Question

Moti Masjid of Red Fort, in Delhi was constructed by:
a. Sher Shah.
b. Shahjahan.
c. Aurangzeb.
d. Bahadur Shah Zafar

Answer 1

Hint: The Moti Masjid of Red Fort is in Delhi inside the Red fort and it was built in the year 1659-1660. The English translation of the name of the Masjid is the Pearl Mosque. It was constructed under the rule of king Aurangzeb.

Complete answer:
It is asked in the problem that the Moti Masjid Red fort was built by whom we need to tell which is the correct option. The mosque was built by Aurangzeb at the Red fort for his second wife Nawab bai in the year 1659-1660 long after the completion of the Red fort. The Moti Masjid in the Red Fort was constructed by Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb’s original name was Muhi-ad-Din-Muhammad he was the sixth Mughal ruler and ruled almost entire sub-continent of India for around 49 years. He established complete Sharia law and Islamic economics throughout the Indian subcontinent. In his rule, the Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent and Aurangzeb ruled almost the entire subcontinent of India. Aurangzeb was an accomplished military leader due to his strategies; the Mughal emperor was at its zenith. The construction of the Red fort was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan in the year 1639, the construction started in 1639 and completed in 1648.

So, the correct answer is Option C.

Note The Aurangzeb was considered as the last effective ruler of Mughal in India. He complied with the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri. Fatawa-e-Alamgiri is a sharia-based compilation on statecraft, general ethics, military strategy, economic policy, justice, and punishment. Fatawa-e-Alamgiri was a law to rule a kingdom and a law to rule the kingdom.