Jamia Masjid Srinagar
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Tags : Mosque
Timings : 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Time Required : 1-2 hrs
Constructed in : 1394 AD
Built by : Sultan Sikandar Shah Kashmiri Shahmiri
Dress Code : Cover your head before entering the mosque
Jamia Masjid, Srinagar Overview
Jamia Masjid is a 600-year-old mosque in Srinagar's Nowhatta area, known for its architecture built around 378 wooden deodar pillars. It gets especially crowded on Fridays, and there's a fountain inside used for wadu (ablution) before prayers.
Jamia Masjid was built by Sultan Sikandar Shah Kashmiri Shahmiri in 1394, under the orders of Mir Mohammad Hamadani, who was the son of Said-ul-Auliya Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani. Sultan Sikandar's son, Zain-ul-Abidin, later on, extended the Jama Masjid by including turret in the primary structure. The architectural style of the Jamia Masjid is inspired by the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, and also bears similarities to Buddhist pagodas.
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History of Jamia Masjid
The first fire that damaged it was in 1479, and the then ruler, Sultan Hasan Shahm, immediately began the reconstruction work. Unfortunately, he passed away before the repair work was done, and Ibrahim Magre, Commander-in-Chief of Kashmir forces under the rule of Muhammad Shah and Fateh Shah took over the task and completed it successfully by 1503 AD.
In 1620, when Kashmir was under the rule of Jehangir, a fire broke out yet again and destroyed a total of 12,000 buildings, the splendid Jamia Masjid sadly being one of them. The king ordered the reconstruction of the elevated mosque, and Malik Haider, a famous historian, was delegated this duty. The entire repair work took 17 years.
The third fire that distorted the structure occurred in 1674. It is said that when Aurangzeb heard about the accident, he only inquired if the chinars were safe, for 'the mosque could be rebuilt in a short time. A full-grown chinar can never be replaced.' He got together all the bricklayers and masons of the city, and Jamia Masjid was restored within three years. Under the reign of Maharaja Pratap Singh, the last refurbishment work at the mosque was carried out.
