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{{Short description|Mosque in Srinagar, Kashmir}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{for|similarly named mosques|List of grand mosques}}
{{Infobox religious building
| name = Jamia Masjid
| native_name = {{langx|ks|بٔڑ مٔشیٖد}}
| image = Jama Masjid, Srinagar (14363005587).jpg
| image_upright = 1.4
| caption = A view of eastern entrance
| location = Naiyut, [[Nowhatta]], [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
| country = [[India]]
| geo = {{Coord|34.098352|N|74.809180|E|region:IN|format=dms|display=it}}
| native_name_lang =
| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
| patron = Mirwaiz e Kashmir
| status = [[Mosque]]
| functional_status = Active
| heritage_designation = Protected{{clarify|date=January 2025}}
| governing_body = Anjuman e Auqaaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar
| architect =
| architecture_type = {{nowrap|[[Mosque architecture]]}}
| architecture_style = {{ubl|[[Iranian architecture|Persian]]|[[Culture of Kashmir|Koshur]]}}
| founded_by = [[Sikandar Shah Miri]]
| year_completed = 1402 [[Common Era|CE]]
| map_type = India Jammu and Kashmir
| map_size = 250
| map_caption = Location of the mosque in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
| map_relief = yes
| construction_cost =
| capacity = 33,333 worshippers
| length = {{cvt|384|ft|m|order=flip}}
| width = {{cvt|381|ft|m|order=flip}}
| dome_quantity = 4 ([[Turret (architecture)|turret]]s)
| minaret_quantity =
| minaret_height =
| materials = [[Cedrus deodara|Deodar]], stones, bricks
}}
The '''Jamia Masjid''' ({{langx|ks|بٔڑ مٔشیٖد}}) is a [[Congregational mosque|Friday mosque]] located at [[Nowhatta]] in the [[Downtown Srinagar|Old City]] of [[Srinagar]], in the [[India|Indian]]-administered union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The mosque was commissioned by Sultan [[Sikandar Butshikan|Sikandar]] in 1394 [[Common Era|CE]] and completed in 1402 CE,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=sofi |first=Sabeen Ahmad |date=2018 |title=MOSQUE ARCHITECTURE OF KASHMIR A CASE STUDY OF JAMIA MASJID SRINAGAR. |url=https://www.jetir.org/view?paper=JETIR1810039 |journal=Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research |language=en |volume=V 5}}</ref> at the behest of Mir Mohammad Hamadani, the son of [[Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani]],<ref name="Gaffar2">{{cite web |title=Jamia Masjid Srinagar |url=http://gaffarakashmir.com/jamiamasjid.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721052036/http://www.gaffarakashmir.com/jamiamasjid.html |archive-date=21 July 2017 |access-date=2009-05-08 |work=Gaffara Kashmir}}</ref> and is regarded as one of the most important mosques in Kashmir.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jama Masjid – Srinagar |url=http://www.kashmirhills.com/attractions/mosques/jama-masjid-in-srinagar/ |access-date=9 January 2019 |website=Kashmir Hills}}</ref> It is located in a central zone in the religio-political life of Srinagar, and is headed by the [[Mirwaiz|''mirwaiz'' of Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dar |first=Nazir Ahmad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hlMwAAAAYAAJ |title=Religious Institutes of Kashmir |date=2006 |publisher=Jay Kay Book Shop |isbn=978-81-87221-57-9 |pages=19 |language=en}}</ref>

The mosque has been the site of anti-Indian protests over generations, and has become a platform for people to debate and discuss the politics of the [[Kashmir conflict]].<ref name=Legend />

==History==

===Sikh Era (1819–1846)===
For 24 years,<ref name=Legend /> the mosque faced closure under the [[Sikh Empire]] of ''[[maharaja]]'' [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh|Ranjit Singh]] beginning in 1819, when the-then governor of Kashmir, [[Moti Ram]], put curbs on offering prayers in Jamia Masjid.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bamzai |first1=P. N. K. |author-link=Prithivi Nath Kaul Bamzai |title=Culture and Political History of Kashmir |date=1994 |publisher=M D Publications Pvt. Ltd. |location=New Delhi |isbn=81-85880-34-4 |page=623 |edition=1st}}</ref> No prayers were offered and no call for prayers was given from the mosque. It was reopened by the governor [[Shaikh Ghulam Muhy-ud-Din|Shaikh Muhy-ud-Din]] in 1843,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lawrence |first1=Walter R. |title=The Valley of Kashmir |date=2005 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |location=New Delhi |isbn=8120616308 |page=201}}</ref> who spent nearly a lakh and a half of rupees on its repair and permitted calling for prayers. For 11 years, rulers allowed prayers only on Fridays. The mosque was opened for just few hours on Fridays and closed again.<ref name=Legend />

=== 1931 Kashmir agitation ===
[[File:Prayer in Jamia Mosque.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Part of the prayer hall inside the mosque]]
During the [[1931 Kashmir agitation]], a funeral was held in the Jamia Masjid for 22 Kashmiri Muslim protestors who were killed by the Dogra police. The bodies of the victims were laid in the shrine compound of Khawaja Naqashband Sahab in Khawaja Bazar, Srinagar where [[Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah|Sheikh Abdullah]], ''[[Mawlawi (Islamic title)|maulvi]]'' [[Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah|Muhammad Yusuf Shah]] and other leaders delivered speeches against Dogra ''maharaja'' [[Hari Singh]].<ref name=Legend />

=== Post 1947 ===
According to historian [[Mohammad Ishaq Khan]], ''“''Jamia Masjid has primarily played a significant part in imparting religious education. However, with the spread of modern education among Kashmiri Muslims, thanks to the efforts of Mirwaiz Ghulam Rasul Shah, the Masjid began to play a seminal role in the growth of political consciousness. Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah was, in fact, initiated into what I would call the mysteries of Kashmiri Muslim politics at Jamia Masjid by Mirwaiz Muhammad Yusuf Shah''.”''<ref name=GK>{{cite web |last1=Aslam |first1=Faheem |title=JAMIA MASJID SIEGE: Moti Ram's legacy revived |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/news/jamia-masjid-siege-moti-ram-s-legacy-revived/84169.html |website=Greater Kashmir |access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref>

The Jamia Masjid has been a hot-bed of political discourse<ref name="Legend" /> on [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|the present turmoil]] in the state, and the politics that has unfolded in Kashmir has led to curbs and gags on congregations here. The mosque has also become a platform for people to debate and discuss the politics of the [[Kashmir conflict]].<ref name=Legend />

Prolonged closure of the mosque came into effect in 2008 when the [[Amarnath land transfer controversy|Amarnath land row]] erupted. The decision of the state government to prevent people from offering Friday prayers for weeks led to massive outrage,<ref name=GK /> and was seen as an attempt to choke the rebellion whose epicentre was the areas of the old city, particularly around Jamia Masjid.<ref name=Legend />

During the [[Mehbooba Mufti]]-led coalition government, the mosque was again locked down for three months during the [[2016–17 Kashmir unrest|unrest of 2016]], and again in 2017 and 2018 for different periods of time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Huriyat hits out at Mehbooba, says Jamia locked for three months in her rule in 2016 |url=https://greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/huriyat-hits-out-at-mehbooba-says-jamia-locked-for-three-months-in-her-rule-in-2016/308120.html |website=Greater Kashmir |access-date=9 January 2019 |archive-date=10 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110013736/https://greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/huriyat-hits-out-at-mehbooba-says-jamia-locked-for-three-months-in-her-rule-in-2016/308120.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== 2018 desecration ===
On 28 December 2018, a group of masked young men stormed into the mosque with [[ISIS]] flags after Friday congregational prayers, when the mosque was nearly empty, and a video of the incident went viral on social media. The incident became highly publicised and provoked condemnation from a wide range of organisations and public figures, including the mosque's ''Mirwaiz'' and the [[Chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir|chief minister]] of the state.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Masoodi |first1=Nazir |title=Masked Men Storm Into Srinagar's Jamia Masjid, Wave ISIS Flags |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/masked-men-barge-into-srinagars-jamia-masjid-wave-isis-flags-1969916 |website=NDTV |access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mirwaiz leads rally against IS's desecration of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mirwaiz-leads-rally-against-is-s-desecration-of-jamia-masjid-in-srinagar/story-umpAyVoeqV4fmnTdLMtH7K.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=9 January 2019 |language=en |date=2 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jamia Masjid desecration: JRL holds meeting at Geelani's residence |url=https://thekashmirwalla.com/2018/12/jamia-masjid-desecration-jrl-holds-meeting-at-geelanis-residence/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231154807/https://thekashmirwalla.com/2018/12/jamia-masjid-desecration-jrl-holds-meeting-at-geelanis-residence/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=31 December 2018 |website=The Kashmir Walla |access-date=9 January 2019 |date=31 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Desecration of Jamia Masjid won't be tolerated: Auqaf |url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/desecration-of-jamia-masjid-wont-be-tolerated-auqaf/ |website=Daily Excelsior |access-date=9 January 2019 |date=29 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Desecration of Jamia Masjid intolerable: Jama'at |url=https://kashmirreader.com/2019/01/01/desecration-of-jamia-masjid-intolerable-jamaat/ |website=Kashmir Reader |access-date=9 January 2019 |date=31 December 2018 |archive-date=10 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110014237/https://kashmirreader.com/2019/01/01/desecration-of-jamia-masjid-intolerable-jamaat/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jamia Desecration Issue: KEA Calls For Joint Strategy To Foil Nefarious Designs |url=http://valleyonline.in/jamia-desecration-issue-kea-calls-for-joint-strategy-to-foil-nefarious-designs/ |website=Valley Online |access-date=9 January 2019 |date=1 January 2019 |archive-date=28 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328152315/http://valleyonline.in/jamia-desecration-issue-kea-calls-for-joint-strategy-to-foil-nefarious-designs/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Muslim League condemns desecration of Jamia Masjid |url=https://kashmirreader.com/2019/01/08/muslim-league-condemns-desecration-of-jamia-masjid/ |website=Kashmir Reader |access-date=9 January 2019 |date=7 January 2019 |archive-date=10 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110183347/https://kashmirreader.com/2019/01/08/muslim-league-condemns-desecration-of-jamia-masjid/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LeT condemns desecration of Jamia Masjid |url=https://kashmirlife.net/let-condemns-desecration-of-jamia-masjid-196650/ |website=Kashmir Life |date=30 December 2018 |access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mehbooba calls Mirwaiz to convey her outrage over Jamia Masjid desecration |url=https://kashmirlife.net/mehbooba-calls-mirwaiz-to-convey-her-outrage-over-jamia-masjid-desecration-196676/ |website=Kashmir Life |date=31 December 2018 |access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Soz condemns desecration of Jamia Masjid |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/soz-condemns-desecration-of-jamia-masjid/308192.html |website=Greater Kashmir |publisher=G.K. Communications Pvt. Ltd. |access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref> A day to "purify" the mosque, and another to reiterate its importance and sanctity, were observed the following week.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mirwaiz Heads Drive to Clean Jamia, Says Will Reveal Names of Masked Youth Soon |url=https://thekashmirwalla.com/2019/01/mirwaiz-heads-drive-to-clean-jamia-says-will-reveal-names-of-masked-youth-soon/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102214142/https://thekashmirwalla.com/2019/01/mirwaiz-heads-drive-to-clean-jamia-says-will-reveal-names-of-masked-youth-soon/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=2 January 2019 |website=The Kashmir Walla |access-date=9 January 2019 |date=2 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Days after IS flags at Jamia, Mirwaiz cleans defiled area |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/days-after-is-flags-at-jamia-mirwaiz-cleans-defiled-area/707790.html |website=The Tribune |access-date=9 January 2019 |archive-date=10 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110102255/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/days-after-is-flags-at-jamia-mirwaiz-cleans-defiled-area/707790.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mirwaiz Leads Cleansing Of Jamia Pulpit, Vows To Name Masked Men |url=https://kashmirobserver.net/2019/city-news/mirwaiz-leads-cleansing-jamia-pulpit-vows-name-masked-men-39171 |website=Kashmir Observer |access-date=9 January 2019 |language=en |date=2 January 2019 |archive-date=10 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110013933/https://kashmirobserver.net/2019/city-news/mirwaiz-leads-cleansing-jamia-pulpit-vows-name-masked-men-39171 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Since bifurcation ===
After the [[Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir|revocation]] of the erstwhile state's special status, and its [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019|bifurcation]] into two union territories, on 5 August 2019, including the rise of [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]] in Kashmir, the government imposed restrictions on prayers for 136 days.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prayers Allowed in Srinagar's Jamia Masjid for the First Time in 136 Days |url=https://thewire.in/rights/prayers-allowed-in-srinagars-jamia-masjid-for-the-first-time-in-136-days |website=The Wire |access-date=2020-05-15 |date= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-01 |title=After 30 weeks, Kashmir's Jamia Masjid likely to reopen for Friday prayers |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/after-30-weeks-kashmir-s-jamia-masjid-likely-to-reopen-for-friday-prayers-101646078321763.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911201543/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/after-30-weeks-kashmir-s-jamia-masjid-likely-to-reopen-for-friday-prayers-101646078321763.html |archive-date=11 September 2024 |access-date=2025-01-06 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en-us |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Architecture ==
[[File:Jami Masjid eastern facade (6133561003).jpg|thumb|300px|The eastern [[façade]] of the mosque]]
[[File:Jami Masjid courtyard (6133553291).jpg|thumb|400x400px|The courtyard of the Jamia Masjid, Srinagar. [[Hari Parbat]] is visible in the background.]]
The Jamia Masjid is heavily influenced by [[Iranian architecture|Persian architecture]], with similarities to the Buddhist [[pagoda]]s. The structure occupies is quadrangular in shape with four [[Turret (architecture)|turrets]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-25 |title=The pride of Kashmir - Jamia Masjid Srinagar |url=https://www.yemberzal.in/2023/01/the-pride-of-kashmir-jamia-masjid.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |language=en}}</ref> These are in the middle of each side and covered with pyramidal roofs. All of the turrets are interconnected by spacious halls, with bright yellow poppies lining the mossy brick paths and the entire structure is surrounded by wide lanes on all four sides and has a square garden in the middle. The entrance on the southern side of the Mosque comprises a recessed portico which further leads onto an inner courtyard. This courtyard is based on the traditional Chaar Bagh plan and has a tank in the centre. The entire courtyard is made up of pointed arched, brick arcade.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}} The court which was originally planted with a series of chinars is enclosed by arched ''liwans'' (cloisters) covered with two tiered sloping roof.<ref name=Legend>{{cite web |last1=Handoo |first1=Bilal |title=The Legend Of Jamia Masjid |url=https://kashmirlife.net/the-legend-of-jamia-masjid-8764/ |website=Kashmir Life |date=29 October 2012}}</ref>

On the western and eastern sides, the mosque is {{convert|381|ft|m|order=flip}} in length while the northern and southern sides are {{convert|384|ft|m|order=flip}} long.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jama Masjid |url=http://jktourism.org/jama-masjid.html |website=Department of Tourism, Jammu and Kashmir |access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref> Another source says that it is 120 meters by 120 meters.<ref name=Jamia /> The inner courtyard measures {{convert|375|by|370|ft|m|order=flip}} having a {{convert|33|by|34|ft|m|adj=on|order=flip}} water tank with a fountain flowing in the centre. Thus the space area of the mosque is {{convert|146000|sqft|m2|order=flip}}.

Its walls, made of burnt bricks, are over {{convert|4|ft|m|order=flip}} thick. The lower portion of the walls is made of rectangular stones. There are three big entrance gates on north, south and eastern sides of the mosque confronting three turrets standing on lofty columns of [[Cedrus deodara|deodar]] wood.<ref name=Gaffar>{{cite web |work=Gaffara Kashmir |title=Jamia Masjid Srinagar |url=http://gaffarakashmir.com/jamiamasjid.html |access-date=2009-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721052036/http://www.gaffarakashmir.com/jamiamasjid.html |archive-date=21 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The eastern side has a large entrance called the Shah Gate which is covered with a pyramidal roof surmounted by a square open pavilion ({{lang|mis|brangh}}) with a spire on top.<ref name=Legend /> A total of 378 wooden columns support the roof. Each [[Turret (architecture)|turret]] is supported by eight lofty pillars {{convert|48|ft|m|order=flip}} high and {{convert|6|ft|m|order=flip}} in girth. The ''[[mihrab]]'' too has a similar turret over it. The remaining interior of the Mosque has 346 columns {{convert|21|ft|m|order=flip}} high and {{convert|5|ft|m|order=flip}} in girth. Initially the roof was covered with birch bark and clay.<ref name=Gaffar /><ref name=Plaque /> The western wall of the cloister has a ''mihrab'' made of black Kashmiri marble which is adorned with [[Islamic calligraphy|calligraphic work]] and has the [[Names of God in Islam|ninety-nine attributes of Allah]] engraved on it.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}

The mosque can hold 33,333 worshippers in addition to the [[Imam]] but upto 100,000 people can offer prayers together at a peak.<ref name=Jamia>{{cite book | last=Deodhar | first=Shrikant | title=A Trip to Paradise - Kashmir: Tourist Guide | publisher=Notion Press | date=2023-01-21 | isbn=979-8-88849-072-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GsylEAAAQBAJ&dq=jamia+masjid+srinagar+capacity&pg=PT91 | access-date=2025-08-29 | page=1 | quote="Though it has a capacity to accommodate 33,333, people offering prayers, at the peak, 100,000 people offer prayers together."}}</ref><ref name=Plaque>{{cite web |last1=Jahan |first1=S. M. Mukarram |title=Plaque of Jamia Masjid |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plaque_of_Jamia_Masjid.jpg |website=Wikimedia Commons |publisher=Wikimedia |access-date=9 January 2019 |date=9 January 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Plaque of Jamia Masjid.jpg|thumb|Plaque of Jamia Masjid]]
The walls of the four turrets have interior stairs in the circular form that end in the lounges of each turret which lead to the mosque's roof. The city of [[Srinagar]] can be viewed from these high turrets. The roof is constructed out of timber and iron bars. The birch bark over the roof is now replaced by [[corrugated iron]] sheets. The inner courtyard of the mosque has a water fountain, that is used for [[Wudu|ablution]], with four lawns around it decorated with [[Platanus orientalis|chinar]] trees.<ref name=Gaffar /> The water tank in the courtyard was originally fed by a water channel known as ''Lachma Kual''.<ref name=Legend />

== Reconstructions ==

The mosque was subject to much destruction due to the damage caused by fires, and was partially or completely destroyed by devastating fires three times, and was restored after every disaster.<ref name=SMC>{{cite web |title=Jamia Masjid |url=https://www.smcsite.org/index.php?link=Jamia%20Masjid |website=Srinagar Municipal Corporation |access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref> The existing construction was erected by Mughal emperor [[Aurangzeb]] in 1672 CE. The reconstructions and major renovations in mosque's history have been conducted by:
* [[Sultan Sikandar]] in {{AH|796|link=yes}}: The Sultan commissioned the construction of the mosque in 1394 CE<ref name=Plaque /> and it was completed in 1402 CE.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}
* [[Shah Mir dynasty|Sultan Hasan Shah]] in {{AH|885|link=yes}}: The first fire that damaged it was in 1479, and the then ruler, Sultan Hasan Shah, immediately began the reconstruction work. He died before the repair work was done, and the task was taken over by Ibrahim Magre, the [[Commander-in-Chief]] of Kashmir forces under the rule of [[Muhammad Shah]] and [[Fateh Shah]] and completed it by 1503 CE.<ref name=Legend />
* [[Jehangir]] in {{AH|1083|link=yes}}: After facing another fatal destruction because of fire during the supremacy of Mughal Emperor Jehangir, the mosque was re-constructed under an architect-historian based in Kashmir, namely, Malik Haider of [[Chadoora|Tsodur]].<ref name=JKTDC>{{cite web |title=Jamia Masjid in Kashmir |url=https://www.jktdc.co.in/Jamia-masjid.aspx |website=J&K Tourism Development Corporation |access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref> The entire repair work took 17 years to complete.<ref name=Legend />
* [[Aurangzeb]] in 1672 CE:<ref name=Plaque /> The third fire that distorted the structure was during the reign of Aurangzeb. It is said that when Aurangzeb heard about the accident, he only inquired if the [[Platanus orientalis|''chinars'']] were safe, for 'the mosque could be rebuilt in a short time. A full-grown ''chinar'' can never be replaced.'<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mohammad |first1=Ghulam |editor1-last=Iqbal |editor1-first=Sheikh Mohammad |title=Jamia Masjid, Srinagar |journal=Jammu & Kashmir State Research Biannual |date=1976 |volume=I |issue=II |page=34 |publisher=Department of Libraries, Research, Museums and Archaeology, J&K Govt. |location=Srinagar |language=en}}</ref> He got together all the bricklayers and masons of the city, and Jamia Masjid was restored within three years.<ref name=Legend />

During his reign, Sultan [[Zayn al-Abidin the Great|Zain-ul-Abidin]] extended the mosque<ref name=JKTDC /> and constructed a turret<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ul Aslam |first1=Viqar |title=Ramadan at Jamia Masjid, Srinagar |url=http://www.risingkashmir.com/news/ramadan-at-jamia-masjid-srinagar |access-date=9 January 2019 |work=Rising Kashmir |agency=Rising Kashmir |publisher=Syed Rafi-u-Din Bukhari |date=June 10, 2017 |language=en |archive-date=10 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110014335/http://www.risingkashmir.com/news/ramadan-at-jamia-masjid-srinagar |url-status=dead }}</ref> in the primary structure.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}} The last restoration work was carried out under the reign of [[Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir|Maharaja Pratap Singh]]. Singh encouraged the reconstruction of the mosque many times and even offered financial assistance.<ref name=Legend /><ref name=SMC /> However, all the renovations were carried out to reflect the original architecture and to retain the historic value of the mosque that it has carried through centuries.<ref name=JKTDC />

==Maintenance==

The Jamia Masjid falls under the domain of ''Anjuman-e-Auqaf'', a private enterprise. The caretaker board of the mosque was constituted in 1975. Major source of revenue comes from the rent of 278 shops (owned by the ''Auqaf'') around the Mosque and other sources of public funding. The revenue is not fixed and varies annually. Before the inception of the ''Auqaf'', income for the mosque used to come from rich donors. For the welfare of the mosque, [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage|INTACH]] took over the reins of renovation in 2012.<ref name=Legend />

== See also ==
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* [[Islam in India]]
* [[List of largest mosques]]
* [[List of mosques in India]]

==References==
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