The Shahi Jamia Mosque is a mosque in
Adoni
Adoni is a city in the Kurnool district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Adoni mandal, administered under the Adoni Revenue Division. In the 2011 census of India, Adoni had a population of 166, ...
, India. The
masjid
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is a relic of architectural and cultural heritage. People from all sections of society and religions are allowed to visit and take pictures of this historical premise. It lies in the heart of the town, near the market, a very busy place within the town.
Construction and architecture
The mosque was built by Masud Khan, a governor serving under
Bijapur Sultan
The Adil Shahi or Adilshahi, was a Shia,Salma Ahmed Farooqui, ''A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: From Twelfth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century'', (Dorling Kindersley Pvt Ltd., 2011), 174. and later Sunni Muslim,Muhammad Qasim Firishta's T ...
Sikandar Adil Shah
Sikandar Adil Shah was the last Sultan of Bijapur, who reigned between 1672 and 1686. Placed on the throne at five years of age, his reign was marked by the collapse of the Bijapur Sultanate.
His reign ended when the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb a ...
. Masud Khan had retired at Adoni in the year 1683.
The land was purchased from Mohammed Shahnaz Namia by Masood Khan by giving
₹77,000 and spent the total amount of 2,000,000 dinars to complete the construction of the masjid. The architects for this masjid were
Iranian
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* Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran
* Iranian lan ...
engineers headed by Malli Sandal. The specialty of this masjid is that the area of this masjid is as same as of the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
In the front side of the masjid, 15 black slabs can be found, in which the things about the masjid are written in Arabic and Persian languages along with some Ayats of the
Quran
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. Hadith's can also be found. The chains in the left and right minarets of the masjid gives more beauty.
Surroundings
However the masjid is surrounded by the shops which comes under Masjid's committee. Rather than this the areas around Masjid are
*Front side - Market, P.N Road
*Backside - Masoodia Arabic High School, Masid Pura, Khazi Pura
*Right side - Flower Bazar
*Left side - Shroff Bazar
A thriving market exists around the Masjid.
Educational institution
The Masjid committee also operates a high school within the masjid called Masoodia Arabic High School. It is named for Siddi Masood Khan.
See also
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Islamic architecture
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Islamic art
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Sahn
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References
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Mosques in Andhra Pradesh
Buildings and structures in Kurnool district
Shahi
Mosques completed in 1662