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| The '''Jama Masjid''' is a ] in ].<ref name=":1">{{cite book |last1=Khalidi |first1=Omar |url=https://libraries.mit.edu/img/libs/rotch/HyderabadGuide_2009.pdf |title=A Guide to Architecture in Hyderabad, Deccan, India |year=2009 |ref={{sfnref|Khalidi, 2009}} |author-link=Omar Khalidi |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313131458/https://libraries.mit.edu/img/libs/rotch/HyderabadGuide_2009.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-13 |pp=40}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-09-10 |title=Hyderabad's first Jama Masjid remains consigned to oblivion |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/hyderabads-first-jama-masjid-remains-consigned-to-oblivion/articleshow/60445844.cms |access-date=2023-07-23 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The mosque can accommodate about 750 worshippers. | The '''Jama Masjid''' is a ] in ].<ref name=":1">{{cite book |last1=Khalidi |first1=Omar |url=https://libraries.mit.edu/img/libs/rotch/HyderabadGuide_2009.pdf |title=A Guide to Architecture in Hyderabad, Deccan, India |year=2009 |ref={{sfnref|Khalidi, 2009}} |author-link=Omar Khalidi |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313131458/https://libraries.mit.edu/img/libs/rotch/HyderabadGuide_2009.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-13 |pp=40}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-09-10 |title=Hyderabad's first Jama Masjid remains consigned to oblivion |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/hyderabads-first-jama-masjid-remains-consigned-to-oblivion/articleshow/60445844.cms |access-date=2023-07-23 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The mosque can accommodate about 750 worshippers. | ||
| It is located to the North-East of the ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Bilgrami |first=Syed Ali Asgar |url= |
It is located to the North-East of the ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Bilgrami |first=Syed Ali Asgar |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.63136/page/n49/mode/2up |title=Landmarks Of The Deccan |date=1927 |publisher=Government Central Press |year=1927 |location=Hyderabad-Deccan |pages=26–29}}</ref> | ||
| == Background == | == Background == | ||
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| == Description == | == Description == | ||
| The mosque stands at the western end of a paved courtyard, which measures {{Dimensions|74|70}} feet. |
The mosque stands at the western end of a paved courtyard, which measures {{Dimensions|74|70}} feet. It is accessible through a portal of the ]-and-] form, which leads to a narrow lane, from which one approaches the side of the mosque. The courtyard contains a cistern at its north-eastern end. A narrow ], consisting of nine openings, runs along the north of the courtyard.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Yazdani |first=Ghulam |author-link=Ghulam Yazdani |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.90887/page/n71/mode/2up |title=Epigraphia Indo-Moslemica, 1917-18 |date=1921 |publisher=Superintendent Government Printing, India |location=Calcutta |pages=43-45}}</ref> | ||
| The mosque's facade features seven arches, each composed of two sections. The lower section of each arch is an arched entrance, with the upper section resting on struts that project from the ]. The central arch is wider and taller than the others, and its upper section consists of a ] arch. In contrast, the upper sections of the remaining six arches are ]. A stone ] resting upon ] runs above the arches. Finally, an ornamental ] rises above the facade.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.153598/page/n307/mode/2up |title=History Of Medieval Deccan |date=1974 |editor-last=Sherwani |editor-first=Haroon Khan |pages=299 |editor-last2=Joshi |editor-first2=P. M.}}</ref> | |||
| Each front corner has circular ], upon which the front minarets are placed. The interior consists of a double hall, measuring 72', 6" in length and 32', 6" in breadth.] | Each front corner has circular ], upon which the front minarets are placed. The interior consists of a double hall, measuring 72', 6" in length and 32', 6" in breadth.] | ||
| === Inscriptions === | === Inscriptions === | ||
| A ] inscription in the ] script is carved into a black ] tablet above the main entrance. It contains verses praising ], and notes that the mosque was constructed under the supervision of a nobleman named ''Amin-ul-Mulk''. It contains a ], dating the mosque to 1006 ] (1597–98 CE). This inscription is considered to be of very high calligraphical merit, and is praised by scholars including ] and ], the latter of whom calls it "finest example of the Nastaliq script in the Deccan", and says that it may compare favorably with the best calligraphic specimens of other countries.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> | |||
| The mosque has two inscriptions. The first is above the entrance gate, in ], contains verses praising the ruler and also records the year of construction of the mosque.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| The second inscription is located above the ]. |
The second inscription is located in the western wall of the prayer hall, above the ]. It contains the verses 137 and 138 of the ] of the ], inscribed in the ], along with the name of the artist and the year of inscription.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Mosque in Hyderabad| Jama Masjid, Hyderabad | |
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| Affiliation | Islam |
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| Location | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
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| Style | Qutb Shahi |
The Jama Masjid is a mosque in Hyderabad. The mosque can accommodate about 750 worshippers.
It is located to the North-East of the Charminar.
Background
The city of Hyderabad was established in the late 16th century by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the fifth sultan of the Golconda Sultanate. The Jama Masjid was built in 1597–98, and was the first mosque to be built in Hyderabad, apart from the small mosque on the first floor of the Charminar. It was intended to be the congregational mosque of the new city. It served this purpose in the initial period after the city's founding, when its population was small. Later, the much larger Mecca Masjid was built to accommodate the city's growing population.
The mosque underwent heavy restorations during the rule of Asaf Jah III.
Description
The mosque stands at the western end of a paved courtyard, which measures 74 × 70 feet. It is accessible through a portal of the pillar-and-lintel form, which leads to a narrow lane, from which one approaches the side of the mosque. The courtyard contains a cistern at its north-eastern end. A narrow collonade, consisting of nine openings, runs along the north of the courtyard.
The mosque's facade features seven arches, each composed of two sections. The lower section of each arch is an arched entrance, with the upper section resting on struts that project from the piers. The central arch is wider and taller than the others, and its upper section consists of a pointed arch. In contrast, the upper sections of the remaining six arches are cusped. A stone chajja resting upon brackets runs above the arches. Finally, an ornamental parapet rises above the facade.
Each front corner has circular buttresses, upon which the front minarets are placed. The interior consists of a double hall, measuring 72', 6" in length and 32', 6" in breadth.
Inscriptions
A Persian inscription in the Nastaliq script is carved into a black basalt tablet above the main entrance. It contains verses praising Allah, and notes that the mosque was constructed under the supervision of a nobleman named Amin-ul-Mulk. It contains a chronogram, dating the mosque to 1006 Hijri (1597–98 CE). This inscription is considered to be of very high calligraphical merit, and is praised by scholars including H. K. Sherwani and Ghulam Yazdani, the latter of whom calls it "finest example of the Nastaliq script in the Deccan", and says that it may compare favorably with the best calligraphic specimens of other countries.
The second inscription is located in the western wall of the prayer hall, above the mihrab. It contains the verses 137 and 138 of the second chapter of the Quran, inscribed in the Thuluth script, along with the name of the artist and the year of inscription.
References
- ^ Khalidi, Omar (2009). A Guide to Architecture in Hyderabad, Deccan, India (PDF). p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-13.
- "Hyderabad's first Jama Masjid remains consigned to oblivion". The Times of India. 2017-09-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ Bilgrami, Syed Ali Asgar (1927). Landmarks Of The Deccan. Hyderabad-Deccan: Government Central Press. pp. 26–29.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Haig, Thomas Wolseley. Historic Landmarks of the Deccan. p. 210.
- Campbell, A. C. (1898). Glimpses of the Nizams Dominions. pp. 168–169.
- ^ Yazdani, Ghulam (1921). Epigraphia Indo-Moslemica, 1917-18. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India. pp. 43–45.
- Sherwani, Haroon Khan; Joshi, P. M., eds. (1974). History Of Medieval Deccan. p. 299.
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