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{{Short description|Mosque in Kottaimedu, Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox religious building
| name = Kottaimedu Mosque
| native_name = கோட்டைமேடு பள்ளிவாசல், கோயம்புத்தூர்
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| image = Current Mosque.jpg
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| caption = The mosque in 2020
| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
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| leadership = T. A. Mohammed Dharvesh {{small|([[General secretary|Gen. sec.]])}}
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| location = Kottaimedu, [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| founded_by = [[Tipu Sultan]] {{small|(1776)}}
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| funded_by = Haji Mohammed Pillai Rawther {{small|(1910)}}
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The '''Kottaimedu Mosque''', also known as the ''' Kottai Hidayathul Islam Safia Jamath Mosque''' ({{langx|ta|கோட்டைமேடு பள்ளிவாசல், கோயம்புத்தூர்}}), is a [[mosque]] in Kottaimedu within the [[Coimbatore]] district of the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in [[India]]. The mosque is situated approximately {{convert|1|km|yd|spell=on}} from the [[Coimbatore Junction railway station]]. Built in 1776 and reconstructed in 1910, one of the features of the mosque is its underground water tank for ''[[wudu]]''.

== History ==
Legend has it that Muslim saint, [[Nagore Shahul Hamid|Syed Abdul Qadir]], arrived in Kottaimedu, drawn by the region's vibrant cultural mix, and established a small prayer hall.<ref name=TT/>

The original mosque was built in 1776 under Tipu Sultan as part of a fort. After its destruction during the British rule, Haji Mohammed Pillai Rawther arranged for a new mosque to be built between 1901 and 1910.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/mosques-in-history/article5236875.ece |title=Mosques in History |work=[[The Hindu]] |date= |access-date=16 October 2013 |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.coimbatoreonline.in/city-guide/mosques-in-coimbatore |title=Mosques in Coimbatore |work=coimbatoreonline |date= |access-date= }}</ref> He was buried next to the mosque, and a nearby street was named in his honour. Rawther's son-in-law, Haji Meera Pillai Rowther, succeeded him in maintaining the mosque.<ref name=tour>{{cite web |url=http://www.tamilnadutourism.org/tamil/kovai.html |title=கோட்டை மேடு மசூதி |trans-title=Kottaimedu Mosque |lang=ta |work=தமிழ்நாடு சுற்றுலாத் துறை |date= |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103033516/http://www.tamilnadutourism.org/tamil/kovai.html |archive-date=2013-11-03}}</ref>

A number of casualties from the 1921 [[Malabar Rebellion]] against the British were buried here. Lena Mohammad Rawuthar became first president of the mosque in 1924 and was responsible for constructing facilities for Islamic education.{{cn|date=February 2025}}

The mosque was registered under 'Act XXI of 1860' on 2 May 1924 and a management was formed by 21 members of the administration. The document was signed by 195 members of the congregation.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
== Architecture ==
The mosque was designed in a combination of [[Indo-Islamic architecture|Indo-Islamic]] and [[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian]] architectural styles, with beautiful paintings and designs. The main hall was built with a large central pillar supported by ornate pillars. The main attraction of this mosque is its interior, which is decorated with calligraphy and geometric patterns reflecting Islamic culture, and its underground ''wudu'' facilities.<ref name=TT>{{cite web |url=https://www.tamilnadutourism.com/attractions/darghas/kottai-mosque.php |title=Kottai Mosque |work=Tamilnadu Tourism |date=2023 |access-date=23 February 2025 }}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Utpuram.jpg|The mosque interior
Thoongal.jpg|The mosque interior
</gallery>

== See also ==
{{stack|{{portal|India|Islam}}}}
* [[Islam in India]]
* [[List of mosques in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{cite web |url=https://britton-images.com/product/india-kottaimedu-mosque-in-coimbatore-built-by-tipu-sultan-1776/ |title=India, Kottaimedu mosque in Coimbatore, built by Tipu Sultan 1776 |work=Britton Images |format=Digital image of an 1834 steel engraving of the original mosque |orig-date=1834 |date=2024 |access-date=23 February 2025 |author1=Daniell, William |author1-link=William Daniell |author2=Armytage, J. C. {{small|(engraver)}} |author2-link=James Charles Armytage }}

{{Mosques in India}}

[[Category:18th-century mosques in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Coimbatore district]]
[[Category:Dravidian architecture]]
[[Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in India]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in the 1770s]]
[[Category:Mosques in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1776]]

Kottaimedu Mosque - Revision history

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