Architectural style Islamic architecture | ||
Address #79,7th Main road, Shamana Nagar, Bapuji Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560026 Similar Bannerghatta National Park, Vidhana Soudha, Hesaraghatta Lake, Bellandur Lake, Sankey tank | ||
Masjid-e-Bilal (Bilal Mosque) is one of the larger mosques in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It was inaugurated in mid-2015. The Turkish-style ‘Masjid Eidgah Bilal’ on Bannerghatta was consecrated on 11 June. The mosque sits on the corner of a traffic intersection on a popular thoroughfare of southern part of the city. Prestige Group developers undertook the construction which began in 2010 and was completed recently. The mosque constructed at a cost of Rs. 20 crore provides space for 6,500 namazis to pray at a time. A considerable portion of the cost was contributed by the Prestige Group.
The four-storey mosque was constructed on a portion of the 1.45-acre Bilal Eidgah. The land was purchased in 1990 for the purpose of Eid congregation ground at a price of ₹1 crore from the Bangalore Development Authority. Local MLA and Minister Ramalinga Reddy helped the community acquire the place. Alhaj Habeeb Khan was President of Masjid Committee between 2004-2015.
Present president Alhaj Ashraf Saheb and secretary Alhaj Faiyaz Saheb told Islamic Voice that the mosque occupies nearly 42,000 sq. ft. area. The Eidgah ground provides parking space for nearly 500 vehicles. Maulana Shakirulla is the imam and khatib of the mosque. The consecration ceremony had Maulana Qasim Qureshi as the chief guest.