The Jama Masjid Nerul or Nerul Aalami Markaz is a mosque located in Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra,

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. It is the oldest, largest mosque in Nerul & one of the main mosques of Navi Mumbai. It serves as the headquarter for the shura faction of the

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and is led by scholars like Ahmad Laat and Ebrahim Dewla. The leadership of the

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was split in 2015 when

Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi (born 10 May 1965) is an Indian Muslim scholar and preacher. He is the great-grandson of the Tablighi Jamat founder Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi. He heads one faction of the Tablighi Jamat. Early life Saad Kandhlawi was b ...

claimed to be the sole leader of

. It ended up in two groups, one being headed by Kandhlawi at

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and other being headed by the shura, with its place at Nerul, Maharashtra.

Architecture

The Jama Masjid was established in 1995 and recently became a three-storied building. It has no pillars inside the main prayer hall and can accommodate 2000~ people for daily prayers and 5000~ people on Eid prayers.

Overview

The mosque is also known as "Masjid-E-Tabligh" and serves as the headquarter for "shura" faction of the

in India.

2015 leadership controversy

In 2015, the Tablighi Jamat split into two, making Jama Masjid Nerul a center for the "shura group", and

being headed by

. The shura group is led by Ebrahim Dewla, Ahmed Laat and others.

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Nerul Nerul (Pronunciation: eɾuːɭ is an upmarket residential and commercial node in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Nerul is located in the Harbour Line, Trans-Harbour Lines and Nerul-Uran Line of Mumbai local train network where Kharghar a ...