owned By : Auqaf Department

Period : 1892

Address : Haq Nawaz Rd, Baghbanpura, Lahore, Punjab 54000

This is situated in Baghbanpura, close to the shrine of Hazrat Madho Lal Husain. Although it is a prominent building it is now overshadowed by its surrounding houses. The founder, Khwajah Ayaz, an Amir under Nawab Ali Mardan Khan, was the Superintendent of Public Works when the Shalimar Garden was commissioned by Emperor Shahjahan. He also built a garden east of Shalimar within a walled enclosure. Latif reported in 1892 that, it was then in the possession of the Sindhianwala Sardars.