It is also known as Gulzar Manzil. This Mehal in the old centre of the ancient town of Chiniot(Distt. Jhang) is wrapped in mystery and silence. For long like the Taj Mehal it remained a melancholy monument to death and a symbol of tragic transience of life. Facing the Mughal Fort it was a celebrated edifice constructed from 1922 A.D to 1930 A.D at a phenomenal cost of four lac rupees (the present estimate about thirty million rupees). With a splendid ground floor and three storeys ( initially sixstoreyed including basement)topped by a wooden pavilion,it encapsulated the finest traditions of local wood,fresco,jali,glass,plaster and brick work.Each inch of its buiding,exterior and interior testifies to the skill and expertise of those master craftsmen.

The man whose dream was realized in such varied material was Sheikh Umar Hayat and he named it after his only child Gulzar Muhammad. Sheikh Umar Hayat belonged to a famous Sheikh family of Chiniot.He went to Calcutta for businesss and became the prominent trader over there.Then he married in Pindi Bhattian. God blessed him with a son and a daughter.But unfortunately he died before this grand vision could take full shape.Following its completion Gulzar Muhammad was married in 1937 A.D. The elderly citizens of Chiniot still remember that wedding with nostalgia,pride and sorrow.They say that so grand was wedding,that not only all Chiniot was invited but it was proclaimed that all,rich or poor who saw the smoke of cooking fires should consider themselves welcomed.

On the morning after the wedding ill-luck struck. Gulzar Muhammad died under mysterious circumstances.Some conjecture was that he was poisoned while others state that fumes from the bathroom coal-fire,to keep the water warm,asphyxiated him.The several days long festivity,cut short,now transferred into a funeral gathering.Gulzar Muhammad was buried in the middle of the courtyard below the opening to the sky.Some time later his fatally grieved mother,Fatima,followed.She was buried next to him.

Considered ill-omened by Gulzar's relatives this master piece of indigenous arts and architecture fell into disuse.The Mehal was left to the whims and the wiles of servants who illegally appropriated it and began to denude it of the fine wood work and wrought-iron features for sale.Gradually the building was reduced to a mere shell and abandoned to the mercy of man and the devastating effect of the turning seasons.

For some years the building was used as an orphanage and modified with a cluster of small structures and a donkey-pump was installed in the courtyard.The establishment of orphanage in this building took its terrible toll and this famed example of South Asian craftsmanship lost both the top story and the wooden pavilion which sat atop it like a crown.

Had it not been for the District administration, the Mehal would have vanished completely.On 7th June 1990 A.D it was decided by M.Athar Tahir D.C Jhang and Dr. Amjad Saqib A.C Chiniot that Gulzar Manzil be acquired for the people,be conserved and conservatively restored ,not completely renovated. It was also decided that it should be accorded a more dynamic role in the life of Chiniot.Thus the massive fund raising was initiated for its conversion into a library and a cultural centre and the museum.With help from philanthropists,interested agencies and a Municipal Committee,Chiniot.,the conversion efforts commenced on 14th August 1990 A.D.Keeping the vision and the wishes of its owner in view,the library in the Gulzar Manzil was named after Sheikh Umar Hayat.

The District admininstration decided that the work should be executed only by the local craftsmen,builders and experts all the finest available in their fields.M.A.T.

The museum should be made the centre of the Sandal Bar civilization between Ravi and Chenab.And the income obtained should be used for its decoration so that Mehal should be prevented from destruction.

>Darbar Mahni Sharif : Kot Lakhnana, 6th Mile, Gojra Road, Jhang

>Hazrat Sultan Bahoo (RA) : Tehsil Shorkot, Distt. Jhang.

>Hazrat Shah Jewana (RA) : Shah Jewana, Tehsil & Distt. Jhang.

>Sial Sharif : Sial Sharif, Sargodha Road, Jhang.

>Maai Heer : Faisalabad Road, Jhang Saddar.

>Peer Hathy Wan : Jhang City

>Shrine of Athara Hazari : Athara Hazari Jhang.

>Baloki Shareef : Mochi Wala, Faisalabad Road, Jhang.

>Hazrat Shah Sadiq Nahang : Shorkot Multan road, Jhang.

>Darber Rodoo Sultan : Garrh MahaRaja road, Jhang.

>Darbar Peer Gohar Shah

>Darbar Mian Murad

>Peer Mirak Sial

>Darbar Mae Bap (Bahoo Sultan)

>Peer Abdr Rehman

>Peer Hasu Balail

>Darbar Noori Nahra

>Peer Dargahi Shah

>Peer Uch Gul Immam

>Dhaji Peer

>Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Ji : This sacred shrine of Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Ji is on Toba road outside Jhang. Buses or mini buses going to this place from Jhang are easily available. Its bus stop is on the bridge after Bagha Wala. From the bus stop one has to walk upstream along the canal. A Gurdwara was built by the followers on the mound where Sat Gur Dev Ji had stayed. A primary school is housed in the Gurdwara now.