Taj-ul-Masajid

Taj-ul-Masajid
Location in Bhopal, India
Basic information
Location	Bhopal, India
Geographic coordinates	23°15′47″N 77°23′34″E / 23.262934°N 77.392802°E / 23.262934; 77.392802Coordinates: 23°15′47″N 77°23′34″E / 23.262934°N 77.392802°E / 23.262934; 77.392802
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Hanafi Deobandi
Architectural description
Architectural type	Mosque
Architectural style	Mughal
Specifications
Capacity	175,000
Interior area	400,000 m² (4,300,000 sq ft)
Dome(s)	3
Minaret(s)	2

Taj-ul-Masajid is a Mosque situated in Bhopal, India. The name is also spelt as Taj-ul-Masjid. However the correct Name is Taj-ul-Masajid and not Taj-ul-Masjid. "Masajid" means "Mosques" (Plural of "Masjid") and "Taj-ul-Masajid" literally means "Crown Among Mosques". It is the largest Mosque in India.^[1]

History

The construction of the Mosque was initiated during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar by Nawab Shah Jahan Begum (1844–1860 and 1868–1901) of Bhopal (Wife of Baqi Mohammad Khan) and continued to be built by her daughter Sultan Jahan Begum, till her lifetime. The mosque was not completed due to lack of funds, and after a long lay-off after the War of 1857, construction was resumed in 1971 by great efforts of Allama Mohammad Imran Khan Nadwi Azhari and Maulana Sayed Hashmat Ali Sahab of Bhopal. The construction was completed by 1985 and the entrance (eastern) gate was renovated grandly using ancient motifs from circa 1250 Syrian mosques by the contribution of the Emir of Kuwait to commemorate the memory of his departed wife.

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.

Annual congregation

Madrasah in Taj-ul-Masjid

Aalmi Tablighi Ijtima is an annual three-day congregation that draws people from all over the world. It was held at Taj-ul-Masajid until it was shifted to Islam Nagar outside the city due to shortage of space.

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taj-ul-Masjid, Bhopal.

Taj-ul-Masajid
Entrance Gate of Taj-ul-Masajid
Taj-ul-Masajid aerial photo.

References

↑ "Taj-ul-Masajid". bhopal.nic.in. Retrieved 27 September 2014.

Mosques in India

Jammu and Kashmir

Punjab

Mubarak Mosque, Qadian

Taj-ul-Masajid

West Bengal

Assam

Panbari Mosque

Mosques in India
Mosques by country

City of Bhopal

History	Paramara dynasty Bhoja Battle of Bhopal Bhopal State Bhopal Agency Bhopal disaster Bhopal State (1949–56) Mamola Bai Nawabs of Bhopal Abida Sultan Kaikhusrau Jaha Sultan Shah Jahan Sajida Sultan Dost Mohammad of Bhopal Faiz Mohammad Khan Hamidullah Khan Nawabs of Bhopal Bhopal disaster Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi Hamidullah Khan Saif Ali Khan Warren Anderson International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal International Medical Commission on Bhopal Union Carbide India Limited Bhopal Conference Bhopal Tablighi Ijtema Shankar Dayal Sharma

Geography	Bhoj Wetland Bhojtal Lower Lake Upper Lake/Bhojtal Van Vihar National Park

Administration	Bhopal (Lok Sabha constituency) Bhopal division Bhopal Municipal Corporation Bhopal district

Landmarks	Sanchi Bhadbhada Dam Bharat Bhavan Bhimbetka rock shelters Bhoj Wetland Bhojpur Bhojtal Raj Bhavan Regional Science Centre Remember Bhopal Museum Taj-ul-Masajid Taj Mahal Sair Sapata

Transport	Bairagarh railway station Bhadbhada Ghat railway station Bhopal Junction railway station Dewanganj railway station Habibganj railway station Nishatpura railway station Raja Bhoj Airport Kushabhau Thakre Inter-State Bus Terminal Bhopal BRTS* Bhopal Metro* West Central Railway zone N12 N86

Education	AISECT University Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Barkatullah University Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University RKDF University AIIMS Gandhi Medical College Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Indian Institute of Forest Management School of Planning and Architecture National Law Institute University National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition National Institute of Fashion Technology Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Oriental Institute of Science and Technology Patel College of Science & Technology All Saints School Bal Bharati Public School Campion School DPS Model Higher Secondary School Raman School St. Joseph's Convent School Sanskaar Valley School

Sports	Aishbagh Stadium Barkatullah University Stadium† Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex Bhopal Badshahs Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd Sports Complex

Suburbs	Arera Colony Barkheda Berasia BHEL Township Brindavan Nagar Govindpura Habibganj Indrapuri Indus town Mandideep Misrod Piplani Saket Nagar Sonagiri

Economy	Bharat Heavy Electricals Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Corporation RBI Bhopal

Malls	DB City Mall

Organisations	Adivasi Lok Kala Academy Bharat Bhavan Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering Dhrupad Kendra Eklavya foundation Manjul Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. NITYA SEVA

Hospital	Hamidia Hospital Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre

* Planned † Under construction

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