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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Mosque in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox religious building<br />
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| image = Akhund Mulla Shah's Mosque 01.jpg<br />
| image_upright = 1.4<br />
| caption = Ruins of the former mosque in 2016<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]] {{small|(former)}}<br />
| status = [[Mosque]] {{small|(former)}}<br />
| functional_status = '''Inactive''';<br/>{{small|(partial ruinous state)}}<br />
| map_type = India Jammu and Kashmir<br />
| map_size = 250<br />
| map_relief = 1<br />
| map_caption = Location of the former mosque in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|34.103587|74.817359|region:IN-JK_type:landmark|format=dms|display=it}}<br />
| location = [[Srinagar]], [[Srinagar District]], [[Kashmir Valley]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| year_completed = {{start date and age|1649}}<br />
| founded_by = [[Dara Shikoh]]<br />
| architecture_type = {{nowrap|[[Mosque architecture]]}}<br />
| architecture_style = [[Mughal architecture|Mughal]]<br />
| materials = Grey [[limestone]]<br />
| dome_quantity = Three {{small|(maybe more)}}<br />
| module = {{Infobox historic site<br />
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The '''Akhund Mullah Shah Masjid''', also known as the '''Akhoon Mullah Masjid''', the '''Dara Shikoh Masjid''', and the '''Mala Shah Mashid''',<ref name="KashirEncyclopedia">{{Cite book|last=|first= |url=https://archive.org/details/Wkmv_kashir-encyclopedia-vol-1-jk-culture-academy/mode/1up |title=Kashir Encyclopedia |publisher=Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages |year=1986 |isbn= |volume=1 |location= |page=367 |language=Ks}}</ref> is a former [[mosque]], now in partial ruins, located in [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Srinagar]], in the [[Srinagar District]], [[Kashmir Valley]], in the union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. The former mosque structure is a [[Monuments of National Importance (India)|Monument of National Importance]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_jk.asp|title=List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Jammu & Kashmir |work=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] |date= |access-date=2016-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507130954/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_jk.asp|archive-date=2012-05-07|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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The mosque was built by [[Dara Shikoh]] in 1649 for his spiritual mentor<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mosque of Akhund Mullah Shah {{!}} Srinagar, India Attractions|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/jammu-and-kashmir/srinagar/attractions/mosque-of-akhund-mullah-shah/a/poi-sig/1377899/356307|access-date=2020-10-12|website=Lonely Planet|language=en}}</ref> and is a mosque inside a mosque. The prime [[sanctuary]] is entirely separated from the main building through a courtyard that surrounds it. There is a stone lotus that crowns the podium of the mosque.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Masjid Of Akhund Mullah, Srinagar|url=https://www.nativeplanet.com/srinagar/attractions/masjid-of-akhund-mullah/|access-date=2020-10-12|website=www.nativeplanet.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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Akhund Mulla Shah's Mosque 20.jpg|Mosque remnants in 2016<br />
Akhund Mulla Shah's Mosque , Window-Srinagar district -J&K -013.jpg|Window with Jaali work and floral motifs<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Islam in India]]<br />
* [[List of mosques in India]]<br />
* [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
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[[Category:Mosques in Srinagar]]<br />
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