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Masjid Gharib Nawaz
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusActive
Location
LocationNagpur, India
Geographic coordinates21°05′34″N 79°03′15″E / 21.0927°N 79.0542°E / 21.0927; 79.0542
Architecture
Architect(s)Mohammad Ayyub Ansari Noori & Tariq Ansari Noori
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic
Completed1999
Specifications
Capacity1,500
Dome(s)1
Dome height (outer)5 m
Minaret(s)2 (under construction)
Minaret height80 ft
MaterialsConcrete, Marble, Glass, Metals

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Gharib Nawaz Mosque or Masjid Gharib Nawaz is a mosque in Mominpura, Nagpur. The mosque was named after Hadhrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. The dome of the mosque is similar to the Shrine of Khwaja Gharib Nawaz.[2]

Interior

The mosque has walls covered with marble and 27 arches. On every arch there are calligraphic verses of Quran. There are also names of 4 Khalifahs and Ahl Al Bait on walls.

Visits

The Head Of barelvi organisation Dawat-e-Islami Mohammad Ilyas Attar Qadri visited in 1997. The Naat Khawan Muhammad Owais Raza Qadri visited this mosque in 1997. Mohammad Imran Attar visited in 2004. Sheikh Al Islam Madani Miyan, Sayyad Hashmi Miyan and other Muslim scholars visited.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Enotes".
  2. ^ "Wikimapia".
  3. ^ Dawat-e-Islami, Mujalla-e-Mumbai,published Madani press,Mominpura Mumbai 2007