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{{about|the mosque erected by Ahmad Shah|the tomb of Ahmad Shah I|Ahmed Shah's Tomb}}
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'''Ahmad Shah's Mosque''', also known as '''Shahi Jam-e-Masjid''' or '''Juni Juma Masjid''' is the oldest mosque of [[Ahmedabad]], India.

==History and architecture==
[[File:Ahmed Shah's Mosque Ahmedabad 1866.jpg|thumb|Ahmad Shah's Mosque in 1860s|left]]
[[File:AHMEDSHAH MOSQUE.jpg|thumb|AHMEDSHAH MOSQUE]]
The mosque was erected by the founder of Ahmedabad, [[Ahmad Shah I]], in 1414. It said to have been used as the royal household's private mosque. According to the inscription at the upper part of the central [[mihrab]], the foundation date seems to be the 4th day of Shawwal month in 817 AH, which is 17 December 1414. The pavement is of white marble, the canopy covered pulpit has a yellow marble balustrade carved in a leafy pattern, and white marble steps. In the courtyard is a mound called ''Ganj Shahid'' or the martyrs' mound, the tomb of warriors who perished in Sultan Ahmed's early fights.<ref name=jk>{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad|url=https://books.google.com/?id=EL4IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA275|publisher=Government Central Press|page=276|year=1879}} {{PD-notice}}</ref><ref name=dna>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ahmed-shah-mosque-to-get-rs22-lakh-facelift-1606391|title=Ahmed Shah mosque to get Rs22 lakh facelift|date=2 November 2011|accessdate =14 December 2014|publisher=DNA}}</ref>

The mosque covers area of 700 square metres and have two rows of ten large domes surrounded by several smaller domes. The mosque is supported by 152 pillars and have four arched gateways. There are eight perforated stone windows and 25 fine carved pillars.<ref name=dna/>

The mosque was restored in 2011 by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] at cost of {{INRconvert|22|l}}.<ref name=dna/>

==References ==
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[[Category:Mosques in Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Monuments of National Importance in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in 1414]]

{{India-mosque-stub}}

Ahmed Shah's Mosque - Revision history

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