Mosque of Moran

       This mosque is situated in the Papar Mandi Bazaar, Shah Almi Gate quarters. The founder was Moran, the mistress of Mahraja Ranjit Singh. She exercised such an ascendancy over the temper of that otherwise stern monarch that she was consulted on State matters, and was dreaded by the greatest Sardars. The Maharaja used himself to come to her house with his cavalcade and struck coin in her name. The coin was known as Moran Shahi, and rupees bearing her inscription are to this day kept as curiosities. The mosque was built in 1224 A. H. (1809 A.D.). It is built one story high. To the east and west are shops in which are rooms with windows overlooking the street. There are cells for Darvishes and baths. The pinnacles on the domes are of green enameled pottery. On the gateway to the south the following chronogram is inscribed:- 

“By the grace of God, the Lord of the heavens,

When Moran constructed a mosque on the earth,

The invisible voice said for the date of its foundation:-

‘‘ In the name of God the holy mosque has been built ”