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{{Short description|Mosque in Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, Delhi, India}} | |||
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| name = Fatehpuri Mosque | | name = Fatehpuri Mosque | ||
| image = Fatehpuri_Masjid_in_Delhi_19.jpg | | image = Fatehpuri_Masjid_in_Delhi_19.jpg | ||
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| caption = | | caption = The mosque [[façade]] and entrance, in 2018 | ||
| map_type = India Delhi | | location = [[Chandni Chowk]], [[Old Delhi]], [[Central Delhi]] | ||
| map_size = | | country = [[India]] | ||
| map_type = India Delhi central | |||
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| map_caption = | | map_caption = Location of the mosque in [[Central Delhi]] | ||
| coordinates = {{Coord|28|39|24 | | coordinates = {{Coord|28|39|24|N|77|13|21|E|type:landmark_region:IN-DL|display=inline,title}} | ||
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| religious_affiliation = [[Sunni Islam]] | | religious_affiliation = [[Sunni Islam]] | ||
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The '''Fatehpuri Mosque''', also '''Fatehpuri Masjid''', is a 17th-century [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] [[mosque]], located at the western end of the oldest street of [[Chandni Chowk]], in the [[Old Delhi]] neighbourhood of [[Delhi]], [[India]]. The mosque is opposite the [[Red Fort]] and, after [[Jama Masjid, Delhi|Jama Masjid]], is the second largest mosque in Delhi.<ref>{{cite news |author=Roy, Ishita |title=What the monuments in Delhi remember |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2024/Mar/08/what-the-monuments-in-delhi-remember |work=The New Indian Express |date=8 March 2024 |access-date=8 January 2025 }}</ref> | |||
== History == | |||
The Fatehpuri Masjid was built in 1650 by Fatehpuri Begum, one of wives of Emperor [[Shah Jahan]], who was from [[Fatehpur Sikri]],<ref>{{cite book |title=History of Mughal Architecture |author=Nath, R. |publisher=Abhinav Publications |year=2006 |location= |page= |isbn= }}</ref> and the mosque at [[Taj Mahal]] is also named after her.<ref>{{cite book |title=The History of the Taj and the Buildings in Its Vicinity: With 3 Illustrations from Photographs and 2 Plans |author1=Muʻīn al-Dīn, Muḣammad |author2=Muʻīn al-Dīn, Akbarābādī Muḣammad |publisher=Moon Press |year=1905 |location= |page= |isbn= }}</ref> | |||
The | The [[British Raj|British]] auctioned the mosque after the [[1857 war]] to Rai Lala Chunnamal for Rs. 19,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/01-5-2000/fatehpuri_shahi_masjid_a_mute_wi.htm |title=Fatehpuri Shahi Masjid: A mute witness to the travails of Dillee |work=Milli Gazette |date=1 May 2000 |access-date= |author= }}</ref> (whose descendants still live in the [[Chunnamal haveli]] in Chandni Chowk<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/09/25/stories/2003092500260100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031107011100/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/09/25/stories/2003092500260100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 November 2003 |title=Beyond the WALL |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=25 September 2003 |access-date=19 December 2018 }}</ref>), who preserved the mosque. Later in 1877 it was acquired by the [[Government of India|Government]] in exchange for four villages and was restored to the Muslims at the [[Delhi Durbar]] when the British allowed the Muslims back in Old Delhi. A similar mosque, called [[Akbarabadi Mosque]], built by the Akbarabadi Begum, was destroyed by the British.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/10/03/stories/2005100301280200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628092715/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/10/03/stories/2005100301280200.htm |title=In memory of a pious Begum |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 October 2005 |access-date= |archive-date=2009-06-28 |author= }}</ref> | ||
The [[Khari Baoli]], which is today Asia's largest spice market, gradually developed after the construction of the mosque. | The [[Khari Baoli]], which is today Asia's largest spice market, gradually developed after the construction of the mosque. | ||
Mufti [[Mukarram Ahmad]] is the chief [[mufti]] and hereditary [[imam]] of the mosque, succeeding his father, Maulana Mufti Mohammad Ahmad (d. {{AH|1391|link=y}}). | |||
The grave of the wife of Great Freedom Fighter and Muslim leader [[Maulana Shah Abdul Qadir Ludhianvi|Maulana Abdul Qadir Ludhianvi]] is located in the courtyard of the Fatehpuri Mosque.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Punjab mosque opens for prayers after 74 years |url=https://www.awazthevoice.in/india-news/punjab-mosque-opens-for-prayers-after-years-3498.html |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=www.awazthevoice.in |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
== Architecture == | == Architecture == | ||
The mosque is built using red sandstone and has a fluted dome with ''mahapadma'' and ''kalash'' | The mosque is built using [[red sandstone]] and has a fluted dome with ''mahapadma'' and ''[[Kalasha (finial)|kalash]]'' [[finial]]s. Flanked by twin [[minaret]]s, the mosque has a traditional design with the prayer hall having seven-arched openings. The mosque has single and double-storeyed apartments on the sides.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Singh, Dr Aradhana |title=Monumental Legacy of Mughal Women |journal=Samvedna |volume=V |number=2 |date=2023 |page=33 |issn=2581-9917 |url=https://www.maitreyi.ac.in/uploads/research/Samvedna/issues/vol6/issue2/Eng/E4.pdf |publisher=maitreyi.ac |location=India |access-date=8 January 2025 }}</ref> | ||
The central ''[[iwan]]'' in the middle is flanked by three arches on each side. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery> | |||
1863 Dispatch Atlas Map of Delhi, India - Geographicus - Delhi-dispatch-1867.jpg|1863 map of [[Shahjahanabad]] ([[Old Delhi]]). Musjid Futtepoori is south of the Lahauri Gate, in the north. | |||
Fatehpuri masjid delhi.jpg|The mosque in 2017 | |||
People offering Namaz on the occasion of Idu’l Fitr (Eid), at Fatehpuri Mosque, in Delhi on June 16, 2018.JPG|Worshippers offering [[namaz]] during [[Eid al-Fitr|Idu’l Fitr]], {{AH|1439}} | |||
Masjid_fatehpuri,_old_Delhi.jpg|The view from the mosque towards the old Delhi market | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
* [[ | {{stack|{{portal|India|Islam}}}} | ||
* [[ | * [[Islam in India]] | ||
* [[List of mosques in India]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 8 September 2025
| Fatehpuri Mosque | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| |
| Leadership | Mukarram Ahmad (imam) |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, Central Delhi |
| Country | India |
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| Coordinates | 28°39′24″N 77°13′21″E / 28.65667°N 77.22250°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Mughal |
| Founder | Fatehpuri Begum (wife of Shahjahan) |
| Completed | 1650 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | One (maybe more) |
| Minaret | Two |
| Spire | Two (maybe more) |
| Materials | Red sandstone |
The Fatehpuri Mosque, also Fatehpuri Masjid, is a 17th-century Sunni mosque, located at the western end of the oldest street of Chandni Chowk, in the Old Delhi neighbourhood of Delhi, India. The mosque is opposite the Red Fort and, after Jama Masjid, is the second largest mosque in Delhi.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
The Fatehpuri Masjid was built in 1650 by Fatehpuri Begum, one of wives of Emperor Shah Jahan, who was from Fatehpur Sikri,[2] and the mosque at Taj Mahal is also named after her.[3]
The British auctioned the mosque after the 1857 war to Rai Lala Chunnamal for Rs. 19,000[4] (whose descendants still live in the Chunnamal haveli in Chandni Chowk[5]), who preserved the mosque. Later in 1877 it was acquired by the Government in exchange for four villages and was restored to the Muslims at the Delhi Durbar when the British allowed the Muslims back in Old Delhi. A similar mosque, called Akbarabadi Mosque, built by the Akbarabadi Begum, was destroyed by the British.[6]
The Khari Baoli, which is today Asia's largest spice market, gradually developed after the construction of the mosque.
Mufti Mukarram Ahmad is the chief mufti and hereditary imam of the mosque, succeeding his father, Maulana Mufti Mohammad Ahmad (d. Template:AH).
The grave of the wife of Great Freedom Fighter and Muslim leader Maulana Abdul Qadir Ludhianvi is located in the courtyard of the Fatehpuri Mosque.[7]
Architecture[edit | edit source]
The mosque is built using red sandstone and has a fluted dome with mahapadma and kalash finials. Flanked by twin minarets, the mosque has a traditional design with the prayer hall having seven-arched openings. The mosque has single and double-storeyed apartments on the sides.[8]
The central iwan in the middle is flanked by three arches on each side.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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1863 map of Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi). Musjid Futtepoori is south of the Lahauri Gate, in the north. -
The mosque in 2017 -
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The view from the mosque towards the old Delhi market
,_at_Fatehpuri_Mosque,_in_Delhi_on_June_16,_2018.JPG)
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Roy, Ishita (8 March 2024). "What the monuments in Delhi remember". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ↑ Nath, R. (2006). History of Mughal Architecture. Abhinav Publications.
- ↑ Muʻīn al-Dīn, Muḣammad; Muʻīn al-Dīn, Akbarābādī Muḣammad (1905). The History of the Taj and the Buildings in Its Vicinity: With 3 Illustrations from Photographs and 2 Plans. Moon Press.
- ↑ "Fatehpuri Shahi Masjid: A mute witness to the travails of Dillee". Milli Gazette. 1 May 2000.
- ↑ "Beyond the WALL". The Hindu. 25 September 2003. Archived from the original on 7 November 2003. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ↑ "In memory of a pious Begum". The Hindu. 3 October 2005. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009.
- ↑ "Punjab mosque opens for prayers after 74 years". www.awazthevoice.in. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ↑ Singh, Dr Aradhana (2023). "Monumental Legacy of Mughal Women" (PDF). Samvedna. V (2). India: maitreyi.ac: 33. ISSN 2581-9917. Retrieved 8 January 2025.