Madin Sahib

Madin Sahib, the mosque and tomb of Syed Mohammad Madani, stands in Zadibal in Srinagar, within the old area of Naushahr. Madani, a scholar from Medina, came to Kashmir under Sultan Sikandar Shah and stayed on; he died in 1445 and was buried here. The complex is traditionally said to have been built in 1444 with the support of Sultan Zayn al-Abidin, who named it after Madani, his teacher.

At a time when most Kashmiri buildings were of timber, this is one of the few masonry monuments left from the Sultanate period, roughly square in plan. Its fame rests on its glazed tiles, each square carrying several colours, from blue and green to yellow, red and brown, rather than the mosaic work of Mughal buildings. Many tiles have since gone to Srinagar's Shri Pratap Singh Museum. The building is a state-protected monument in poor repair, and after Sunni–Shia disputes it was locked in 2002, with access restricted.