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{{Short description|Mosque in Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, India}}
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| image = Jama Masjid at Burhanpur, photographed by Henry Cousens in the 19th century.jpg
| caption = 19th-century photograph of the mosque,<br/>by [[Henry Cousens]]
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| location = [[Burhanpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| country = [[India]]
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| religious_affiliation = [[Sunni Islam]]
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| status = [[Congregational mosque|Friday mosque]]
| functional_status = Active
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| architecture_style = [[Indo-Islamic architecture|Indo-Islamic]]
| founded_by = Adil Shah IV of the [[Farooqui dynasty|Faruqi dynasty]]
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| groundbreaking = 1588
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| materials = Black stone
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The '''Jama Masjid''' is a [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] [[congregational mosque|Friday mosque]], located in [[Burhanpur]], in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Archnet > Site > Burhanpur Jami' Masjid |url=https://www.archnet.org/sites/8454 |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Archnet}}</ref> The mosque is a [[Monuments of National Importance (India)|Monument of National Importance]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alphabetical List of Monuments – Madhya Pradesh |url=https://asi.nic.in/alphabetical-list-of-monuments-madhya-pradesh/ |website=[[Archaeological Survey of India]]}}{{better source needed|date=January 2025}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2025}}

==History==
According to the Sanskrit and Arabic inscriptions within the mosque, the mosque can be dated from the 16th century. It was commissioned by Adil Shah IV, a son of Mubarakh Shah of the [[Farooqui dynasty|Faruqi dynasty]]. The mosque was built as the royal congregational mosque of Burhanpur, located within the centre of the city.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Sinha |first=Sutapa |date=2020-01-01 |title=Architecture of the Faruqis of Burhanpur: A Preliminary Study |url=https://www.academia.edu/48778985 |journal=Pratna Samiksha: A Journal of Archaeology |series=New Series |volume=11 |pages=177–182}}</ref> Construction of the mosque began in 1588 [[Common Era|CE]]. Repairs to the mosque were made by the [[Mughal emperors]] [[Akbar]] and [[Aurangzeb]] during their reigns.<ref name=":0" />{{efn|English translation, text and translation of the inscription.<ref name=Epigraphia>{{cite book |title=Epigraphia Indica |volume=IX |page=306 }}</ref>}}

== Architecture ==
[[File:Quran's_Line_in_Sanskrit_and_Arabic.jpg|thumb|Sanskrit and Arabic inscriptions within the mosque<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Jama Masjid, Burhanpur: the mosque with inscriptions in Sanskrit and Arabic ! |url=https://www.theheritagelab.in/jama-masjid-burhanpur-inscriptions/ |work=The Heritage Lab |date=August 1, 2020 |access-date=2025-01-25 }}</ref>]]
The mosque has an open courtyard, with the prayer hall towards the west. The prayer hall is flat-roofed, and has fifteen arched openings on the [[façade]]. The main attraction of the mosque are its symmetrical pillars made of special black stone, which was brought from a very far place.{{where|date=January 2025|reason=100km; 1000km; 100,000km; 1,000,000km?}} The stones were so bulky and heavy that its transportation was costed the king in rate of gold.{{clarify|date=January 2025|reason=Sentence does not make sense. Poor grammar.}} The pillars were designed in such a fashion that four pillars combined and, when locked at the centre of the meeting point at top, they covered the complete top area and form roof by themselves.{{clarify|date=January 2025|reason=Sentence does not make sense. Poor grammar.}} The pillars do not obstruct the visibility of the [[imam]] standing at the ''[[Qibla]]'' from the extreme outer façade. A [[parapet]], composed of battlements, runs along the roof. The façade is flanked by two five-storied minarets.<ref name=":1" />

=== Interior ===
The prayer hall is five [[Bay (architecture)|bays]] deep. The mosque has fifteen [[mihrab]]s.<ref name=":1" /> Over the central mihrab is an Arabic inscription. Over the southern mihrab is a bilingual inscription, with Arabic text on top and [[Sanskrit]] text at the bottom. The inscription mentions the inauguration date as 10th of “pausha” [day], “samvat” [month], 1646 “saka” [year], hence, on 5 January 1590 CE.<ref name=Epigraphia/><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-28 |title=600 साल पुरानी शाही मस्जिद में संस्कृत में लिखा हुआ है शिलालेख, उम्दा नक्काशी है पहचान |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/gujarat/bhuj-shahi-jama-masjid-of-burhanpur-is-the-only-one-with-inscription-in-sanskrit-in-burhanpur-4909247.html |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref> In 1601 an additional inscription was added, in [[Persian language|Persian]].<ref name=":2" />

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Main entrance of Jama Masjid, Burhanpur.jpg|Main entrance
Jama masjid Burhanpur, front decorative entrance facade.jpg|Decorative entrance [[façade]]
Qibla, Jama Masjid , Burhanpur.jpg|''[[Qibla]]''
Four arc shape pillars with midpoint lock, Jama masjid, Burhanpur.jpg|Four arc shape pillars with midpoint lock at roof top centre
Translated manuscript photo, engraved on masjid wall.jpg|Photo of translated inscription, engraved on the mosque wall
Pillar allignment from Qibla to extreme outer entrance gate.jpg|Pillar alignment from ''Qibla'' to extreme outer entrance façade
Engraved writing detailing Jama Masjid history.jpg|Engraved writing detailing the mosque history
Big Tasbeeh of old Mogul era kept in Jama masjid.jpg|Big Tasbeeh of old [[Mogul Empire|Moghul era]] in the mosque
Jama masjid , Burhanpur Minaret and front open space.jpg|Minaret and front courtyard
Qibla sculpture in detail, Jama Masjid, Burhanpur.jpg|''Qibla'' sculpture in detail
</gallery>

== See also ==
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* [[Islam in India]]
* [[List of mosques in India]]
* [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Madhya Pradesh/West|List of Monuments of National Importance in Madhya Pradesh]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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== External links ==
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{{Mosques in India}}

[[Category:16th-century mosques in India]]
[[Category:Burhanpur]]
[[Category:Grand mosques|Burhanpur]]
[[Category:Monuments of National Importance in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in India]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in the 1590s]]
[[Category:Mosques in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1590]]
[[Category:Stone buildings in India]]
[[Category:Sunni mosques in India]]

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