Taj-ul-Masajid

Taj-ul-Masajid
Taj-ul-Masajid
Location Bhopal, India
Branch/tradition Hanafi Deobandi
Architectural information
Style Mughal
Dome(s) 3
Minaret(s) 2

Taj-ul-Masajid (literally: "the crown of mosques", also spelt as Taj-ul-Masaajid and Taj-ul-Masjid[1]) is a mosque situated in Bhopal, India. The mosque is also used as a madrasah (Islamic school) during the day time.

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History

"Taj-ul-Masajid" literally means "The Crown of Mosques". The construction of the mosque was started by Sultan Shah Jahan, Begum of Bhopal (1868-1901). However, the mosque was not completed due to lack of funds, and after a long lay-off, construction was resumed in 1971 by great efforts of Allama Mohammad Imran Khan Nadwi Azhari of Bhopal.

Architecture

The mosque has a pink facade topped by two 18-storey high octagonal minarets with marble domes. The mosque also has three huge bulbous domes, an impressive main hallway with attractive pillars and marble flooring resembling Mughal architecture the likes of Jama Masjid in Delhi and the huge Badshahi Mosque of Lahore. It has a courtyard with a large tank in the centre. It has a double-storeyed gateway with four recessed archways and nine cusped multifold openings in the main prayer hall. The Quibla wall in the prayer hall is carved with eleven recessed arches and has fine screens of trellis work. The massive pillars in the hall hold 27 ceilings through squinted arches of which 16 ceilings are decorated with ornate petaled designs.

Dhai Seedi Ki Masjid

Dhai Seedi Ki Masjid ("The Mosque of Two and a Half Steps"), one of the smallest mosques in Asia,[2] is right across the road from Taj-ul-Masajid. It is on the campus of Gandhi Medical College (next to Hamidia Hospital). Dhai Seedi Ki Masjid is in one of the watchtowers. It is the oldest mosque in Bhopal city, initially built as a makeshift mosque during the construction of the Fatehgarh fort started by Dost Mohammad Khan. It was built so that the guards deployed at Fatehgarh Fort could perform Namaaz.

Annual Congregation

Madrasah in Taj-ul-Masjid

Aalmi Tablighi Ijtima, (an annual three-day congregation) that draws people from all over the world was held at Taj-ul-Masajid. But due to the shortage of space, it has been to shifted Ghazi pura, a place outside the city.

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References

  1. ^ The name is also spelt as Taj-ul-Masjid. The correct word is Masajid and not Masjid. "Masajid" means "mosques" (plural of "masjid") and "Taj-ul-Masajid" literally means "Crown Among Mosques")
  2. ^ "Bhopal Tours". http://www.destinationindiatourism.com/india-tour-destinations/bhopal-tours.html. Retrieved 2007-03-12. 



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