Acceding
to the request and invitation of his disciples in Delhi, Khalifatullah Hadhrat Munir
Ahmad Azim (atba) of Mauritius and the blessed members of the Household agreed
to include a visit to Agra and Delhi as part of the Tour Programme during the
India visit, Alhamdulillah, Soumma
Alhamdulillah. Once the Kerala-segment of the India Visit was completed, the Team that included the family of our brother in Delhi and also our brother Sulfikar Ali Saheb travelled to Agra from Kannur Railway Station on the evening of January 22, 2017.
Two days later,
on the 24th Tuesday morning, everyone reached Agra, checking into
the Hotel and taking rest for some hours. In the afternoon, the Team visited the Agra Fort, one of the World Heritage Sites in India, designated by the UNESCO, marking its significant cultural and historical value.
The Agra Fort was built up by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the
1560s as his Imperial Capital in red sandstone, soon after consolidating his
political sovereignty over North India. At one point of time in history, Agra
Fort was the highest political seat of the Government of India or the capital
of the Mughal Emperor so as to conduct the State proceedings, including the reception ceremonies
of Foreign Ambassadors. The sensitive political
decisions regarding foreign relations and the internal administration of
different State provinces and regions used to be taken at the court so much so
that senior officials would have to camp at the place for several days often to
have an audience with the Emperor on such strategic and diplomatic and
administrative matters.