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Hindus consider Sambhal as sacred as many puranas and other texts consider the city to be the birthplace of Kalki, the tenth avatar/incarnation of Lord Vishnu.The Shahi Jama Masjid, located in Sambhal, has been at the center of dispute following claims that it was constructed on the ruins of a Shri Hari temple allegedly demolished by the Mughal ruler Babur in the early 16th century. [12]
The Jama Masjid was frequently used for non-religious, political purposes, against the rules instituted. While the British could police and clamp down on political activities in public spaces, the Jama Masjid was a religious space and was hence protected from such action, by both law (Religious Endowment Act, 1863) and the sentiments of Delhi. [22]
Jama Masjid: Champaner, Gujarat: 1513 CE: Sunni: Built during the reign of Mahmud Shah I, 7th ruler of Muzaffarid dynasty and 8th Sultan of Gujarat; Jama Masjid: Dildarnagar, Uttar Pradesh: 1705 CE: Sunni: Jama Masjid: Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh: 1571 - 1574 CE: Sunni: Built by 3rd Mughal Emperor, Akbar; Jama Masjid: Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh ...
He was appointed Naib Imam of Jama Masjid on 22 November 2014 and is next in line to succeed his father. The dastarbandi ceremony took place in Jama Masjid. [ 6 ] On the occasion of Shab-e-Barat , 25 February 2024 he succeeded his father to be the 14th Shahi Imam, and will do imamat in absence of his father.
In 2014, in an interview with The Times of India, on being asked on his decision of inviting Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and ignoring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the anointment ceremony of the naib imam or the imam's deputy, Ahmed Bukhari defended his position saying, "Modi claims to be the Prime Minister of 125 crore Indians but conveniently and deliberately avoids ...
The Jama Masjid Shamsi also known as Jama Shamsi Shahi [2] is a mosque a major mosque built in the historic center of Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India. The masjid was built by Iltutmish, the ruler of Delhi Sultanate at that time. This masjid echoes Persian and Afghan architecture. It has three gates: the main gate, facing Shakeel Road, is made up ...
A community of Raghuvanshis located in Khargone, who claim descent from Rama, organise Ram Navami processions at Khargone every year. [6] On 10 April 2022, their procession began at the Talab Chowk area, the location of the town's jama masjid, [a] at around 11:00 am and ended at the Ram temple by noon without incident.
A grand mosque, or congregational mosque, Friday mosque, great mosque or jama masjid, is a type of mosque which is the main mosque of a certain area that hosts the special Friday noon prayers known as jumu'ah. [1] [2] The following is a list of congregational mosques by country or region.