JAMALI KAMALI

Sheikh Fazlullah (also known as Hazrat Sheikh Jamali Kamboh) was a 16th century Sufi royal poet or saint. The rhyming half of the name, Kamali, refers to an unknown figure who is believed to be Jamal’s disciple or lover (depending on who wrote the history) and is buried beside Jamali in the tomb adjacent to the mosque. It is certain that the second tomb besides Jamali’s was not that of Jamal’s wife since a symbolic pen box, traditionally the sign for a male, is carved on each tomb.

The tomb for Jamali was built near a mosque in1528-1529 during the reign of Emperor Babur and completed during the reign of Emperor Humayun (1530-1540AD). The complex is built in Delhi quartz, red sandstone and embellished with marble. There are two tombs in marble side by side, decorated with sunburst and floral forms covered in plaster. The ceiling is covered with beautiful frescoes and there are blue and turquoise tiles with Jamali’s poems inscribed on the ceiling.

The place is said to be inhabited by djinns and ghosts. There are citing of people laughing, animals growling, apparitions and a feeling of someone else’s presence that continues even after one has left the premises.