Moghal Masjid, Mumbai

Moghal Mosque
The gate of the mosque, in 2016
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Dongri, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Country	India
Location of the mosque in Mumbai
Geographic coordinates	18°57′34″N72°50′00″E / 18.9595403°N 72.8334339°E / 18.9595403; 72.8334339
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Qajar
Funded by	Haji Mohammed Husain Shirazi
Completed	1860
Minaret(s)	Two

The Moghal Masjid, officially the Masjid-e-Iranian, is a Shia mosque, located in the Dongri area of Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra, India. ^[1]

Overview

The mosques was built in 1860, with the support of Haji Mohammed Husain Shirazi, a prominent Iranian businessman who was living in Mumbai. ^[2]

Built in an Iranian Qajar style, the exterior is embellished with coloured tiles. The carpets and chandeliers in the mosque interior were imported from Iran. Verses from the Quran are inscribed on the walls. ^[3] In the 1990s, the mosque was restored by Reza Kabul. ^{[4] [3]}

The mosque is managed by the Haji Mohammed Husain Shirazi trust.

See also

• India portal
• Shia Islam portal

Detail of the Qajar architecture, at the mosque entrance

• Shia Islam in India
• List of mosques in India

References

1. Shaikh, Zeeshan (16 October 2021). "Mumbai Rewind: Moghul Masjid, a testimony to Bombay's Iranian connect". The Indian Express . Retrieved 14 October 2023.
2. Shukla, Ashutosh M. "Handmade Iranian tiles part of Mughal Masjid renovation". DNA India. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
3. Maskeri, Anju (3 May 2015). "Moghul Masjid: A piece of Persia in Mumbai". Mid-day. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
4. Nair, Manoj (29 April 2013). "152-year-old mosque in Mumbai to allow women into its main hall". Hindustan Times . Mumbai. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

External links

Media related to Mughal Masjid, Mumbai at Wikimedia Commons

• "A slice of Persian architecture" (Blog). Heritage Chronicles. November 2019.