Thousand Lights Mosque

Thousand Lights Mosque
Thousand Lights Mosque
ஆயிரம்விளக்கு மசூதி
	The mosque and its domes, in 2011
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Country	India
	The mosque located in Chennai
Geographic coordinates	13°3′18″N 80°15′18″E / 13.05500°N 80.25500°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Nawab Umdat ul-Umara
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Indo-Islamic
Completed	1810
Specifications
Capacity	1,000 worshippers
Dome(s)	Five
Minaret(s)	Two
Inscriptions	Many
Website
	princeofarcot.org

The Thousand Lights Mosque (Tamil: ஆயிரம்விளக்கு மசூதி) is a Shi'ite mosque in Anna Salai in Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the largest mosques in the country and is a revered place of worship and azadari for Shia Muslims.^[2]

History

The mosque was built in 1810 by Arcot Nawab Umdat ul-Umara.^[1]^[3] It was constructed in medieval architecture.^[1] The site of the mosque was previously occupied by an assembly hall. There was a tradition of lighting thousand oil lamps to illuminate the assembly hall. The mosque thus gets its name from this tradition.^[4]

The chief Shia Qazi of Chennai functions from the mosque, and the post has been continuously held by the same family.^[3]^: 128

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Priya, R. Sasi Mary; Radhakrishnan, V. (March–April 2016). "The art and architectures along the Tamil Nadu coast". International Journal of Art & Humanity Science. 3 (2): 43. ISSN 2349-5235. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ "About". Prince of Arcot. 22 November 1990. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b Muthiah, S. (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India. Vol. 1. Chennai: Palaniappa Brothers. p. 126. ISBN 9788183794688.
^ DK Eyewitness Travel Guide India. Dorling Kindersley. 2017. ISBN 9780241326244.

External links

[IJAHS-1] Priya, R. Sasi Mary; Radhakrishnan, V. (March–April 2016). "The art and architectures along the Tamil Nadu coast". International Journal of Art & Humanity Science. 3 (2): 43. ISSN 2349-5235. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[PrinceOfArcot-2] "About". Prince of Arcot. 22 November 1990. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

[Muthiah2008-3] Muthiah, S. (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India. Vol. 1. Chennai: Palaniappa Brothers. p. 126. ISBN 9788183794688.

[4] DK Eyewitness Travel Guide India. Dorling Kindersley. 2017. ISBN 9780241326244.

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Jain temples	Adinath Digambar Jain Temple Shri Chandraprabhu Jain temple Mylapore Swetamber Jain Temple Shantinath Jain temple
Buddhist temples	Sri Lanka Mahabodhi Centre
Gurudwaras	Sri Guru Nanak Sat Sangh Sabha Gurudwara
Parsi temples	Royapuram fire temple
Synagogues	Madras Synagogue

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