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{{Infobox religious building|building_name=Azizia Masjid|religious_affiliation=[[Islam]]|image=Azizia Masjid Mehdipatnam.jpg|coordinates={{coord|17.23456|N|78.26344|E|region:IN-AP_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}|location=[[Mehdipatnam]], [[Hyderabad]]|state=[[Telangana]]|country=[[India]]|organisational_status=[[Mosque]]|leadership=President: Aijaz Mohiuddin Waseem|governing_body=[[Telangana State Waqf Board]] {{br}} [[Jamaat-e-Islami Hind]]|website=[https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=204660832928662&__tn__=C-R| Azizia Masjid] on [[Facebook]]|architecture_style=[[Indo-Islamic architecture]]|year_completed=1966|capacity=10,000}}'''Azizia Masjid''' or '''Majid-e-Azizia''' ([[Urdu]]: مسجد عزیزیہ; [[Hindi]]: मस्जिद अजीजिया) is a [[Jama Masjid|congregational mosque]] in [[Mehdipatnam]], [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]], [[India]]. It is the largest mosque in Mehdipatnam with a capacity of over 10,000 people. The mosque was built in 1966<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Ali|date=2012-08-12|title=Masjid-e-Azizia: more than a place of worship|url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/masjid-e-azizia-more-place-worship-336138/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=The Siasat Daily - Archive|language=en-US}}</ref> and now has building of 4 floors. It is headquarter of [[Students Islamic Organisation of India|Students Islamic Organization of India]] and [[Jamaat-e-Islami Hind|Islamic Center of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Azizia Mosque Hyderabad Telangana History & Architecture|url=https://www.astrolika.com/mosques/azizia-mosque-hyderabad.html|access-date=2021-04-21|website=www.astrolika.com}}</ref>

== History ==
The foundation stone was laid in 1966 by Abdul Azeez Khan<ref name=":0" />

== Facilities ==

=== Religious ===
Tis mosque is the largest mosque in Mehdipatnam with 4 floors that can accommodate over 10,000 people. It has a [[Wudu|Wudu Khana (Ablution Center)]] on every floor. It holds the Friday [[Jumu'ah|Jumma]] prayers every week and the sermons (bayan) is delivered by Aijaz Mohiuddin Waseem which focuses on current and contemporary socio-economic issues based on the [[Quran]] & [[Sunnah]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Ifthekhar|first=J. S.|date=2012-08-14|title=Azizia Masjid – local mosque with global connectivity|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/azizia-masjid-local-mosque-with-global-connectivity/article3769762.ece|access-date=2021-04-21|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

=== Non-Religious ===
Besides being a mosque; it also serves as a "community center." The mosque helps address the issues of health, education, jobs, etc.<ref name=":0" />

It provides medical aid to the poor irrespective of religion,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ifthekhar|first=J. S.|date=2019-01-03|title=Hyderabad: Masjids as community centres a healthy trend|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/030119/hyderabad-masjids-as-community-centres-a-healthy-trend.html|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> you can test your [[Blood pressure|BP]] and Sugar levels after the [[Fajr prayer|Fajr]] prayer free of cost.<ref name=":1" />

It offers [[gold]] [[loan]]s [[Islamic banking and finance|without any interest]] to the poor and [[pension]]s to widows and the elderly. The mosque also displays announcement of job vacancies in various government departments on its notice board.

The mosque runs a school of ‘[[Hafiz (Quran)|Hifz]]’ where the [[Imam]] trains students in memorizing the [[Quran]]. It also conducts summer workshops for both boys and girls. According to Sheikh Imaduddin Madani, the imam of the mosque: <blockquote>[[Al-Masjid an-Nabawi|Masjid-e-Nabawi]] ([[Muhammad|Prophet]]’s mosque in [[Medina]]) had a medical facility, The mosque should not merely be a place of worship. It should serve as a platform to solve the problems of the milli (community), train the people in developing their character and personality for the success in this world and the hereafter.</blockquote>The masjid also has plans to expand these community services by setting up an Islamic center for inter-faith dialogues.<ref name=":0" />

== Online presence ==
This mosque is one of the few in the area to have an online presence. After implementing the Web 3.0 technology,<ref name=":1" /> the sermons given on Friday and in [[Ramadan]] are broadcast on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Masjid Azizia - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZmRVJhDaXT3b9SASqrmxmw|access-date=2021-04-21|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> Many of the young people have also opened a [[Facebook]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Azizia Masjid|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Azizia-Masjid/204660832928662|access-date=2021-04-21|website=www.facebook.com|language=en}}</ref> account in its name to propagate its activities <ref name=":0" />

== Further reading ==

# [https://www.siasat.com/protest-against-caa-and-nrc-masjid-e-azizia-1818709/ Protest Against CAA and NRC at Masjid-E-Azizia] ~ [[The Siasat Daily|''siasat.com'']]
# [https://telanganatoday.com/signature-campaign-against-caa-nrc-npr-in-hyderabad Signature campaign against CAA, NRC, NPR in Hyderabad] ~ [[Telangana Today|''telanganatoday'']]
# [https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/030119/hyderabad-masjids-as-community-centres-a-healthy-trend.html Hyderabad: Masjids as community centres a healthy trend] ~ [[Deccan Chronicle|''decccanchronicle'']]
# [https://urdu.munsifdaily.in/2020/03/06/%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B9%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B2%DB%8C%DB%81-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%AF%DA%BE%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7/ مصلیان عزیزیہ مسجد کا دھرنا] ~ [[The Munsif Daily|''munsifdaily'']]

== References ==
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