Masjid Ghareeb Nawaz

Gharib Nawaz Mosque or Masjid Gharib Nawaz is a mosque in Mominpura, Nagpur.[1] The mosque was named after Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. The dome of the mosque is similar to the Shrine of Khwaja Gharib Nawaz.[2]

Masjid Gharib Nawaz
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusActive
Location
LocationNagpur, India
Geographic coordinates21.0927°N 79.0542°E / 21.0927; 79.0542
Architecture
Architect(s)Mohammad Ayyub Ansari Noori & Tariq Ansari Noori
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic
Completed1999
Specifications
Capacity1,500
Dome(s)1
Dome height (outer)5 m
Minaret(s)2 (under construction)
Minaret height80 ft
MaterialsConcrete, Marble, Glass, Metals

Interior

The mosque architecture includes walls covered with marble, as well as twenty-seven arches. There are calligraphic verses derived from the Quran on every arch. The ornamentation on the walls includes the names of four khalifahs and Ahl Al Bait.

Visits

The leader of Dawat-e-Islami, Mohammad Ilyas Attar Qadri, visited in 1997. The Naat Khawan, Muhammad Owais Raza Qadri, visited the mosque in 1997. Mohammad Imran Attar visited the mosque in 2004. Sheikh Al Islam Madani Miyan, Sayyad Hashmi Miyan, and other Muslim scholars have visited as well.[3]

References

  1. "Enotes".
  2. "Wikimapia".
  3. Dawat-e-Islami, Mujalla-e-Mumbai,published Madani press,Mominpura Mumbai 2007
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