The Musheerabad MasjidOr MASJID E KALAN, (also known as Musheerabad Badi Masjid, or Jama Masjid Musheerabad) is a mosque located in the
Musheerabad locality of
Hyderabad,
India. The original portion was constructed in 1560 AD by
Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah
Ibrahim Qutb Shah Wali (1518 – 5 June 1580), also known by his Telugu names Malki BhaRama and Ibharama Cakravarti, was the fourth ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India. He was the first of the Qutb Shahi dynasty to use the ...
, the fourth Sultan of the
Qutb Shahi dynasty
The Qutb Shahi dynasty also called as Golconda Sultanate (Persian: ''Qutb Shāhiyān'' or ''Sultanat-e Golkonde'') was a Persianate Shia Islam dynasty of Turkoman origin that ruled the sultanate of Golkonda in southern India. After the coll ...
and is identical to the
Hayat Bakshi Mosque located in
Hayathnagar area of
Hyderabad.
History
After the fall of Golconda, the mosque went into disuse and remained abandoned till the area became a ''jagir'' of
Nawab Arastu Jah, the
Prime Minister during the reign of
Nizam Ali Khan. It was also repaired in 1951. Today, the old structure is in a dilapidated state.
A new four-storied portion has been constructed to accommodate the ''namazis''. There used to be a large courtyard where the new portion stands today.
Architecture
The mosque has five lofty arches and two minarets at the corners.
See also
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Spanish Mosque
References
Mosques in Hyderabad, India
Musheerabad
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