Haibat Khan's Mosque

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Haibat Khan's Mosque
Haibat Khan's Mosque 1866 Ahmedabad.jpg
Haibat Khan's Mosque, 1866
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Mosque
StatusActive[ clarification needed ]
Location
Location Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Country India
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Location in Ahmedabad
Geographic coordinates 23°00′50″N72°35′02″E / 23.0138889°N 72.584°E / 23.0138889; 72.584
Architecture
Type Mosque architecture
Style
FounderHaibat Khan
Specifications
Dome(s)Three (maybe more)
Minaret(s)Two
Official nameHaibat Khan's Mosque
Reference no.N-GJ-40

Haibat Khan's Mosque is a mosque in Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. The structure is a Monument of National Importance. [1]

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History

The mosque is located to south-west of Dastur Khan's Mosque near the Jamalpur gate. It was built by Haibat Khan (also known as Masti Khan), one of Ahmed Shah I's nobles and paternal uncle, almost entirely of Hindu-Jain temple material.

Architecture

Though of little beauty, the mosque is one of the earliest attempts to combine Indo-Islamic and Hindu temple elements of architecture. The front wall is plain, pierced by three small pointed arches; the minarets, small and without ornament, rise from the roof; and, with a dwarfed and unlighted clerestory, the centre is barely raised above the side domes. Inside, in the centre, is a dome with beautiful carvings that was once part of a temple mandapa, and pillars taken from different Hindu temples with variety of rich ornament. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of Gujarat". Archaeological Survey of India . Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 270.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ Ward (1 January 1998). Gujarat–Daman–Diu: A Travel Guide. Orient Longman Limited. p. 22. ISBN   978-81-250-1383-9.
  4. ↑ Burton-Page, John (1988). "Mosques and Tombs". In Michell, George; Shah, Snehal (eds.). Ahmadabad. Marg Publications. p. 32.
  5. ↑ Fergusson, James (1866). Architecture at Ahmedabad: The Capital of Goozerat. John Murray. pp. 40–41.
  6. ↑ Chaghatai, M. Abdulla (1942). Muslim Monuments of Ahmadabad through their inscriptions. Deccan College Research Institute. p. 119.

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