Template:Infobox mosque The Fatehpuri Mosque, also Fatehpuri Masjid, is a 17th-century Sunni mosque, located at the western end of the oldest street of Chandni Chowk, in the Old Delhi neighbourhood of Delhi, India. The mosque is opposite the Red Fort and, after Jama Masjid, is the second largest mosque in Delhi.[1]
History
The Fatehpuri Masjid was built in 1650 by Fatehpuri Begum, one of wives of Emperor Shah Jahan, who was from Fatehpur Sikri,[2] and the mosque at Taj Mahal is also named after her.[3]
The British auctioned the mosque after the 1857 war to Rai Lala Chunnamal for Rs. 19,000[4] (whose descendants still live in the Chunnamal haveli in Chandni Chowk[5]), who preserved the mosque. Later in 1877 it was acquired by the Government in exchange for four villages and was restored to the Muslims at the Delhi Durbar when the British allowed the Muslims back in Old Delhi. A similar mosque, called Akbarabadi Mosque, built by the Akbarabadi Begum, was destroyed by the British.[6]
The Khari Baoli, which is today Asia's largest spice market, gradually developed after the construction of the mosque.
Mufti Mukarram Ahmad is the chief mufti and hereditary imam of the mosque, succeeding his father, Maulana Mufti Mohammad Ahmad (d. Template:AH).
The grave of the wife of Great Freedom Fighter and Muslim leader Maulana Abdul Qadir Ludhianvi is located in the courtyard of the Fatehpuri Mosque.[7]
Architecture
The mosque is built using red sandstone and has a fluted dome with mahapadma and kalash finials. Flanked by twin minarets, the mosque has a traditional design with the prayer hall having seven-arched openings. The mosque has single and double-storeyed apartments on the sides.[8]
The central iwan in the middle is flanked by three arches on each side.
Gallery
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1863 map of Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi). Musjid Futtepoori is south of the Lahauri Gate, in the north.1863 map of Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi). Musjid Futtepoori is south of the Lahauri Gate, in the north.
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The mosque in 2017
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The view from the mosque towards the old Delhi market
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See also
References
- ↑ What the monuments in Delhi remember. The New Indian Express(8 March 2024). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ↑ History of Mughal Architecture{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Abhinav Publications(2006)
- ↑ The History of the Taj and the Buildings in Its Vicinity: With 3 Illustrations from Photographs and 2 Plans{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Moon Press(1905)
- ↑ Fatehpuri Shahi Masjid: A mute witness to the travails of Dillee(1 May 2000).
- ↑ Beyond the WALL. The Hindu(25 September 2003). Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ↑ In memory of a pious Begum. The Hindu(3 October 2005).
- ↑ Punjab mosque opens for prayers after 74 years. www.awazthevoice.in. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
- ↑ Monumental Legacy of Mughal Women. Samvedna({Template:Date).
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