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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Largest mosque in India}}<br />
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{{Infobox religious building<br />
|name = Taj-ul-Masajid<br />
|native_name={{Script/Arabic|تَاجُ ٱلْمَسَاجِد}}<br />
|religious_affiliation = [[Sunni Islam]]<br />
|image = Taj Ul Masajid, Bhopal.JPG<br />
|caption = <br />
|map_type=India Madhya Pradesh#India|coordinates = {{coord|23.262934|77.392802|display=inline,title}}<br />
|map_size = 275<br />
|map_caption = Location in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India<br />
|location = [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
|tradition = <br />
|website = <br />
|architecture_type = Mosque<br />
|architecture_style = [[Indo-Islamic architecture]], [[Mughal architecture]]<br />
|funded_by=Nawab [[Shah Jahan Begum]], [[Sultan Jahan, Begum of Bhopal|Sultan Jahan Begum]]|capacity = 175,000+<br />
|interior_area = {{convert|23,000|m2|abbr=on}}<ref name="LP2010"/><br />
|dome_quantity = 3<br />
|minaret_quantity = 2<br />
|minaret_height=67 m}}<br />
{{Deobandi}}<br />
The '''Taj-ul-Masajid''' ({{lang-ar|{{Script/Arabic|تَاجُ ٱلْمَسَاجِد}}|Tāj-ul-Masājid|lit=Crown of Mosques}}) or '''Tāj-ul-Masjid''' ({{lang|ar|{{Script/Arabic|تَاجُ ٱلْمَسْجِد}}}}), is a [[mosque]] situated in [[Bhopal]], Madhya Pradesh, [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-03-16|title=Wondrous Masajid|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/319283/wondrous-masajid.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> It is the [[List of largest mosques|largest mosque]] in India and one of the largest mosques in Asia.<ref name="LP2010">{{cite web |first=Daniel |last=McCrohan |title=The search for the world's smallest mosque |publisher=[[Lonely Planet]] |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/madhya-pradesh-and-chhattisgarh/bhopal/travel-tips-and-articles/the-search-for-the-worlds-smallest-mosque/40625c8c-8a11-5710-a052-1479d27731db |year=2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://bhopal.nic.in/interest.htm |title=Taj-ul-Masajid |website= bhopal.nic.in |url-status=dead |access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The construction of the Taj-ul-Masajid was started by [[Nawab]] [[Shah Jahan Begum]] of Bhopal, in the newly-built walled suburb of Shahjahanabad. The exact year construction was started is unclear; Sharma estimates it to be 1871. After Shah Jahan Begum died in 1901, the mosque continued to be built by her daughter [[Sultan Jahan, Begum of Bhopal|Sultan Jahan Begum]], till the end of her lifetime. The structure was planned in the midst of three water bodies, namely: Munshi Hussain Talab; Noor Mahal Talab; and Motia Talab.{{cn|date=June 2021}}<br />
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The mosque was not completed due to a lack of funds, and construction did not resume until 1971. The entrance was renovated with motifs from 13th century Syrian mosques donated by the [[Emir of Kuwait]] in memory of his late wife.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mulchandani|first=Anil|title=Taj ul Masajid|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/bhopal/taj-ul-masajid/ps50138425.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Times of India Travel}}</ref><br />
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the mosque was used as a vaccination centre.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-10|title=Historical Taj-ul-Masajid premises in Bhopal used to vaccinate inter-faith people|url=https://www.siasat.com/historical-taj-ul-masajid-premises-in-bhopal-used-to-vaccinate-inter-faith-people-2122475/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=The Siasat Daily|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Architecture==<br />
The Taj-ul-Masajid largely takes inspiration from Mughal architecture.{{cn|date=June 2021}} The mosque has a pink facade topped by two 18-storey high octagonal [[minaret]]s with marble domes, an impressive main hallway with attractive pillars, and [[marble]] flooring resembling the likes of Jama Masjid in Delhi and the [[Badshahi Mosque]] of Lahore.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-09-25|title=Magnificent, and elaborate|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/homes-and-gardens/magnificent-and-elaborate/article7688689.ece|access-date=2021-06-26|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> It has a courtyard with a large [[Wudu|ablution]] tank in the centre. It has a double-storeyed gateway with four recessed archways and nine cusped multifold openings in the main prayer hall. The massive pillars in the hall hold 27 ceilings through squinted arches of which 16 ceilings are decorated with ornate petalled designs.{{cn|date=November 2019}}<br />
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The mosque also features a [[zenana]] (women's gallery), rare given that prayer from home was the norm for women at the time of the mosque's construction.{{cn|date=June 2021}}<br />
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==Annual congregation==<br />
[[File:Madrasah in Taj-ul-Masjid, Bhopal, India.jpg|thumb|Madrasah in the mosque]]<br />
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The [[Bhopal Tablighi Ijtema]] is an annual three-day congregation that draws people from all over the world. It was held at Taj-ul-Masajid until it was shifted to [[Islamnagar, Bhopal|Islam Nagar]] outside the city due to shortage of space.{{cn|date=November 2019}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{Commons category|Taj-ul-Masjid, Bhopal}}<br />
<gallery mode="packed"><br />
File:Taj Ul Masajid, Bhopal.JPG|Taj-ul-Masajid gate<br />
File:Entrance to Taj-ul Masajid.JPG|Entrance Gate of Taj-ul-Masajid<br />
File:Taj-ul-Masajid Aerial Photo.jpg|Taj-ul-Masajid aerial photo<br />
File:Taj-ul Masajid outside.png|Taj-ul-Masjid Ground<br />
File:Tau-ul-Masajid Entrance gate.jpg|Taj-ul-Masajid Entrance gate<br />
File:Madarsa in Taj-ul-Masajid.jpg|Madarsa in Taj-ul-Masajid<br />
File:Carvings on wall.jpg|Carvings on wall<br />
File:Clock showing Namaz Timing.jpg|Clock showing Namaz Timing<br />
File:Taj-ul-Masajid inside.jpg|Taj-ul-Masajid inside<br />
File:Taj-ul-Masajid , Bhopal.jpg|Taj-ul-masajid inside<br />
File:Taj-ul-masajid.jpg|Taj-ul-masajid outside view<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Mosques in India}}<br />
{{City of Bhopal}}<br />
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Bhopal]]<br />
[[Category:Mosques in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Mosques completed in 1985]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bhopal]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century mosques]]<br />
[[Category:1985 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]</div>imported>Serols