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Exterior view of the Sidi Saiyyed Jali

The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, built in 1573, is one of the most famous mosques of Ahmedabad. The mosque was built by Sidi Saiyyed, who was a slave of Sultan Ahmed Shah.

The Sidi Saiyyed mosque

The mosque was built in the last year of the Sultanate of Gujarat. The mosque is entirely arcuated. The mosque has ten screen windows (jalis) on the side and rear arches. The rear wall is filled with square stone pierced panels in geometrical designs. The two bays flanking the central aisle have reticulated stone slabs carved in designs of intertwined trees and foliage and a palm motif. This intricately carved stone window is called the Sidi Saiyyed Jali.

Panorama view of the mosque from the front

The mosque was pillaged by the British and they extracted the central jali and took it to the London Museum for display.

The Babri Mosque (Hindi: बाबरी मस्जिद, Urdu: بابری مسجد), Babri Masjid or Mosque of Babur was a mosque constructed by order of the first Mughal emperor of India, Babur, in Ayodhya in the 16th century[citation needed]. Before the 1940s, the mosque was called Masjid-i Janmasthan ("mosque of the birthplace").[1] The mosque stood on Ramkot ("Rama's fort") Hill (also called Janmasthan ("Birthplace")), built on the remains of an old temple [2]. It was destroyed by Hindu nationalists,[3] 150,000 strong, during a planned ceremony on December 6, 1992 despite a commitment to the Indian Supreme Court that the mosque would not be harmed.[4][5]

Babur's commander-in-chief, Mir Baqi, destroyed an existing temple at the site, which Hindus believe was the temple built to commemorate the birthplace of Rama, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and ruler of Ayodhya (see Ram Janmabhoomi). The Babri Mosque was one of the largest mosques in Uttar Pradesh, a state in India with some 31 million Muslims[6]. Although there were several older mosques in the city of Ayodhya, an area with a substantial Muslim population, including the Hazrat Bal Mosque constructed by the Shariqi kings, the Babri Mosque became the largest, due to the importance of the disputed site.

However some non-mainstream historians claim that there was no original temple in Ayodhya (despite the fact that Ayodhya was the birthplace and capital of Sri Rama). In his booklet, Communal History and Rama's Ayodhya, Professor Ram Sharan Sharma writes, "Ayodhya seems to have emerged as a place of religious pilgrimage in medieval times. Although chapter 85 of the Vishnu Smriti lists as many as fifty-two places of pilgrimage, including towns, lakes, rivers, mountains, etc., it does not include Ayodhya in this list."[7] Sharma also notes that Tulsidas, who wrote the Ramcharitmanas in 1574 at Ayodhya, does not mention it as a place of pilgrimage.[8] After the demolition of Babri Masjid, Professor Ram Sharan Sharma along with Historians Suraj Bhan, M.Athar Ali and Dwijendra Narayan Jha came up with the Historian's report to the nation on how the communalists were mistaken in their assumption that there was a temple at the disputed site and how it was sheer vandalism in bringing down the mosque and the book has been translated into all the Indian languages.[9] However this view is not mainstream, and several archeological surveys including that by the Archeological Survey of India have confirmed the existence of a temple predating the current mosque by over a thousand years.

Architecture of the mosque

Babri Mosque Column

One of the columns of the Babri Mosque. Some Hindus say it came from a Temple under the site, particularly noting the two flowers (far top of photo) which they say are Hindu-associated lotus motifs.But historians deny this becauus these columns lack any diety or other kind of human or animal structures, which is a an essential part of Hindu Arts. And these type of lotus and other floral designs are common in Islamic Arts.

White Mosque / Srinagar / J & K

Jama Mosque / Jalali / UP

Jama Mosque / Jammu / J & K

Jama Mosque / Herbertpur

Jama Mosque / Uttaranchal

Katra Mosque, Murshidabad, West Bengal

I have been here, and the specialty about this mosque is its corridors which from the other end looks never-ending.

Pataudi Mosque / Old Delhi

Jama Mosque / Chandigarh / Punjab

Mogul Masjid in Bombay - It was recently restored under the guidance of architect Reza Kabul.

From World Architecture News-

Mosque conceived of Iranian splendour receives a deserved touch-up

Mogul Mosque, constructed by an Iranian trader over a century ago, had
sadly lost its lustre with cracks forming in the 2'6" thick load
bearing walls, rotting wooden trusses and water damage as a result of
leaks.

Tasked with repairing the grand structure was Architect Reza Kabul of
India with whom the enormity of the task was not lost. Much of the
structure had to be reconstructed. The Mangalore tiles were removed and
replaced, wooden trusses dismantled before being repaired and
re-erected and the walls were stitched by drilling holes through the
thick walls and placing mild steel plates across the cracks. These were
then bolted through & through the cracks and filled with araldite
in order to bind the cracks together. Finally, the walls were plastered.

The inner walls are clad with a combination of Onyx and granite with
inlay of several Surahs from the Divine Quran. Years of oil paint on
the wooden doors and windows was removed by the burn and scrap process.
Thereafter melamine polish was applied. The glass window panes were
replaced along with all the hardware.

The exterior was clad with Mosaic tiles brought from Iran with inlays
of the Surahs (verses) from the Divine Quran. Also imported from Iran
were the three tier crystal chandelier and the Persian carpets for the
flooring.

To further maintain the originality of the mosque and retain the
Iranian heritage, the external facade of the mosaic/main door was clad
with Mosaic tiles from Iran featuring an art form widely practiced in
Iran. Due to the presence of leakages the pond (Hauz) too had to be
refurbished. The R.C.C. raft and retention wall were redone. The
fountain was made operational adding blue colour tiles thereby
enhancing the beauty of the Hauz.

The time taken for completion of the mosque to this stage was
approximately four years. This was mainly due to the fact that
materials had to be identified and then shipped in from various parts
of Iran. Having done that master artisans and expert labour also had to
be identified and brought in.

"The single minded drive behind the renovation, at all times was to
maintain the originality of the mosque and retain the Iranian
heritage," said Kabul. "And at all times what drove us on was the
understanding that the mosque is where one bows down in complete
humility to one's Creator."

Sheikh Masjid at Karunagappally Kollam Kerala INDIA - Like famous Taj Mahal in Agra

closed snap

Vaver Mosque / Kerala

Pearl Mosque / Agra Fort / Agra / UP

Historic Mosque / Old Delhi

Topkhana Mosque / Shantipur / West Bengal

Unknown Mosque / Kerala

ODAYAM VALAYA (BIG) PALLI IN VARKALA/EDAVA KERALA

ODAYAM VALIYA PALLI AT ODAYAM / EDAVAI IN VARKALA TVM, KERALA

MOSQUE ENTRANCE

NEW SNAP FROM ABOVE POST

ANOTHER VIEW

Sheikh Mosque - Kollam - Kerala

Jama Mosque - Bhopal - MP

Pearl Mosque - Bhopal - MP

Emperor Akbar's Mosque - Jaipur - Rajasthan

Muhafiz Khan Mosque - Ahmedabad - Gujarat

Shah Alam Mosque - Ahmedabad - Gujarat

Sunehri Mosque - Old Delhi

Jama Mosque / Srinagar / Jammu & Kashmir

2nd Sunehri Mosque / Old Delhi (Mughal era)

Bukhari Mosque / ?????????? / Bihar

Falaknuma Mosque / Hyderabad / AP

Banda Mosque / ?????????? / UP

Dharaavi Mosque - Bombay - Maharashtra

Pearl Mosque - Bhopal - MP (Mini Replica of Jama Mosque @ Delhi)

Safia Mosque - Bhopal - MP

Taj-Ul-Mosques - Bhopal - MP

Thazhathangadi Juma Masjid, Kottayam - more than 1000 years old

source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:T...umaMasjid1.JPG

Cheraman Juma Masjid - Believed to be built in 629 AD by Malik Ibn
Dinar,, it is considered as the oldest mosque in India, and the second
oldest mosque in the world to offer Jumu'ah prayers since the days of
Prophet Mohammed (570-634 A.D.). The first Juma mosque in the world is
the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, which is also his memorial tomb.

The picture before modification in 1984 is here.

Source: Wikipedia

Malik Deenar Juma Mosque, Kasargod, Kerala

An unusual view of the Haji Ali mosque, Haji Ali, Bombay

Firoz Shah Kotla (Jama) Mosque / Delhi

Historic Bahamani Mosque / Hampi / Karnataka

Jama Mosque / Indore / MP

Unknown Mosque / Aurangabad / Maharashtra

Unknown Mosque / Amalner / Maharashtra

Vizhinjam Mosque, Kovalam, KL

Jama Mosque / Kairana

Nizamuddin Station Mosque / Old Delhi / India

Unknown Mosque / Shahjahanpur / UP

Bagh-e-Awaam Public Garden Mosque / Hyderabad / AP

Jama Mosque / Ponda

Haji Ali Mosque, Bombay, India: The most important mosque in Bombay, India.

This Island mosque/moseleum is 600 yards away from the mainland Bombay.
It is only approachable through narrow low lying causeway under low tides. Its the only link to the mainland Bombay.

Haji Ali at Dawn. A breathtaking view.

White marbled Haji Ali glitteres under clear skies & Arabian Sea.

Haji Ali completely gets cut off from the mainland as high tides engulf
narrow low lying causeway frequently during Monsoon season. Visitors,
partrons & mosque authorities are warned ahead of time by Bombay
authorities but frequently ignored. It dangerously traps thousands of
people in this Island Mosque.

Somemore Jama Mosque, Old Delhi images under foggy delhi weather.

Moth Mosque, Old Delhi, India

Bara Imambara Mosque, Lukhnow, India.

Jama Masjid, OLD DELHI. Endless Stairs of Front Entrance

Entrace Gate from INSIDE the Mosque.

Jame Packed Jama masjid Courtyard

Jama Mosque looks more elegant in Monsoon.

A rear view from the Minerat of Jama Mosque. Check out Old Delhi.

Jama Mosque, FATEHPUR SIKRI, Buland Darwaza (Grand entrance)

Jama Mosque, FATEHPUR SIKRI, Buland Darwaaza (Front View)

Jama Mosque, FATEHPUR SIKRI Grand Architecture.

Buland Darwaza under full security before arrival of Mr. & Mrs Pervez Musharraf for Prayer, FATEHPUR SIKRI. (a rear sight)

Buland Darwaaza, Jama Masjid, FATEHPUR SIKRI getting cleaned up in Monsoon rain.

Taj-ul-Mosque, BHOPAL, India

Architecturally speaking. One of the best mosques in the world.

It has a huge courtyard just like other Great Mosque of India

Here is another view of Never ending Stairway of Jama Masjid, Old Delhi

Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid), inside Red Fort, Old Delhi. Its a beautiful marble mosque. must see.

Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid) inside.

Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid), Second Most important mosque in BHOPAL, India.

Another Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid), Agra Fort, AGRA, India.

Beautiful Marble architecture inside the Agra Pearl Mosque.

Taj Mahal Mosque, Taj Mahal, AGRA, India

One of the least known Mosques of India is the Taj Mahal Masjid right
in the shadows of Legendary "Taj" itself. Its an architecturally
beautiful itself just like its "neighbor".

Aah!! You beauty!!. Overlooking the cradle of Eternal love.

Anther View of Taj Mahal Mosque. a must see.

Photos are prohibited inside the mosques in India but whoever snaped
this one. Thank you. Dont try it yourself. You will loose the camera.

The magnificiant interiors, the floor, the Majestic ceiling & Friday full house to the doorsteps of "Taj" itself

Jumma Mosque, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India.

Shah Bazaar Mosque, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India

Mecca Mosque, Hyderabad, India - Largest Mosque in South India.

Its named after Mecca because the few rocks embedded in this mosque
came directly from Great mosque of Mecca, Saudi Arabia itself.

Jama Mosque, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Entrance of Jama Mosque & Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.

Jama Mosque, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Rani Rupmati Mosque, Ahmedabad, Gujurat, India.

Jumma Mosque, moseleum. Bijapur, India. The Legacy of Adilshahi Dynasty.

Right Image is Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur.

Bara Imambara Mosque, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Bara (Big) Imambara, Lucknow

Corridor in the Imambara

Chhota (small) Imambara, Lucknow

Dewa Sharif, outside Lucknow

Pardon me for the bad images.

Jama Mosque, Bangalore, India

Grand Entrance to Jama Masjid, Bangalore (faces Miller Road, City Market)(R)

young Patrons of Jama Mosque, Bangalore

Flyover almost touches Jama Mosque, Bangalore on back side.

Jama Mosque, Srinagar, Kashmir, India

Hazratbal Mosque/Shrine, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.

Taisuru Mosque, Ladakh, India

Mosque at Ghat, Varanasi, India

Burhanpur Mosque & Moseleum complex, Burhanpur, M.P., India.

Saleema Khatoon Mosque, Hyderabad, India

Its a historic mosque & will be preserved by Heritage preservation.

JAMA Mosque, Srinagar, Kashmir, India

Everyone..................stick
around. My countdown to ****THE FIRST MOSQUE EVER BUILT IN SOUTH ASIA
****is nearing. But everyone in here is for big surprise. Yes, its NOT
in North India (definitely not the asoka pillar mosque in Old delhi,
built in 12th century). I have already found what is probably a 2nd
oldest "surviving" mosque. I'm holding back the image till I confirm
it. its nearly 1000+ yrs old like 10th century. The oldest mosque is
South Asia is NOT in North India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan,
Sri Lanka. Its in Kerala for sure but I'm not sure if its the oldest
"built". It could be oldest "surviving" dating back to 8th century just
150-200 yrs of founding of Islam thanks to arab traders settling on
western coast of Kerala for trade.

Ajadalla Mosque, ?????, India

Pattambi Mosque, Kerala, India

Athinhal Mosque, Athinhal, Kerala, India

City Mohyudeen Mosque, Kerala, India

Jama Mosque, Beericherey, Kerala, India

Malappuram Mosque, Kerala, India

Sola Kaman (16 Archs)Mosque, Bidar, Karnataka, India.

Gulbarga Mosque, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India

Mosque, Jaunpur, India

Hooghly Imam Bargah Mosque, Calcutta, India.

Jamia Mosque, Pondicherry, India

Padum Mosque, Zanskar, India.

Great Mosque, Junagarh, India

Amritsar Mosque, Punjab, India.

Jama Mosque complex, Ullah, Karnataka, India.

Jama Mosque, Agra, India.

Jama Mosque, Mumbai, India.

Indore Mosque, Indore, M.P., India.

Leh Mosque, Leh, Ladakh, India.

Mosque somewhere in, Hyderabad

Alauddin Sabri Dargah Mosque,Delhi??, India

Badi Mosque, Kamptee, India

Taj-ul-Mosque, Bhopal, India

Mosque, Varanasi, India

Mosque by Beach, North Chennai

Kanjiramottam Mosque, Ernakulum, India

Badi Masjid Mosque, Kamptee, India

Kasotal Mosque, Kamtee, India

This is the mosque where 2 grenades were thrown inside during Friday
prayers from the windows recently. It was in the news. Its in Western
Maharashtra close to Nagpur.

Jaipur Mosque, Jaipur, India

Qutub Minar Mosque, Delhi, India. North India's Oldest mosque.

Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Delhi, India. One of the Oldest.

Tipu Sultan Mosque, Srirangapatnam, Karnataka, India.

1000 Lights Mosque, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Nawab Wallajah Mosque, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Vizhinjam Mosque, Kovalam Beach, Kerala, India

Mosque, Calcutta, India.

Taj-ul-Masaajid / Bhopal; Jama Mosque, Siddi Bashir Mosque / Ahmedabad;

Jama Mosque, Ahmedabad

Siddi Bashir Mosque, Ahmedabad

TAJ-UL-MOSQUE, Bhopal, M.P., India. The Largest Mosque in Central India.

Built in 18th century by Shah Jahen Begum, This is a beautiful
mosque and believed to be the largest mosque in India. Taj-ul-Mosque
came into hot waters of.... UNION CARBIDE....tragedy, the most tragic
industrial disaster ever, that killed more than 5000 Bhopalis when
toxic chemical gas leaked out of the Plant on one faithful night of
december, 1984. This mosque was literally convered into a makeshift
morgue. Mosque also held one of the largest funeral prayer ever with
thousands of bodies in front. When this great mosque was being built
with Glowing Sandstone, little did they know that it will come in handy
& play a vital role in the biggest industrial tragedy of mankind.

Grand Entrance

Mosque still dominates the Bhopal skyline.

PEARL MOSQUE, Bhopal, M.P., India. 2nd Largest in Central India.

Built by Sikander Begum, this is a beautiful Marble mosque & rightly called MOTI MASJID.

Nagina Mosque, Agra Fort, Agra

Pearl Mosque, Red Fort, Delhi

!!Vintage Images (1880 AD) British Library collection

Pearl Mosque, Agra Fort, Agra

Jama Mosque, Agra, India

Jumma Mosque, Mumbai

Nagdevi Mosque Mumbai

Jama Mosque, Agra

Jama Mosque, Nainital, India

Fatehpuri Mosque, Old Delhi, India

Nagina Mosque (Gem Mosque) inside Red Fort, Delhi, India

Mina Mosque (Marble Mosque) inside Agra Fort, Agra, India

Pearl Mosque (Inside Agra Fort), Agra, India

Jama Mosque (Aligarh Muslim University) Aligarh, U.P., India

Jama Mosque, Jamshedpur

Nakhoda Mosque, Calcutta, India

Mosque, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Anjuman-e-Islamia Mosque, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Taj-ul-Mosque, Bhopal, India

Tipu Sultan a.k.a. Espalande Mosque--Calcutta--India

Nagina Mosque (inside Agra Fort)--Agra--India

Jama Mosque--Champaner--India

Khudasia Mosque--????????--India

Unknown Mosque--Chennai--India

JAMA Mosque, Srinagar, Kashmir, India

Aurangzeb Mouseleum & Mosque, Daulatabad/Khuldabad, Maharashtra, India

Hazrat Alauddin Dargah Mosque, India

Mina Mosque (inside Agra fort), Agra, U.P., India

Panbari Mosque, Assam, India

Chilakoor Mosque, Varkala, Kerala, India

Safa Shahouri Mosque, Goa, India

Jama Mosque, Gulburga, Karnataka, India

Jama Mosque--Agra--India

Sher Shah Suri Mosque (Purana Qila)--Delhi--India

Hazratbal Shrine/Mosque--Srinagar--India

Jama Mosque--Jaipuir--India

Unknown Mosque--Badami--India

Thousand Lights Mosque--Chennai--India

Unknown Mosque-Mumbai-India

Unknown Mosque-Trivandrum-India

Unknown Mosque-Bangalore-India

Delhi Station Platform Mosque--Delhi--India

Unknown Mosque--Gujarat--India

Fatehpuri Mosque--Old Delhi--India

Jama Mosque--Agra--India

Nakhoda Mosque--Calcutta--India

Qila-e-Kuhna Mosque (Old Fort)--Delhi--India

Unknown Mosque--Delhi--India

Babri Mosque--Paanipat--India

Vintage Jama @ Agra: 1880s Photo Gallery

Jama Mosque / Bangalore / Karnataka

Mosque / Muzaffarpur / UP

Unknown Mosque / Jaipur / Rajasthan

Unknown Mosque / Pondicherry

Unknown Mosque / Chennai

Pearl Mosque / Bhopal / MP

Unknown Mosque / Srinagar / J & K

Unknown Mosque / Srinagar / J & K

Unknown Mosque / Ladakh

Alamgiri Mosque / Banaras / UP

Unknown Mosque / West Bengal

Legendary Jama Mosque / Agra

Great Mosque of Aurangzeb / Banaras / U.P

Moti (Pearl) Mosque / Bhopal

Unknown Mosque / Bangalore

Unknown Mosque / Mysore

Unknown Mosque / Chennai

Qila-e-Kuhna Mosque / Old Delhi

Tipu Sultan Mosque / Calcutta

Jama Mosque / Nainital

Unknown Mosque / Saharanpur / U.P.

Jama Mosque / Varanasi

Alamgiri Mosque / Banaras

Unknown Mosque / Hyderabad

Jama Mosque / Champanir / Gujarat

Vizinjham Mosque, Kerala, India

Jama Mosque, Mysore, Karnataka, India

Mosque, Champanir, India

unknown Mosque / Madurai

Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid) / Bhopal (a smaller replica of legendaray Jama)

[b]Mecca Mosque / Hyderabad (7 tombs of Nizam-ul-mulks)

Bara Gumbad Mosque / Old Delhi (Lodhi dynasty - Pre Mughal)

Masjid Iranian, Central Bombay

VT Station Mosque, Mumbai

Unknown Mosque, Mumbai

Mosque, Mysore

Jumma Mosque, Mumbai

Varkala Mosque, Kerala

Unknown Mosque / South India

Unknown Mosque / Bombay / India

The Great Mosque of Aurangzeb / Banaras / U.P./ India

Benngali Mosque / Tamil Nadu / India

Jama Mosque / Leh / Ladakh (J & K) / India

Unknown Mosque / Kovolam / kerela / India

VT Station Mosque / Bombay / India

Unknown Mosque / Bangalore / India

Unknown Mosque / Leh / Ladakh / India

Jama Mosque / Pavagarh / India

Jama Mosque / Nainital / India

Spanish Mosque / Hyderabad / India

Great Mosque of Aurangzeb / Banaras / India

Qila Deobandh Mosque / Saharanpur / India

Khanqah Mosque - Srinagar - India

Unknown Mosque - Delhi - India

Gwalior Fort Mosque - Gwalior - India

Unknown Mosque - Hyderabad - India

Jama Mosque / Lucknow / India (Historic)

Kalaan Mosque / Delhi / India (Historic)

Palayam Mosque / Kerala / India

Mosque / Mysore / India

Another One of many MUGHAL Mosques in Delhi dying a Slow, Painful Death

Historic Lucknow Mosque facing the same fate

Jama Mosque / Lucknow / U.P. / India

Unknown Mosque / Jammu / India

Dastagir Sahib Shrine & Mosque / Srinagar / India

Unknown Mosque / Bombay / India

Unknown Mosques / Delhi / India

Unknown Mosque / Chennai / India

Unknown Mosque / Mysore / India

Kattichera Palli Mosque / Calicut / India

Vizhinjam Mosque / Kerala / India

Unknown Mosque / Bombay / India

Unknown Mosque / Bangalore / India

Jama Mosque / Nainital / India

Unknown Mosque / Bangalore / India

Unknown Mosque / Bangalore / India

Jama Mosque / Bangalore / India

Sir Syed (Jama) Mosque (Aligarh M. U) / Aligarh / India

Spanish Mosque / Hyderabad / India

Fatehpuri Mosque (Historic) / Old Delhi / India

Unknown Mosque / Chennai / India

Richmond Road Mosque / Bangalore / India

Unknown Mosque / Kerala / India

Yuza Tomb Mosque / Srinagar / India

Fort Mosque / Gwalior / India

Nakhoda Mosque / Calcutta / India

Old Boligonj Mosque - Calcutta - West Bengal

Khilji Mosque / Old Delhi / India

Moorish Mosque / Kapurtala / India

Old Mosque / Hyderabad / India

Unknown Mosque / Vizag / India

Jama Mosque / Jaipur / Rajasthan / India

Spanish Mosque / Secunderabad (Hyderabad) / India

Unknown Historic Mosque / Srinagar / India

Moth Mosque / Old Delhi / India

Taj-ul-Mosques / Bhopal / India

Dar-ul-Uloom Deobandh, Saharanpur, U.P., India: Asia's premiere Islamic Institute.

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Door of Knowledge

After the Great Uprising of 1857, there was perceptible change in
the thinking of the Muslims in India. The revolt against the British
imperialists was conducted under the banner of Bahadur Shah Zafar, who
was then an ailing Emperor of the fast disintegrating Mughal Empire
thanks to British tactics & previous emperor Aurangzeb's antics. It
was realised that feelings of national integration were of utmost
importance for the liberation of the country. Moreover, intellectuals
of those days thought that the battle against imperialism had to be
fought by creating a sense of patriotism among the people. To this
purpose, a small institution of Arabic learning was founded, keeping in
view the traditions of the country i.e. free education, simple living
and high thinking, as well as a disciplined life. So a shining star of
knowledge and wisdom emerged on the country's intellectual horizon on
May 30, 1866, in Deoband under a Pomengranate tree. The first disciple
of this institution became a shining star of the freedom-struggle. His
name was Mahmood Hasan but he has also come to be known as
"Shaikh-ul-Hind" (Scholar of India). Following this, thousands of other
institutions came up throughout the country on the same pattern.
Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband was moulded in such a way that, on one hand, it
revived the basic values of religion and, on the other, created a
dynamic force of scholars and freedom fighters, who continued with
their struggle till the country was completely free.The scholars of
Dar-ul-Uloom have written more than 5000 books in Urdu, Persian, Arabic
and English. The number of graduates of this institution is more than
25 thousand. The beneficiaries are not only Indians but of various
countries including Russia, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait,
Iran, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Saudi Arabia & many more.
Today, This institution provides 25% of the Islamic research &
publishing material towards Islamic library worldwide every year. Its
truly an incredible feat for a institution that had a humble begining
from a tree & also underlines the very fact that Republic of India
is by far the most secular of all nations today

[/quote]

NADWAT-UL-ULAMA (Congregation of Scholars Mosque), Lucknow, U.P., India

Ashrafia Mosque, Azamgarh, U.P., India.

Dar-ul-Uloom Mosque, Balrampur, U.P., India. (NEPAL Border)

Historic Mosque / Srinagar / J & K. / India

Unidentified Mosque (Richmond Road) / Bangalore / Karnataka / India

Some more pictures of Agra Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) located within the Agra Fort. The building was completed in 1653 and faced entirely in polished white marble.

Also within the Fort is another, smaller all-marble mosque, known as the Nagina Masjid. This Masjid was the template for the well known Moti Masjid of Delhi's Red Fort.

Iranian Mosque / Bombay

Moorish Mosque / Kapurthala / Punjab

Zinat-ul-Mosque

Mubarak Begum Mosque

Ghaziuddin Mosque

Sunehri Mosque

Qazi Waali Mosque

Jama Mosque, Fatehpur Sikri, India.

Emperor Akbar's epic in Red sandstones & Marble.

Built during the Mughal Empire's Golden Era of Akbar's reign, this
mosque by many is considered the greatest accomplishment of emperor
Akbar who was known to be a pioneer in blending central Asian
architecture with regional Hindu architecture. Akbar's grand capital,
Fatehpur Sikri & Sikandra are prime examples.

Built between 1571-1585, This landmark Mughal Mosque Architecture
has pushed the limits of Islamic Architecture thanks to regional Hindu
architecture. & there is one single reason for that or for LACK of
it for a mosque of this grand scale.

...............................................WHAT IS IT???.....................................

Buland Darwaza (Majestic Entrance)

Buland Darwaza (Majestic Exit) Exit from the courtyard.

Architecturally voted as the best entrance to the Mosque many times by Islamic historians.

Badshahi Darwaza (Emperor's Entrance) on the side.

Fatehpur sikri Panorama - Mosque dominates the now abandoned Mughal Capital.

Grand Courtyard

Salim Chisty's tomb

Islam Khan's tomb

Entrance to the Actual Mosque from the Courtyard Inside.

Unknown Mosque / Mysore / India

Panchayat Mosque / Calcutta / India

Pink Mosque / Trivandrum / Kerala / India

Moorish Mosque / Kapurthala / Punjab / India : By Last Maharaja of kapurthala based on the architecture of AL HAMRA MOSQUE in MARAKKASH

Hamidiyyah Mosque / Bombay / India

Historic Mosque / Lucknow / U.P. / India

Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid: Historic) / Bhopal / M.P. / India

Asafi Mosque (Historic) / Lucknow / U.P. / India

Spanish Mosque (Historic) / Hyderabad / A.P. / India

Historic Mosque / Punjab / India

Unidentified Mosque / Calcutta / W.B. / India

Jama Mosque / Bhopal

Historic Mosque / Amritsar

Pearl Mosque - Bhopal

Pritalmanna Mosque - Kerala

Jama Mosque - Indore

Jama Mosque - Uttarakhand

One Minaret Mosque - Hyderabad

Safdarjung Mosque / Delhi

Pearl Mosque aka Moti Masjid - Red Fort / Delhi

12th Century Kalaan Mosque / Delhi

Nakhoda Mosque / Calcutta

Jama Mosque - Tonk - Rajasthan (Very Historic: 14th Century - pre-Mughal - probably Sultanate or Slave architecture style)

Al Rashid Mosque - Saharanpur - UP

Jama Mosque - Bhopal - MP

Ghata Mosque - Old Delhi ( Mughal architecture style)

Jama Mosque - Jammu - Jammu & Kashmir

Saifee Masjid, Kolkata

Sakchi Mosque - Jamshedpur - UP

Jama Mosque - Mandu - MP ( 13th century Sultanate Architecture)

Lucknow Railway Station Mosque - Lucknow - UP

JAMA MOSQUE, Old Delhi,India. The Largest Mosque in India

Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's grand mosque. Shah Jahan built many
mosques in Delhi but Jama Mosque turned out to be the Largest Mosque
built in India. Its a stunning peace of architecture & gives you a
breathtaking view of Old Delhi & its legendary Chandni Chowk (Moon
Lit Avenue) area. Boy!! did that Red Sandstone came in handy along with
Marble again

Vintage Jama Mosque Image..(1878)

Arial Bird's eye view.

SHAHI ENTRANCE (MAIN ENTRANCE) faces Red Fort, Old Delhi

WESTERN GATE Entrance

EASTERN GATE Entrance

GRAND COURTYARD Notice the Main Entrance facing Red Fort.

********AL Rasheed Mosque, Deobandh, Saharanpur, U.P.**********

Zakaria Masjid in Masjid Bunder

Copyright Humayun Peerzaada

Historic Mughal Mosque / Agra

Historic Mughal Mosque / Mathura

Jama Mosque / Amroha

Old Boligonj Mosque - Calcutta - West Bengal

Unknown Mosque / Jammu / India

Dastagir Sahib Shrine & Mosque / Srinagar / India

Unknown Mosque / Bombay / India

Unknown Mosques / Delhi / India

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Mosques

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List of foods to prevent or revers heart deseas

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Inventor makes water out of air

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Sometime this person make sence

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