Shaheed Ganj Mosque

Masjid Shaheed Ganj or Shahidganj Mosque (Urdu: مسجد شَهيد گنج‎‎) was located in Naulakha Bazaar area of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The mosque was originally named Abdullah Khan Masjid.

Abdullah Khan Mosque was built by Abdullah Khan during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Abdullah Khan was a cook of Prince Dara Shikoh, elder son of Shah Jahan, in 1653 AD, who rose up to the position of kotwal (Chief police officer) of Lahore for his services. It was completed in 1134 AH or 1722 AD by the Falak Beg Khan. According to the deed, Sheikh Din Mohammad and his descendants were appointed its mutawallī (trustee).

There was a public square near the mosque, where criminals were punished during the tenure of Nawab Zakaria Khan, a Mughal governor of the Punjab in the 18th century. Taru Singh, a man who provided assistance for the Sikhs fighting the Mughals, was tortured, and was scalped. After that incident, the Sikhs officially declared Taru Singh as a martyr and named the public square as the Shaheed Ganj (Martyr Square). In 1762, the Bhangi Sikh Sardar army conquered Lahore and occupied the mosque, together with the public square. The Muslims were not allowed to enter and pray, although the Sikhs were given the right to pray. The Sikhs built a gurdwara (Sikh temple), known as Gurudwara Shaheed Ganj Bhai Taru Singh, in the courtyard and used the mosque building to house the Sikh priests.

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