Sidi Saiyyed Mosque

The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, popularly known as Sidi Saiyyid ni Jali locally, built in 1572-73 AD (Hijri year 980), is one of the most famous mosques of Ahmedabad, a city in the state of Gujarat, India.

Sidi Saiyyed Mosque
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationAhmedabad, Gujarat, India
India
Sidi Saiyyed Mosque (Gujarat)
Sidi Saiyyed Mosque (India)
Geographic coordinates23°01′37″N 72°34′52″E
Architecture
TypeMosque
CreatorSidi Saiyyid
Groundbreaking1572
Completed1773

History

The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, popularly known as Sidi Saiyyid ni Jali locally, built in 1572-73 AD (Hijri year 980), is one of the most famous mosques of Ahmedabad, a city in the state of Gujarat, India. As attested by the marble tablet fixed on the wall of the mosque, it was built by Sidi Saiyyid in the retinue of Bilal Jhajar Khan, general in the army of the last Sultan Shams-ud-Din Muzaffar Shah III of the Gujarat Sultanate.[1][2]

The mosque was built in the last year of the existence of Gujarat Sultanate.[1]

Architecture

The mosque is entirely arcuated and is known for its ten intricately carved stone latticework windows (jalis) on the side and rear arches. The rear wall is filled with square stone pierced panels in geometrical designs. The two bays flanking the central aisle have reticulated stone slabs carved in designs of intertwined trees and foliage and a palm motif. This intricately carved lattice stone window is the Sidi Saiyyed Jali, the unofficial symbol of city of Ahmedabad and the inspiration for the design of the logo of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

The central window arch of the mosque, where one would expect to see another intricate jali, is instead walled with stone.[3] This is possibly because the mosque was not completed according to plan before the Mughals invaded Gujarat.[3][2]

  • The marble screen from the outside.
  • Sidi Saiyyed Mosque

References
  1. Nawrath, E. A. (1956). Immortal India; 12 colour and 106 photographic reproductions of natural beauty spots, monuments of India's past glory, beautiful temples, magnificent tombs and mosques, scenic grandeur and picturesque cities, ancient and modern. Bombay, Taraporevala's Treasure House of Books.
  2. Commissariat, M. S. (1938). History of Gujarat. I. Longman, Greens & Co. pp. 502–505.
  3. Khan, KDL (4 June 2011). "The Symbol of Ahmedabad". Navhind Times. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
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