Shahpur Mosque

Shahpur Mosque
Shahpur Mosque in 1866
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Sect	Sufism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active[ clarification needed ]
Location
Location	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Country	India
Location in Ahmedabad
Geographic coordinates	23°02′16″N72°34′50″E / 23.0376798°N 72.5804191°E / 23.0376798; 72.5804191
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Indo-Islamic architecture
Founder	Shaikh Husain Muhammad Chishti
Completed	1565
Specifications
Length	18 m (59 ft)
Width	12 m (38 ft)
Dome(s)	One
Minaret(s)	Two
Monument of National Importance
Official name	Shahpur Kazi Mohmad Chisti's Masjid
Reference no.	N-GJ-28

The Shahpur Mosque, also known as Shahpur Paththarwali Masjid or Kazi Mohammed Chishti's Mosque, is a Sufi mosque located near Shahpur Gate in Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. The structure is a Monument of National Importance. ^[1]

Overview

Shahpur Mosque was built in 1565, by Shaikh Husain Muhammad Chishti (d.1574) of the Shahpur Qazi religious order. It was never finished. The dimensions are 18 metres (59 ft) long by 12 metres (38 ft) wide. The body, simple and graceful, arched in the under story, and except the central window flat in the upper, is an attempt to combine the pillared and arched styles. The minarets, perhaps in too great contrast to the plainness of the body of the building, are for richness of ornament and delicacy of tracery equal to any mosque in Ahmedabad. The central dome positioned on second floor is supported by twelve pillars. There are forty-four more pillars which support the roof and arches in the façade. ^[2]

Gallery

• 
  Plan of the mosque
• 
  Stone carvings in 2017
• 
  Niches from the base of southern minaret
• 
  Niches from the base of northern minaret
• 
  Niches from the base of northern minaret
• 
  Window of perforated stone
• 
  Base of northern minaret

See also

• India portal
• Islam portal

• Islam in India
• List of mosques in India
• List of Monuments of National Importance in Gujarat

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. 279.

Attributions

• This article includes public domain text from Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 279.

External links

Media related to Shahpur Mosque at Wikimedia Commons