List of mosques in India

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This is a list of mosques in India. India has more than 300,000 active mosques a number which is more than most Islamic nations. Population wise India has the third largest Muslim population.[1][2]

Name Images City Year Denomination Remarks
Katra Masjid Katra Masjid panoramic view.jpg Murshidabad The Katra Masjid is a former caravanserai, mosque and the tomb of Nawab Murshid Quli Khan. It was built between 1723 and 1724. It is one of the largest caravanserais in the Indian subcontinent. SB Mosque in India.
Cheraman Juma Mosque Cheraman jumamasjid.JPG Kodungallur 629 AD (Possibly Foundation stone year by King Cheraman BUT Completed possibly 680-700AD by Malik Deenar who was a disciple of Hasan Basri who was born in 642AD) SB Mosque in India.
Malik Dinar Mosque Malik dinar mosque.jpg Kasaragod 648 AD (more correct would be possibly 720-740AD(because Malik Deenar was a disciple of Hasan Basri who was born in 642AD) SB
Odathil Palli Thalassery, Kerala 1806 SB
Palaiya Jumma Palli Palaiya Jumma Palli.jpg Kilakarai 628–630 AD (this date may be correct because it was constructed by the Yemeni merchants of the pre-Islamic period (who accepted Islam before 628AD) in Pandiya kingdom ordered by Governor of Yemen at the time of Muhammad) SB Oldest mosque in Tamil Nadu.It is also called as Meen Kada Palli or Old Jumma Palli.
Kazimar Big Mosque Kazimarbigmosque.JPG Madurai 1284 (13th century) S Second Mosque in Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest mosques following Sunni – Hanafi school and , Shadhili Sufi order.
Aasfi Masjid Asfi masjid.jpg Lucknow 1784 Shia
Fatehpuri Masjid Fatehpuri Masjid CC.jpg Delhi 17th Century SB Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad
Central mahallu jamaath Centalmahallujamaath11.jpg Muvattupuzha (Kerala) 1927
Babri Mosque Babri Masjid.jpg Ayodhya 1528 (demolished – 1992) SB
Taj-ul-Masajid Bhopal Completed 1971 SB Largest mosque in India Initiated by the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar
Ziarat Shareef Ziarat Shareef (4).jpg Kakrala 1980 SB Built by Shah Saqlain Miyan
Charminar Charminar Hyderabad 1.jpg Hyderabad 1591 Shia "Mosque of the four minarets"
Hazratbal Shrine Hazratbal.jpg Srinagar SB
Jama Masjid Jama Masjid, Delhi.jpg Delhi 1656 SB
Teele Wali Masjid, Lucknow.jpg Lucknow 1658-1660 SB Shahi Imam
Jama Masjid Jamia Masjid Prayers.jpg Srinagar 1400 SB
Atala Masjid Jaunpur Jama Masjid.jpg Jaunpur 1400
Safa Shahouri Mosque Ponda, Goa 1560
Mecca Masjid Meccamasjid hyderabad.jpg Hyderabad 1617–94 Sunni One of the oldest mosques and the biggest mosque located in Hyderabad, India.
Moti Masjid Fuerte Rojo Delhi 3.JPG Delhi 1660 U
Sidi Saiyyed mosque Sidi-Saiyyed-Jaali-Ahmedabad.jpg Ahmedabad 1573 SB
Jama Masjid Mumbai 03-2016 62 Jama Mosque.jpg Kalbadevi (Mumbai) 1802 Shafai
Periamet Mosque Chennai 1838 U
Sir Syed Masjid Jama masjid.jpg Aligarh Govt Controlled
Shia Jama Masjid Delhi Shia
Basri Shah Mosque Kolkata 1804 U Oldest mosque in Kolkata
Tipu Sultan Mosque Kolkata Tipu Sultan's Mosque3.jpg Kolkata 1832 U
Masjid e Moazzam.jpg Surat 1799–1817 AD Reconstructed 1996 U First Built by Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin and later Rebuilt by Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin
Jama Masjid, Bhilai Jama Masjid Sector-6 Bhilai.jpg Bhilai 1967 SB First mosque in the world built in the shape of Arabic word Yā Allāh (یا الله).
Maniktala Haqqani Masjid Maniktala Kolkata U Built By Haqqani Anjuman
, Solapur Masjid-ul-Salam.jpg Solapur 1987 U Built by Maulana Syed Shahabuddin Salfi Firdausi – Chairman Athar Blood Bank, Solapur.
Sha're Mubarak masjid Kerala, India
Adina Mosque English Bazar, Maldah district, West Bengal 1363 At the time, the largest mosque of South Asia built by Sultan Sikandar Shah.
Pathar ki Masjid Patna 1621 Built by Parvez Shah, son of Jahangir.
Khairtabad Mosque Hyderabad 1626 Named for Khairunnisa Begum, daughter of Sultan Quli Qutb Shah
Toli Masjid Toli Masjid in Hyderabad.jpg Hyderabad 1671 Built by Abdullah Qutb Shah
Spanish Mosque HyderabadMosque.jpg Hyderabad 1906 Built in Mooorish style of architecture by Sir Vicar-ul-Umra
Hayat Bakshi Mosque Frong view hayat bakshi begum mosque.JPG Hyderabad 1672 Built by Abdullah Qutb Shah
Mian Mishk Masjid Hyderabad 17th century Built by Miyan Mishk, a nobleman during the reign of Abdullah Qutb Shah
Jama Masjid, Lucknow Jama Masjid (mosque).jpg Lucknow 1845
Jama Mosque, Jaunpur BadiMasjid.jpg Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh 15th century
Moti Masjid (Agra Fort) Agra 17th century Моти Масджид.jpg Moti Majid translates to Pearl Mosque. Built by Shah Jahan
Jama Masjid, Dildar Nagar Dildarnagar 19th century
Great Mosque, Budaun Budaun 1223 Built by Iltutmish
Rampur 1939 Jama Masjid rampur.jpg Built by
Group
SB Sunni Barelvis
U Unknown group (or undetermined)

See also[]

  • Islam in India
  • Lists of mosques
    • List of the oldest mosques in the world
    • List of Shia mosques in NCR
  • Mosques in Kolkata

References[]

  1. ^ "Multicultural India has more mosques than any Muslim country - Bollywood news, wallpapers, vidoes, Canadian immigration, Indian diaspora news I News East West". Newseastwest.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  2. ^ "List of Mosques in India". www.hellotravel.com. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
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