Grand Mosque Allahabad

Grand Mosque Allahabad is a mosque in Kandiaro, Naushahro Feroze District, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] It is located on National Highway 415 kilometres (258 mi) from Karachi. Allahabad Mosque premises, houses an education system up till Islamic University level, hospital, old age residence and an orphanage. All structures within the premises are equipped with appropriate facilities for visitors.

Grand Mosque Allahabad
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam Sufism
ProvinceSindh
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque
LeadershipKhwaja Muhammad Tahir Bakhshi Naqshbandi Sufi Manzoor Qadir
Location
LocationKandiaro, Sindh, Pakistan
Architecture
Architect(s)Manzoor Qadir
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic Ottoman and saffavid
Specifications
Capacity10,000
Length330 ft
Width180 ft
Dome(s)101
Dome height (outer)115 ft
Dome dia. (outer)64 ft
Minaret(s)1
Minaret height120 ft
Materialsfair faced concrete
GMA Mosque panoramic

Patronage

Khwaja Muhammad Tahir Bakhshi Naqshbandi (Urdu: حضرت خواجہ محمد طاہر بخشی نقشبندی,), also known as Sajjan Saeen (Urdu: سجن سائیں, Sindhi: سڄڻ سائين), is a prominent Naqshbandi Sufi shaykh in Pakistan is main patron of masjid.[2]

Architecture

The inspiration of Grand Mosque Allahabad has been drawn from the most traditional Islamic architectural sites. Preserving hand painted tile (Kashi) heritage of Indus valley civilization while utilizing the most advanced technology of fair-finish concrete.

The mosque consists of 101 domes. The main dome is at a height of 115 feet (35 m), the second dome 78 feet (24 m), and the remaining 99 domes are 26 feet (7.9 m), with one symbolic minaret at 120 feet (37 m) indicating unity of Allah. The domes and the sole minaret denote the main design of the mosque.

Finish

Allahabad Mosque is unique in design incorporating fair finish concrete structure with the combination of hand painted porcelain tile work. floral patterns have been preferred over geometric designs which require inch by inch details to transfer them on porcelain tiles.

A group of senior artists volunteered to set up a production unit to use all available resources utilizing hand painting techniques, selection of colours, firing process to create master pieces of kashi tiles. They have been producing kashi tiles for the past 12 years and continue to produce signature designs, floral and calligraphic patterns on Kashi tiles to adorn Grand Mosque Allahabad. They deserve appreciation for the remarkable dedication for creating exclusive patterns for use in Allahabad Mosque.

  • Grand Mosque Allahabad Final Dome was placed to mark the completion of the mosque structure.
  • Hand-painted tile patterns
  • Inner corridor detail

See also

References
  1. "Grand Mosque Allahbad - Full Information". www.islahulmuslimeen.org. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. http://islahulmuslimeen.org/grand-mosque-allahabad

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