Shahre Mubarak Grand Masjid
| Sha're Mubarak masjid | |
|---|---|
| Basic information | |
| Location |
 Calicut, India |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Calicut |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture |
| Architectural style | Islamic |
| Construction cost |
 400 Million Rupees ($7.5 million) |
| Specifications | |
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. It is proposed along with Knowledge City on 12 acre land and is said to accommodate about 25000 people at an estimated cost of about 400 million.<ref name="dna>"Gulf NRIs to build India's biggest mosque in Kerala". DNA. 10 August 2011.</ref>
It is said to be based on the Mughal architectural style.and follow the green building concept . 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.[1] The building would cover eight acres and would be surrounded by a four-acre green belt and garden.
It will contain a relic believed by 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.
References
- ↑ "India's biggest mosque to be built in Kerala". CNN-IBN. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
