Malik Alam's Mosque
| Malik Alam's Mosque | |
|---|---|
 Malik Alam's Mosque, 1866 | |
  Location in Gujarat, India | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Shah Alam area, Ahmedabad |
| Geographic coordinates | 23°00′03″N 72°35′13″E / 23.0008954°N 72.5869734°ECoordinates: 23°00′03″N 72°35′13″E / 23.0008954°N 72.5869734°E |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Municipality | Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation |
| State | Gujarat |
| Status | Active |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque and tomb |
| Architectural style | Indo-Islamic architecture |
| Funded by | Malik Alam bin Kabir |
| Completed | 1422 |
| Dome(s) | 5 |
| Minaret(s) | 2 (fallen) |
| Designated as NHL |
Monument of National Importance ASI Monument No. N-GJ-36 |
Malik Alam's Mosque, also known as Peer Kalam's Mosque[1] is a medieval mosque in Shah Alam area of Ahmedabad, India.
History and architecture
Malik Alam's mosque, built in 1422 by one of Sultan Ahmed Shah I's sons-in-law, Malik Alam bin Kabir, styled Vazir-ul-Mamalik. Compared with the earlier buildings in the Ahmedabad, it shows greater skill in fitting the niche and ornament of Hindu spire to the base of the Islamic minaret.[2][3]
James Burgess, wrote in 1900, in the Archaeological Survey of Western India, VII, "It will be seen that [the mosque] has five domes and the roof is supported by 72 pillars (counting those in the open sections of the façade on each side) together with 44 pilasters. The interior dimensions are 112 feet 7 inches by 31 feet 8 inches, and the end and back walls are 3 feet 3 inches thick, that in front being 5 feet 11 inches...the central dome is considerably the higher, but there is in the façade only one large pointed arch in the middle, on each side of the minarets. In the back wall were five marble mihrabs, two in each end, facing the open colonnades, and the central one facing the great arch...The minarets above the level of the façade had been shaken when the upper portions were thrown down, and together with a small canopy on four pillars that stood between the turrets, they were taken down by the Public Works Department about 1882."[4]
Both minarets were damaged in 1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake. The mosque is threatened by encroachment and illegal construction.[1]
References
- 1 2 "PEARLS OF PAST: Need Some Elbow Room". The Times of India. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. pp. 285–286.
- ↑ T. V. Rama Rao; G. D. Binani (1954). India at a glance: a comprehensive reference book on India. Orient Longmans. p. 754.
- ↑ James Burgess (1900). Archaeological Survey of Western India. VII. Government Central Press.
- This article includes public domain text from Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. p. 284.