The brick, baked in a Mumbai kiln, was sent for a gusl (wash) with the holy Zam-Zam water in Mecca and in perfumes in Medina before it was brought back to Mumbai
Zufar Farooqui, the chief trustee of the Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) Trust responsible for constructing the mosque in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village, stated that preparations are underway for the scheduled commencement of work in May
The IICF, a trust formed to build the mosque and other community facilities on the plot, has now decided to shift to a "grand" design similar to the one adopted in the Middle East countries, trust chairman Zufar Farooqui said
Even 160 years after the first war of independence, Ahmadullah Shah Faizabadi is yet to get his due in the annals of Indian history, Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) secretary Athar Hussain, said.
