List of mosques in India

This is a list of mosques in India.

Name Image City/Town State Year Denomination Remarks
Barwada mosque Ghogha, Gujarat Gujarat Before 623 Built by Arab traders at ancient port of Ghogha  Bhavnagar district in the state of Gujarat. The qibla (direction to be faced while offering namaaz) of the mosque is faced to Bait al Mukaddas (Jerusalem). The mosque is abandoned by devotees after the qibla was changed to Makkah in AD 623 and another mosque constructed at the same time.[1][2][3][4][5]
Great Mosque, Budaun Jama masjid Budaun Uttar Pradesh 1223 SB Built by Iltutmish
Cheraman Juma Masjid Kodungallur Kerala 629 AD (Possibly Foundation stone year by King Cheraman BUT Completed possibly 680-700AD by Malik Deenar who was a disciple of Hasan Basri who was born in 642AD) SB Mosque in India.
Palaiya Jumma Palli (Old Jumma Masjid) ] Kilakarai, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu 628 - 630
Panbari Mosque Dhubri Assam 1519
Pathar ki Masjid Patna Bihar 1621 Built by Parvez Shah, son of Jahangir.
Sher Shah Suri Mosque Bihar 1545
Jama Masjid, Bhilai Bhilai Chhattisgarh 1967 SB First mosque in the world built in the shape of Arabic word Yā Allāh (یا الله).
Jama Masjid Delhi Delhi 1656 SB
Moti Masjid Delhi Delhi 1660 U
Fatehpuri Masjid Delhi Delhi 17th Century SB Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad
Safa Mosque Ponda Goa 1560
Sidi Saiyyed mosque Ahmedabad Gujarat 1573 SB
Kabuli Bagh Mosque Panipat Haryana 1527
Jama Mosque, Champaner Champaner Gujarat 1513
Kevada Mosque Champaner Gujarat
Rani Rupamati's Mosque Ahmedabad Gujarat 1440
Hazratbal Shrine Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir SB
Jama Masjid Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir 1400 SB
Khanqah-e-Moula Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir 1395
Jama Mosque, Bijapur Bijapur Karnataka 1578
Jama Mosque Gulbarga Gulbarga Karnataka 1367
Masjid Zeenath Baksh Mangalore Karnataka 644 AD (estimate) SB Third oldest mosque in India and oldest mosque in the state of karnataka
Malik Dinar Mosque Kasaragod Kerala 648 AD (more correct would be possibly 720-740AD(because Malik Deenar was a disciple of Hasan Basri who was born in 642AD) SB
Odathil Palli Thalassery, Kerala Kerala 1806 SB
Central mahallu jamaath Muvattupuzha Kerala 1927
Sha're Mubarak masjid Kerala, India Kerala
Taj-ul-Masajid Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Completed 1971 Largest mosque in India. Nawab Shah Jahan Begum of Bhopal commissioned this masjid (1844-1901), but due to her death it was not completed.Due to lack of funds the later Nawabs were not able to continue the construction. Later in 1970 Maulana Imran Nadvi Sahab started the madarsa in Taj-ul-Masajid and started efforts to complete the construction of this masjid.
Jama Masjid, Mandu Mandu Madhya Pradesh
Jama Masjid Mumbai Maharashtra 1802 Shafai
Jama Mosque, Aurangabad Aurangabad Maharashtra 1612
Periamet Mosque Chennai Tamil Nadu 1838 U
Kazimar Big Mosque Madurai Tamil Nadu 1284 (13th century) S one of the oldest mosques in Tamil Nadu and first mosque in Madurai. Follows Sunni - Hanafi school and Fassi, Shadhili Sufi order.
Toli Masjid Hyderabad Telangana 1671 Built by Abdullah Qutb Shah
Spanish Mosque Hyderabad Telangana 1906 Built in Mooorish style of architecture by Sir Vicar-ul-Umra
Hayat Bakshi Mosque Hyderabad Telangana 1672 Built by Abdullah Qutb Shah
Mian Mishk Masjid Hyderabad Telangana 17th century Built by Miyan Mishk, a nobleman during the reign of Abdullah Qutb Shah
Musheerabad Masjid Hyderabad Telangana 1611
Charminar Hyderabad Telangana 1591 Shia "Mosque of the four minarets"
Mecca Masjid Hyderabad Telangana 1617-94 Shia/Sunni One of the oldest mosques and the biggest mosque located in Hyderabad, India.
Sir Syed Masjid Aligarh Uttar Pradesh 1915 Govt Controlled
Atala Masjid Jaunpur Uttar Pradesh 1400 Shia
Jama Masjid, Lucknow Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 1845
Jama Mosque, Jaunpur Jaunpur Uttar Pradesh 15th century
Moti Masjid (Agra Fort) Agra Uttar Pradesh 17th century Moti Majid translates to Pearl Mosque. Built by Shah Jahan
Jama Masjid, Dildar Nagar Dildarnagar Uttar Pradesh 19th century
Ziarat Shareef Kakrala Uttar Pradesh 1980 SB Built by Shah Saqlain Miyan
Aasfi Masjid Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 1784 Shia
Babri Mosque Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh 1528 (demolished - 1992) SB
Nakhoda Masjid Kolkata West Bengal 1926
Tipu Sultan Mosque Kolkata West Bengal 1832 U
Adina Mosque Malda City West Bengal 1363 At the time, the largest mosque of South Asia built by Sultan Sikandar Shah.
Katra Masjid Murshidabad West Bengal 1725

See also

References
  1. "Oldest Indian mosque: Trail leads to Gujarat". THE TIMES OF INDIA. November 5, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. Dec 8, TIMESOFINDIA COM | Updated; 2017; Ist, 20:34. "India's oldest mosque and growing irrelevance of Muslim vote in Gujarat | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-07-28.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Sharma, Indu (2018-03-22). "Top 11 Famous Muslim Religious Places in Gujarat". Gujarat Travel Blog. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  4. Prof.Mehboob Desai,Masjit during the time of Prophet Nabi Muhammed Sale Allahu Alayhi Wasalam,Divy Bhasakar,Gujarati News Paper, Thursday, column 'Rahe Roshan',24 May,page 4
  5. Kumar(Gujarati Magazine), Ahmadabad,July 2012,P 444
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