This ‘Shahjahan’ of Bulandshahr built a small Taj Mahal in the memory of his wife, eyes will fill with tears after listening to the story!
Bulandshahr. Whenever an example of love is given in the world, the name of Taj Mahal of Agra comes first. But do you know that a ‘Taj Mahal’ also stands in Kaser Kalan, a small village in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh? It was not built by any king, but by an ordinary retired postmaster in the memory of his wife. This is the story of Faizul Hasan Qadri and his wife Tajmulli, whose love has today become immortal in the form of stones.
An unfulfilled dream which became the only purpose of life
Tajmulli Begum always had only one wish that even after her departure from this world, there should be a mark which people would remember. When Tajamulli Begum died due to cancer in 2011, Faizul was completely devastated. But instead of drowning in grief, he made fulfilling the last wish of his wife the biggest mission of his life. It was from here that the foundation of this ‘small Taj Mahal’ of Bulandshahr was laid.
The building of love irrigated with pension and jewels
A common postman did not have the treasure like Shahjahan, but his courage was no less than that of an emperor. Faizul sold his entire life savings, retirement pension and even his land and wife’s jewellery. He constructed this mausoleum over his wife’s grave at a cost of about Rs 14 lakh. People were surprised as to how an ordinary person could pull off such a big dare, but Faizul was obsessed with fulfilling the promise he had made to his wife.
When government help was rejected in front of love
Seeing Faizul’s hard work and discussion, when the government offered him financial help, this self-respecting lover flatly refused. He said that this is his personal love and he will fulfill it with his own hard-earned money. He also donated the amount of assistance received from the government for the education of the daughters of the village instead of using it for his personal work. Its simplicity made this building even more special.
The light of education born from love
Faizul’s thinking was not limited to just building a mausoleum. The result of his determination and good intentions is that today an inter college for girls is running in the same campus. Faizul proved that true love does not just create monuments of stone, but also shapes the future of society and future generations. Today daughters are studying there, which is the most beautiful form of Faizul’s love.
Those who are not separated even after being erased: even death has lost
Faizul Hasan Qadri died in the year 2018, but as per his will, he was buried next to his Begum Tajmulli in the same ‘Chhota Taj Mahal’. Time kept trying to separate them, but this tomb united them forever. Today, this mausoleum of Kaser Kalan is not just a structure made of bricks, but is a testimony of that spiritual love which is not possible to erase.
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