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{{Short description|Mosque in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India}}
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{{for|similarly named mosques|List of grand mosques}}
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| building_name = Raza Jama Masjid
| native_name = रजा जामा मशीद
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| location = Gajapur village, [[Kolhapur district]], [[Maharashtra]]
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| sect = [[Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat]]
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The '''Raza Jama Masjid''' ({{langx|mr|रजा जामा मशीद}}) is a [[Congregational mosque|Friday mosque]], located in Gajapur Village in the [[Kolhapur district]] of the state of [[Maharashtra]], India, located near the [[Vishalgad|Vishalgad fort]]. The mosque was named in honour of the [[Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi]].<ref name=siasat>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-15 |title=Hindutva mob vandalises mosque in Maharashtra's Kolhapur |url=https://www.siasat.com/hindutva-mob-vandalises-mosque-in-maharashtras-kolhapur-3061966/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-15 |title=Kolhapur Hindu Retaliation gives an alarming signal against Islamic Encroachments in Historical Forts |url=https://hinduexistence.org/2024/07/15/kolhapur-hindu-retaliation-against-islamic-encroachments-in-historical-forts/#respond |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=hinduexistence.org |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Eshwar |date=2024-07-16 |title=Mosque Attacked, Homes Torched at Kolhapur's Vishalgad Fort Over Encroachment |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/kolhapur-vishalgad-fort-communal-riots-mosque-attack-illegal-encroachment-hindutva-mob-sambhaji-raje |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://freepresskashmir.news/2024/07/15/mosque-demolished-in-maharashtras-kolhapur-saffron-flag-installed-atop-owaisi-reacts/ |title=Mosque demolished in Maharashtra's Kolhapur, saffron flag installed atop; Owaisi reacts |work=Free Press Kashmir |date=15 July 2024 |access-date= }}</ref>

== 2024 attack ==
On 14 July 2024, a [[Hindutva|Hindutva mob]] attacked and partially destroyed the mosque and burned copies of the [[Quran]]. Witnesses reported that the assailants were shouting slogans of [[Jai Shri Ram]].<ref name=siasat/> [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslemeen]] President [[Asaduddin Owaisi]] condemned the attack on the mosque and criticised [[Devendra Fadnavis]] and Maharashtra Chief Minister [[Eknath Shinde]] by referring to December 6, the day when [[Babri Masjid]] was demolished.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-16 |title=''6 December continues'': Owaisi sharply criticizes the Maharashtra Mahayuti Government |url=https://ythisnews.com/6-december-continues-owaisi-sharply-criticizes-the-maharashtra-mahayuti-government/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Y This News |language=en-US}}</ref> On 15 July 2024, Kolhapur police filed a case against over 500 people, including former Rajya Sabha MP [[Sambhaji Raje]]. The police detained 21 people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-15 |title=Vishalgad violence: 500 booked for arson and rioting after Chhatrapati Sambhaji's call for anti-encroachment, Kolhapur MP Shahu Maharaj condemns violence |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/vishalgad-violence-500-booked-for-arson-and-rioting-after-chhatrapati-sambhaji-s-call-for-anti-encroachment-kolhapur-mp-shahu-maharaj-condemns-violence-101721067158516.html |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Satyaagrah |date=2024-07-16 |title="शुकराना": Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde orders the removal of 156 ille |url=https://satyaagrah.com/india/india-news/3959-vishalgadh |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Satyaagrah |language=en}}</ref>

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

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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{{Mosques in India}}

[[Category:Kolhapur district]]
[[Category:Mosques in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Attacks on mosques in India]]
[[Category:Hinduism-motivated violence in India]]
[[Category:21st-century attacks on mosques]]
[[Category:2024 in Islam]]
[[Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2024]]
[[Category:July 2024 in India]]
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