Sat Tad Masjid is a

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

situated in

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division,

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, India. The mosque abuts the

Masjid railway station Masjid (station code: MSD) is a railway station in the Masjid Bunder area of South Mumbai on the Central and Harbour lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is the penultimate stop for all trains on those lines in the "up" direction. It was o ...

, lending the station its name.

Name

Sat Tad Masjid means "mosque of the seven brab trees" (''

Borassus flabellifer ''Borassus flabellifer'', commonly known as doub palm, palmyra palm, tala or tal palm, toddy palm, wine palm or ice apple, is native to South Asia (especially in Bangladesh & South India) and Southeast Asia. It is reportedly naturalized in Socot ...

''), referring to a group of palms that grew in its vicinity.

History

Sat Tad Masjid was used as the

Jama Mosque A congregational mosque or Friday mosque (, ''masjid jāmi‘'', or simply: , ''jāmi‘''; ), or sometimes great mosque or grand mosque (, ''jāmi‘ kabir''; ), is a mosque for hosting the Friday noon prayers known as ''jumu'ah''.* * * * * * * ...

of Bombay (now Mumbai) from 1770 to 1802, when the present

at Janjikar Street near

Crawford Market Crawford Market (officially Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Mandai) is one of South Mumbai's most famous markets. The building was completed in 1869, and donated to the city by Cowasji Jehangir. Originally named after Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal ...

was under construction. The mosque had an annual income of Rs. 11,000 in the year 1901. According to a panel affixed outside the Sat Tad Masjid recording the history of the mosque, the explosion that occurred in Victoria Dock in 1944 caused extensive damage to the mosque's structure, necessitating its reconstruction. As per unpublished records of the masjid, Regular congregational prayers again commenced in 1951.

Administration

Sat Tad Masjid is administered by the Sat Tad Kadim Mosque Trust. The Trust was granted 86.96 square meters land adjoining the mosque on lease by the Collector of Bombay in 1944.

References

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