"Stein tells us: Not far from Bahauíd-Din Sahibís ziarat, to the S.W., stands the Jamiía Masjid, the greatest Mosque of Srinagar. Around it numerous ancient remains attest the former existence of Hindu temples. Proceeding still further to the S.W., in the midst of a thickly-built city ... ... quarter, we reach an ancient shrine which has remained in a comparatively fair state of preservation probably owing to its conversion into Ziarat. It is now supposed to mark the resting place of the saint styled Pir Haji Muhammad. It consists of an octagonal cela of which the high basement and the side walls are stil well-preserved. The quadrangular court in which it stands is enclosed by ancient walls and approached by ornamented gateways."
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Aurel Stein, quoted from Muḥammad, A. K., & Pandit, K. N. (2009). A Muslim missionary in mediaeval Kashmir: Being the English translation of Tohfatu'l-ahbab. 217
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