Kazimar Big Mosque
mosque in India
Key facts
- Capacity
- 1,200 people
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Overview
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The Kazimar Big Mosque, also known as Kazimar Periya Pallivasal, stands on Kazimar Street in the Jaihindpuram area of Madurai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is presented as a Sufi mosque of the Hanafi school and is classed within the Indo-Islamic architectural tradition. It can hold about 1,200 worshippers and lies roughly 500 metres from the Periyar (central) bus stand. Sources describe it as the oldest mosque in Madurai.
History
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According to the available sources, the mosque was built in 683 AH (1284/1285 CE). Its founder is named as Kazi Syed Tajuddin, who arrived in the region during the 13th century and received the land for the mosque from a Pandya king.
From Wikipedia
The Kazimar Big Mosque, also known as the Kazimar Periya Pallivasal, is a Sufi Hanafi mosque in Madurai city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque was constructed in 683 AH (1284/1285 CE) and is the oldest mosque in the city. The mosque was founded by Kazi Syed Tajuddin, a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who came from Yemen during 13th century and received this land from the King Kulasekara Ku(n) Pandiyan.
The mosque can accommodate approximately 1,200 worshipers and is within 500 metres (1,600 ft) of the Periyar (central) bus stand, and within 1 kilometre (1,100 yd) southeast of Madurai Junction railway station, and 1.5 kilometres (1,600 yd) southwest of the Meenakshi Temple.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimar_Big_Mosque
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