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Commissioned in 1632 by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, the mausoleum was built to honor and house the tomb of Shah Jahan’s favorite wife Mumfaz Mahal. https://www.alyssagabbay.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8133ee47b043169a88374e/30239663-864d-4f0e-a5d0-174e66687d86/9780674301498.png.jpeg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.alyssagabbay.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8133ee47b043169a88374e/1571257664334-482ZQ2CJMKWBS09MDOH4/AlyssaGabbay_ProfessionalHeadshot.jpg About Pictured above, Alyssa Gabbay is an Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at UNCG. Her works include written articles, book publications, and translations on the topics of Indo-Persian Culture, Shiism, and Women and Gender in Islam. https://www.alyssagabbay.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8133ee47b043169a88374e/1571331087611-KFOUF7XDR1P36C10JJ8M/Contact_AlyssaGabbay_phonebooth.jpg Contact Contact Alyssa Gabbay by completing the contact form and she will get back to you as soon as she can. https://www.alyssagabbay.com/privacypolicy daily 0.75 2019-09-24 https://www.alyssagabbay.com/publications daily 0.75 2025-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8133ee47b043169a88374e/1571261722200-WH90JVJKZ5WLYOCDYE55/GenderandSuccession_BookCoverArt.jpg Publications Alyssa Gabbay’s second book publication Gender and Succession in Medieval and Early Modern Islam (pictured above) draws on collections of hadith, Qur’an commentaries, historical chronicles and poems to examine ramifications of gender, succession and identity in the lens of Fatima, daughter of prophet Muhammad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8133ee47b043169a88374e/1569609463198-2HSRSDHBOBFLFYGPNG1Y/IslamicTolerance_BookCover.jpg Publications Gabbay’s second book Islamic Tolerance: Amir Khusraw and Pluralism explores the development of pluralism in Islam through the writings of poet, historian and musician Amir Khusraw.