Nizam's Rubath
The Nizam's Rubath is an accommodation building for pilgrims coming to the Mecca. It was purchased by the Nizam for the people of Hyderabad State.[1] [2] As of 2018, a total of 3,400 were selected for free accommodation last year.[3][4]
History
It was purchased in 1860 by V th Nizam, Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V for the people of Hyderabad State. Originally there were 42 buildings, but only a couple are left after the expansion of the grand mosque of Mecca.
The building
It is located in Ibrahim Al Khaleel Street, Al Misfalah in Mecca. It has capacity for nearly 500 people.[5]
It comes under the Nizam AWQAF Committee of H.E.H. the Nizam's Charitable Trust.[6]
References
- ^ "Free accommodation in Nizam Rubath in Makkah". 22 April 2012.
- ^ "An Organization Committed to provide free accomodation [sic] to the Guest of Allah coming from Nizam State to Makkah Al Mukarrama near Haram Shareef". p. 1. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Hajj 2018: Draw for free accommodation at Nizam Rubath today in Hyderabad, Telangana". ummid. 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Total 1,151 Pilgrims Selected in draw conducted on 10-Apr-2018. 20 Pilgrims Selected from Nizam Royal Family". Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Pilgrims selected for Rubat in a quandary". The Hindu. 31 July 2012.
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