| Sha're Mubarak Grand Masjid | |
|---|---|
| Basic information | |
| Location | Calicut, India |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| State | Kerala |
| Province | Calicut |
| District | Calicut |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Leadership | Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musalyar |
| Website | Facebook Fan Page |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Architectural style | Islamic, |
| Construction cost | 40 Crore |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 25000 |
Sha're Mubarak Masjid (literally: Blessed Hair Grand Mosque) is proposed mosque in Calicut, Kerala state, south India under the Markaz by Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musalyar, the supremo of the A. P. Sunni faction of Muslims of Kerala. According to the faction, it will be the largest mosque in India.[1]
It will contain a relic believed by a section of Muslims to be a hair of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The name of the Masjid comes from the Arabic word shahre, meaning hair, and mubarak, meaning blessed. Even the announcement of the project had caused a large scale controversy in Kerala called the Holy Hair Controversy.[2][3]
Work on the mosque would begin within five months and will be completed in less than two years, the faction argues.[4] According to Kanthapuram, the mosque is capable of accommodating 25,000 people at a time, will come up on a 12-acre site at the sprawling 'Knowledge City' complex of an Islamic centre of learning near in Kozhikode.
Estimated to cost Rs. 40 crore (collected through contributions), it will be one of India's important Islamic cultural centers; a township would be built near the mosque, sources at the Jamia Markazu Ssaquafathi Ssunniyya, an education and cultural organisation, said.[4] A. P.'s plan is to collect Rs. 1000 each from four lakh people for the construction of the mosque, thus collecting Rs. 40 crores. Coupons of IRS 1000 are reportedly available in some of the mosques run by the A. P. faction. Advertisements invite people to be part of the ventures to come up in the township surrounding the mosque.[5]
Thrissur-based architect Riyaz Muhammad, the designer of the mosque, told PTI it would be based on the Mughal architectural style. "It will strictly follow the green building concept so that the built-up area harmoniously blends with the greenery around."[4] Besides the vast prayer hall, the complex would have auditorium for conducting seminars, huge library and facilities for accommodating over 1000 people at a time.[6] The building would cover eight acres and would be surrounded by a four-acre green belt and beautiful garden.[4]
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