Aali Mosque or Ali Mosque is a mosque located in the Srinagar city of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It was Built by Sultan Ali Shah in 1395 AD, who was the elder brother of Sultan Zain al-Abidin (Budshah) and named after Sultan Ali Shah himself.[1].It is also believed to have been constructed in 1471 AD during the reign of Shamiri king Sultan Hassan Shah and named after Sayyid Ali Hamadani (Shah Hamdan).[2] The structure is the largest existing mosque within the premises of Eidgah Srinagar, which is also named after Sayyid Ali Hamadani. It is also the second largest mosque in the Kashmir Valley after the Jamia Masjid, also located in Srinagar.[3] The building shows a unique synthesis between Central Asian and local traditions of wooden architecture. The mosque is based on a 4m×4m grid supported on 5 m 151 wooden columns of 0.95 m girth. The main hall on the ground floor measuring 61.2 m by 20.5 m consists of 75 such modules. All 151 deodar columns are rested on carved stone pedestals with varying designs. The overall area of the mosque is 1844 m2.[4][5]
| Aali Mosque | |
|---|---|
ٲلؠ مَشیٖد | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| District | Srinagar |
| Region | Kashmir Valley |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Active |
| Leadership | Imam e High |
| Patron | Mirwaiz e Kashmir |
| Status | active |
| Location | |
| Location | Eidgah, Srinagar |
| Municipality | Srinagar Municipal Corporation |
| State | Jammu & Kashmir, India |
  Location in Jammu & Kashmir, India  Aali Mosque (India) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°06′18″N 74°47′39″E / 34.1049°N 74.7942°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Kashmiri |
| Founder | Sultan Mohammad Ali Shah Shahmiri |
| Funded by | Aawami Action Committee |
| Date established | c. 1395[1] or c. 1471[2] |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2500 |
| Length | 67 metres (220 ft) |
| Width | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 4 |
References
edit- ^ a b "AALI MASJID: Historic 600-Year-Old Srinagar Mosque Continues To Stand Against All Odds – Asian Lite UAE". 3 May 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ a b "The Haunted Masjid| Countercurrents". countercurrents.org. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Aali Masjid". Archived from the original on 9 August 2014.
- ^ Naik, Ashiq (13 September 2024). "Aali Masjid: Srinagar's second largest Mosque, echoing centuries of spiritual heritage". Daily Good Morning Kashmir. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "AALI MASJID: Historic 600-Year-Old Srinagar Mosque Continues To Stand Against All Odds – Asian Lite UAE". 3 May 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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