Haibat Khan's Mosque

Haibat Khan's Mosque
Haibat Khan's Mosque, photograph published in 1866
Location in Gujarat, India
Basic information
Location Ahmedabad
Geographic coordinates 23°00′50″N 72°35′02″E / 23.0138889°N 72.584°E / 23.0138889; 72.584Coordinates: 23°00′50″N 72°35′02″E / 23.0138889°N 72.584°E / 23.0138889; 72.584
Affiliation Islam
Municipality Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
State Gujarat
Status Active
Heritage designation Monument of National Importance
ASI Monument No. N-GJ-40
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Indo-Islamic architecture
Founder Haibat Khan

Haibat Khan's Mosque is a medieval mosque in Ahmedabad, India.

History and architecture

Pillars of mosque, showing Hindu origin
Porch of mosque, showing Hindu origin

The mosque is located to south-west of Dastur Khan's Mosque near Jamalpur gate. It was built by Haibat Khan, one of Ahmed Shah I's nobles, possibly on the site of a Hindu temple. Though of little beauty, this mosque is one of the earliest attempts to combine Islamic and Hindu elements of architecture. The front wall is plain, pierced by three small pointed arches; the minarets small and without ornament, rise from the roof; and, with a dwarfed and unlighted clerestory, the centre is barely raised above the side domes. Inside, in the centre, is a dome of with beautiful carvings, and pillars taken from different Hindu temples with variety of rich ornament.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 270. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ Ward (1 January 1998). Gujarat–Daman–Diu: A Travel Guide. Orient Longman Limited. p. 22. ISBN 978-81-250-1383-9.
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