Masjid Ghareeb Nawaz
mosque in India
Key facts
- Built
- 1999
- Capacity
- 1,500 people
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Overview
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Masjid Ghareeb Nawaz is a mosque in the city of Nagpur, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Sources place it in the Mominpura area and describe it as a Sufi mosque affiliated with the Barelvi movement. It takes its name from the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, and its dome is said to resemble that of the Shrine of Khwaja Gharib Nawaz. The record gives its address as Wardha Road, its capacity as 1,500 worshippers and its architectural style as Islamic architecture.
History
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According to the record, the mosque was built in 1999. The Arabic Wikipedia article states that it was previously known as Masjid Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
From Wikipedia
The Gharib Nawaz Masjid (Marathi: गरीब नवाज मशीद), also known as the Gharib Nawaz Mosque, is a Sufi mosque affiliated with the Barelvi movement, located in the Mominpura area of Nagpur, in the state of Maharashtra, India. The mosque was named after Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, a Sufi saint. The dome of the mosque is similar to the Shrine of Khwaja Gharib Nawaz.
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