Ecclesiastical or organizational status Active Dome(s) 1 Opened 1999 Capacity 1,500 Number of minarets 2 | Completed 1999 Dome height (outer) 5 m Minaret height 24 m Architectural type Mosque | |
Similar Eidgah - Kheri, Muhyuddin Andavar Mosque, Lal Masjid - Delhi, Jama Masjid - Dildar Na, Sher Shah Suri Masjid | ||
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.
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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.
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