The Adhai Din Ka Jhonpda was originally built to function as a Sanskrit college but was later converted into a mosque by Sultan Ghori in 1198 AD. An impressive blend of Indo-Islamic architecture, the structure was further beautified by Sultan Iltutmish in 1213 AD.

Legend has it that the mosque is known as Adhai din ka Jhonpda (literally meaning, The Hut of Two and a Half Days) because of a two and half day Urs of Panjab Shah Baba held here during Maratha period in the 18th century.

This is a masterpiece of Indo - Islamic architecture. As legend goes, it was constructed in two and a-half days (Adhai-Din). It is a relic of an old mosque consisting of a quadrangle with a front screen wall of seven pointed arches.

Located on the outskirts of the city, adhai-din-ka-jhonpra, It is the ruins of a mosque that went by the same name. The word 'adhai' means two and a half in Hindi and it is said that the mosque was constructed in two and a half days.

Designed by Abu Bakr of Herat, the adhai-din-ka-jhonpra has 10 domes, which are supported by more than 100 pillars. The distinct pillars and arched screen with its ruined minarets make it a splendid architectural masterpiece. The walls of the main hall are chiselled into small screens to allow sunlight to enter. The mosque's interior has a main hall supported by numerous richly decorated columns.

The adhai-din-ka-jhonpra can be visited after you have made your prayers at the Dargah Shareef, which lies 500 m away.