On the western wing, outside the dome,
Emperor Shahjahan's daughter Princess Hurun
Nessa, also called Rowshan Ara lies buried
with a very expensive precious stone
embedded on her grave. It is surrounded by a
marble screen. The vault is walled up for
the security of the costly stone, which is
fixed on the breast of the princess. The
princess having heard about the greatness of
the Holy Saint and miracles performed by him
through the courtiers became a staunch
devotee of Huzoor Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (R.A.A)
(peace to his soul) and settled down in
Ajmer to spend the rest of her life at the
Holy Feet of the Great Saint. She breathed
her last as a recluse in the Astana Sharif.
As a princess, she gave up her royal life in
favour of that of an ascetic and remained
unmarried till she died. When she renounced
the world and settled down in Ajmer, the
Emperor Shahjahan, in difference to her
wishes and for the maintenance of the Dargah
Sharif and the Khadim Community, donated a
jagir of 21 very fertile villages as an
endowment, thus merging the interests of the
Khadim community and the Dargah Sharif
together.
After death, the princess was buried near
the Rowza Sharif and probably attained a
permanent place in Paradise as in life she
commands universal respect from the visitors
who know the true story.
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