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Police Outpost outside Sambhal Jama Masjid is being built as I have come across the news. Nowadays, Sambhal has become a favorite topic for media outlets and others. The genesis of this upheaval is some Sanatanis belonging to the Sangh Pariwar that constitutes its political wing BJP, who filed an application before the local Court…
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Shahi Jama Masjid is a splendid mosque built by the just and versatile emperor Babar and it is the center of religious, spiritual and social activities of Indian Muslims inhabited the area. Mosque has a vital and pivotal place in the Islamic way of life and whenever a Muslim resides he wants first of all…
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Shahi Jama Masjid of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh is one of the oldest mosques in the subcontinent reminding us the early history of Islam in the region. It was erected in 1019 AD by Hasan Mahmudi, the Wazir of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi as per some accounts. It is located in the heart of the city and is considered…
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Masjid-e-Shamsi of Budaun is that very splendid mosque built on the order of Ruknuddin son of Shamsuddin Iltutmish. Its construction was completed in 630 AD. The plate of the royal era still exists on the main gate. Nawab Qutbuddin Faruqi renovated it in 1013 AD. Kishwar Khan, second son of Nawab Qutbuddin gave attention to…
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Dargah Shahe Mardan is the oldest and holiest Shiite’s (Shia Asna Asha’ri) shrine in India. It is probably 700 years old ‘Dargah’, although the detail of its construction is unknown. It is located in Aliganj, currently known as B. K. Dutt Colony in South Delhi neighborhood of Jor Bagh, just two kilometers away from Prime Minister House. During…
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Jaunpur founded by the Sultan of Delhi Feroz Shah Tughlaq in the name of his cousin Jauna Khan is also called Shiraz-e-Hind. This name has been assigned to it righty as it has a rich history of Islamic Culture and Civilization. A number of prominent personalities belonged to this Purvanchal City in the state of…
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There is a street namely Kazimar in the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu India. It is an ancient and historical street named after Kazi Syed Tajuddin. The first mosque built in Madurai, which is known as Kazimar Periya Pallivasal (Kazimar Big Mosque is situated here. It was built by Kazi Syed Tajuddin. Another landmark, which…
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Jama Masjid in Agra is opposite the Agra Fort and overlooking the Agra Fort Railway Station. The Jama Masjid is also popularly known as the Jami Masjid or “Friday Mosque”. It is one of the largest mosques in India. History: The Mosque was built by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan in the honor of his eldest daughter, Jahanara Begum Sahiba in…
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Built with total construction costs of Rs. 15,00,000/- in 1926, Nakhoda Mosque in Chitpur area of the Burrabazaar business district in Kolkata at the intersection of Zakaria Street and Rabindra Sarani has been loosely modeled on the mausoleum of the Mughal Emperor Akbar at Sikandra. Abdur Rahim Usman, a leader of Kutchi Memon Community, who…
