Gumbaz : Mausoleum of Hazrat Tippu Sultan Shaheed (RA) and his father Hazrat Haider Ali (RA) and mother Hazrata Fathima Begam (RA). This was built by Hazrat Tippu Sultan Shaheed (RA) between 1782-84, the Gumbaz, an imposing structure in the midst of the Lalbagh garden, stands on a high and wide platform with an open verandah of polished pillars all round.

The importance of Gumbaz lies in its well-shaped large dome, ivory inlaid doors, carved stone windows of fine workmanship and inscriptions. Hazrat Tipu Sultan (RA)’s favourite Tiger stripes cover the walls.Inside are the tombs ( Mazar-e-Shareefs ) of Hazrath Haidar Ali (RA) in the center, his wife and his son Hazrat Tippu Sultan Shaheed (RA) on either side. In the verandah and on the platform are the other tombs of Haidar’s family members. The Gumbaz has magnificent ebony doors decorated with ivory which was presented by Lord Dalhousie. The interior walls are covered with lacquer Tiger stripes which is Tipu's favourite. A corridor affirmed by pillars of black amphibole walls Gumbaz.

Masjid-e-aksa a mosque is situated next to the Gumbaz. The Gumbaz is circulated with a beautiful garden and this gives it a beautiful and cool sight.

DARGAH SHAREEF – GUMBAZ.

MASJID-E-ALA OR JAMIAMASJID

GREAT WAQIYA FOR IMAMATH OF FIRST NAMAZ ON THE OPENING OF THE MASJID-E-ALA FOR WHICH GREAT ALIMS, IMAMS, MASHAYAKS, ULMAS AND OTHER RELIGIOUS PERSONALITIES WERE INVITED ( INCIDENT WHICH PROVED HIS WILAYAT / HOLINESS PIOUSNESS )

Masjid-E-Ala or Jamia Masjid :After the construction of this great Masjid Hazrat Tippu Sultan Shaheed (RA) invited all great personalities of the times and kept a condition for the imamath of first Namaz for a person who has not left a single Namaz ( salat ) in this life. No Alim or Mouli or Mufti, no one came front to do the Imamath, last Hazrat Tippu Sultan (RA) himself came in front for the Imamath because he didn’t left a single Namaz in this life from the childhood to the day of Imamath.The mosque situated near the Bangalore Gate of the fort buit by Hazrat Tippu Sultan Shaheed (RA) He did Imamath on standing on a high basement with an open court in the open court in the front and a covered verandah with a spacious prayer hall with the “Mihrab” on the west. There is an inscription mentioning the ninety-nine names of Allah and another records the date of its construction by Hazrat Tippu Sultan Shaheed (RA) in 1787 A.D.

There are 2 minarets that are double storied and octagonal in shape with pigeonholes surmounted by domes that adds to the grandeur of the entire structure. There are 200 steps leading to the top of the minarets from where one can get a picturesque view of the Masjid.

GREAT MIRACLE OF HAZRAT TIPPU SULTAN SHAHEED’S MASJID’S WAAZU KHANNA WHICH HAD BOTH HOT WATER ON SIDE AND NORMAL WATER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WAAZU HOUSE :-

This is Wazu Khanna was very famous even after the Shahadat of Hazrat Tippu Sultan Shaheed (RA) in this Masjid in Srirangapatna. Some British Researchers wanted to find the reason behind this secret and when went below this Waazu Khanna, they find a Chiraag ( Mud Oil Lamp ) glowing in the ground level of this waazu khanna, when these research people laid off this lamp, they noticed the hot water was no more hot after they put off this lamp. Many people tried to glow this lamp but no one could bring back this hotness in the water of wazu khanna.

TODAY’S MIRACLE EVEN A TREE WITH DIFFERENT LEAVES AND FRUITS CAN BE SEEN IN MANZARABAD IN HASSAN IN KARANATAKA :-

A tree was planted by his holy hands by bringing different roots from different areas and still tree is out of human thinking which was planted by Hazrat Tippu Sultan (RA) himself. Also Forts of Hazrat Tippu Sultan (RA) are famous in Hassan District.

The place has some religious secrets and known as “ Hazrat Ghous-e-Pak” Ka Chilla which is attractive place for many tourists today in Hasan in Manzarabad.

HAZRAT TIPPU SULTAN WAS A GREAT LOVER OF SUFI SAINTS, PANDITS, GURUS, MASHAYAKS & AULIYAS & INCIDENT OF THIS MUREEDI BAIYATH :-

From the Childhood he got good Education from Different Pandits / Gurus / Ulmas. Hazrat Tippu Sultan (RA) also went to spiritual teachers to get training from great spiritual personalities of the time. When his heart was not satisfied with many spiritual guides and after his long search, he invited all sufi saints , Peers and Mashayaks and different personalities of the time came on his invitations. After gatheration of many mashayaks , peers and alims on this occasion, many wanted him to accept mureedi and select one spiritual guide. Hazrat Tippu Sultan (RA) kept a condition he will accept mureedi from a saint who can give him a hot Glass of Water ( Mureedi Payala ) after going inside Fire House. A big wooden House was constructed and it was set fire and nobody dared to go inside this fire house and give him mureedi, atlast a saint appeared in the last situation and he took tippu sultan inside the fire house and he gave him hot water from a iron glass which was hot red, both the auliyas came out safely after this incident. This is a famous and real incident which occurred in the eye witness of thousands of learned personalities.

Like his father he served many sufi saints of the time and took their special blessings.

HAZRATH TIPPU SULTAN (RA) RULES EVEN TODAY ON THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO WAS A GREAT MODEL OF COMMUNAL HARMONY, SECULARISM, BROTHERHOOD, PEACE AND MANKIND.

Hazrat Tippu Sultan (RA) rendered great services to the Humanity. He cared a lot for the poor, needy, ill and old age and all backward class people in this period. In his Rule, he gave full Rights to Freedom of Religion and His laws and Rules were same to all the communities. He safeguarded All Human Rights of all Human beings irrespective of caste, creed, colour etc. He was a great model of Justice who punish his own brother when found guilty of the misuse of funds because he was very pious ruler. He was an enlightened ruler who treated his non-Muslim subjects generously. He appointed them to different positions of authority, and gave them complete freedom of worship. He conferred liberal grants to Sringeri, Srirangapattana, and Mangalore temples. He gave funds for the consecration of idols and presented them with gold and silver articles. He also encouraged arts like music and dance and learning in general.

AN EMBODIMENT OF HINDU-MUSLIM UNITY ( BY THE FATHER OF NATION- MAHATAMA GANDHIJI ) :-
There were two other temples, the Narasimha and the Gangadhareshwara, near the palace where daily pujas were offered, and they were never interfered with. The pagoda at Rayakottai received an allowance with Tipu, who completed the Gopur temple is Conjeevaram, whose foundation Haidar had laid in 1780. Tipu participated in the Celebration of its chariot festival. When his help was sought in solving a dispute of two sects of Melkote temple, he readily obliged, and his decision was accepted by both. In a compaign while attacking the fort of Dindigal, he ordered not to fire from the rare of the fort, as the Raja's temple was located there. when some complaints were loged against his minister, Purnaiya, with an insinuation that the Brahmin Community was not trustworthy, he suddenly burst out on the allegation and quoted a Quranic verse saying for the fault of some one, do not accuse the whole community. His appointment of numerous Hindus to high offices falsify the wrong accusation that he was intolerant. Gandhiji wrote in Young India that he was an embodiment of Hindu-Muslim unity.

GREAT LIBRARY AND A VAST COLLECTION OF BOOKS OF HAZRAT HAZRAT TIPPU SULTAN SHAHEED (RA) :-

He was great lover of literature – ( his library was shifted to london after his martyrdom ). Hazrat Tippu Sultan Shaheed (RA) was a great learned personality . He had a wide collection of books in his library from all of the world. After his martyrdom the library was shifted to london. He thought of setting up a university at srirangapatna and even named it as jami-al-umur. He started the first newspaper, fauji akhbar. He was himself an author, and knew besides urdu, persian and arabic other language like kannada, marathi, english and french. More than 45 books were written during his times. His library consisted of 2000 manuscripts. He got a massive album prepared depiciting the pictures of all great Sufi saints both of India and abroad which proves that he was a great lover of Sufi Saints.

MILLIONS CRY EVEN TODAY BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT SACRIFICES THROUGHT HIS LIFE ( SHAHADAT ) & BECAUSE OF HIS UNIQUE LOVE, THE KING WHO RULES EVEN TODAY ON THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD :-

People on visiting this great shrine, it is noted many people cry and tears burst from their eyes after coming to this dargah shareef. Particularly it is noted that many poor people and age old people after visiting his shrine cry because of his love and remembered by various communities.

GREAT PERSONALITIES / AULIYAS / SUFI SAINTS HAVE VISITED HIS DARGAH SHAREEF & CONVINCED BY HIS GREATNESS IN ALL ASPECTS OF HIS LIFE : -

Auliyas like Hazrat Kwaja Qaseer Chisty (RA) ( Khalifa-e-Hazrat Khwaja Lalu Bhai Qasir Chisty (RA) Khwaja-e-Bangalore and Allama Dr. Sir Mohammed Iqbal ( Greatest Poet & Auliya ) have visited the dargah Shareef of Hazrath Hazrat Tippu Sultan Shaheed (RA) Sultan (RA), both these Sufis have metioned the greatness of Hazrath Hazrat Tippu Sultan Shaheed (RA) Sultan Shaheed (ra) in their sufina kalam ( poems / manqibat ).and a numerous personalities have done ziarat of this great auliya and shaeed. Thousands of Poets have written thousands of poems in regarding his greatness of Hazrat Tippu Sultan Shaheed (RA). Even today throughout Indian and abroad people remember him as one of the greatest personalities on this earth.

When Hazrat Allama Iqbal (RA) did the ziarat of Dargah Shareef of Hazrat Tippu Sultan Shaheed (RA), he sat in the Muraqiba in dargah shareef for one hour and after coming out of the dargah shareef Allama Iqbal (RA) said this Manqibat which begins with famous Sher as follows :-

“ Tippu Sultan Shaheed-e-Akbar Shud”

“ Dakhil-e-Mehfil-e-Payamber Shud”

( Great sher by Hazrat Allama Iqbal Rahmatullah Allaih during his Ziarat at Srirangapatna )

The meaning of the above sher is there are stages in the shahadat ( martyrdom ) and Hazrat tippu Sultan’s martyrdom is the highest status in shahadat ( shaheed-e-Akbar) and Allama Iqbal (RA) says in my muraqiba I see Hazrat Tippu Sultan(RA) in Mehfil ( company ) of Beloved Prophet Hazrat Syedina Muhammad SallallahuAlaihiWoSalam.

SANDAL & URS E SHAREEF OF HAZRAT HAZRAT TIPPU SULTAN SHAHEED (RA) :-

The sandal & urs e mubarak is grandly celebrated every year. This is a dargah shareef of a great shaheed or auliya where you will find sandals mubaraks comes from different places on this day and you will notice on the sandal day different people bring sandal mubaraks on their heads from different areas mashallah and people from different communties attend this great urs e shareef every year to get the blessing of this Holiest personality.