Question

Who built the Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid?

• A. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
• B. Iltutmish
• C. Alauddin Khilji
• D. Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Qutb-ud-din Aibak (1206-1210)

• Aibak was Mohammed Ghori's personal assistant. The Arabic word for slave is Mumluk

• He constructed Delhi's Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque as a tribute to Islam's dominance in India.

• He constructed the Adhai Din Ka-Jhompra Mosque in Ajmer.

• During his reign, Khwaja Qutbuddin Bhaktiyar Kaki, a Sufi saint, started construction on the Qutub Minar