Lal Darwaza Mosque

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Lal Darwaza Mosque
Lal Darwaza Masjid 03.jpg
The Gate of the Lal Darwaza Mosque
Religion
Affiliation Islam
District Jaunpur
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Mosque
Location
Location Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Territory Uttar Pradesh
Geographic coordinates 25°45′9″N82°41′25″E / 25.75250°N 82.69028°E / 25.75250; 82.69028
Architecture
TypeMosque
Style Islamic, Sharqi architecture
Completed1447
Specifications
Direction of façadeEast
Dome(s)1

Lal Darwaza Mosque (Red Portal mosque or Ruby Gate mosque) of Jaunpur, was built in 1447 by Queen Rajye Bibi and dedicated to Sayyid Ali Dawood Kutubbudin a saint. [1]

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History

The Lal Darwaza Masjid was built with the palace of Bibi Raji, who was the Queen of Sultan Mahmood Sharqi, a ruler of the Sharqi Dynasty. The Lal Darwaza Masjid, Jaunpur was formed to serve as a private mosque for the Queen. [2] [3]

Bibi Raji established a religious school in the area surrounding the Lal Darwaza in Jaunpur for all the local Muslim residents. The school (or Madrasa) was named Jamia Hussainia and it exists till date. [4]

Description

This Mosque was built in 1447 (as per inscription of this mosque), during the reign of Sultan Mahmud Sharqi, by Queen Bibi Rajyi, dedicated to Maulana Sayyid Ali Dawood Kutubbudin, a celebrated saint (Maulana) of Jaunpur, whose descendants still live in the mohalla bazaar bhua Pandariba Jaunpur and mohalla Namaz Gah laldarwaza.

Mohalla Namaz Gah was named by Bibi Rajye, who also built here a monastery and a college. The college was staffed by capable ulema and scholars and professors, and admitted students from all over the country. "Muslim Khwateen ki Taleem "Pg 36 mentions that one school for female education was founded in 845/1441 at Jaunpur by Queen Bibi Rajye.

860 Hijri tamer e qadeem and tameer e mehrab in 1409 Hijri.

Lal Darwaza (Ruby Gate) Mosque owes its name to the vermilion-painted lofty gateway of Bibi Rajye’s royal palace, that stood adjacent to it. It is situated in the extreme north west and known by names mohalla Laldarwza or Begum Ganj.

This Mosque has three gate way of which the eastern one and main gate way is the largest and most important.

As tourist attraction

The city of Jaunpur, situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India is known for its mosques that have been the storehouses of history of Medieval India. Much of this recognition is due to Lal Darwaza Masjid in Jaunpur, India. With an influx of a large number of visitors, Jaunpur Lal Darwaza Masjid has become one of the prime tourist attractions in Jaunpur.

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References

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