Masjid Ghareeb Nawaz

Masjid Gharib Nawaz
Basic information
Location Nagpur, India
Geographic coordinates 21°05′34″N 79°03′15″E / 21.0927°N 79.0542°E / 21.0927; 79.0542Coordinates: 21°05′34″N 79°03′15″E / 21.0927°N 79.0542°E / 21.0927; 79.0542
Affiliation Islam
Country India
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Active
Architectural description
Architect(s) Mohammad Ayyub Ansari Noori & Tariq Ansari Noori
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Islamic
Completed 1999
Specifications
Capacity 1,500
Dome(s) 1
Dome height (outer) 5 m
Minaret(s) 2 (under construction)
Minaret height 80 ft
Materials Concrete, Marble, Glass, Metals

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

Interior

The mosque has walls covered with marble and 27 arches. On every arch there are calligraphic verses of Quran. There are also names of 4 Khalifahs and Ahl Al Bait on walls.

Visits

The Head Of barelvi organisation Dawat-e-Islami Mohammad Ilyas Attar Qadri visited in 1997. The Naat Khawan Muhammad Owais Raza Qadri visited this mosque in 1997. Mohammad Imran Attar visited in 2004. Sheikh Al Islam Madani Miyan, Sayyad Hashmi Miyan and other Muslim scholars visited.[3]

Interior Panorama

References

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