Thousand Lights Mosque

Thousand Lights Mosque
Thousand Lights Mosque
ஆயிரம்விளக்கு மசூதி
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Municipality	Chennai
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
	Shown within Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates	13°3′18″N 80°15′18″E / 13.05500°N 80.25500°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Nawab Umdat ul umrah
Type	mosque
Style	medieval
Completed	1810
Specifications
Capacity	1,000 worshippers
Dome(s)	5
Minaret(s)	2
Website
	princeofarcot.org

Thousand Lights (Tamil: ஆயிரம்விளக்கு மசூதி) is a multi-domed mosque in Anna Salai in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, is one of the largest mosques in the country and is a revered place of worship and azadari for Shia Muslims in the city.^[2]

History

The mosque was built in 1810 by Arcot Nawab Umdat ul-Umara.^[1]^[3] It was constructed in medieval architecture.^[1] The site of the mosque was previously occupied by an assembly hall. There was a tradition of lighting thousand oil lamps to illuminate the assembly hall. The mosque thus gets its name from this tradition.^[4]

The chief Shia Qazi of Chennai functions from the mosque, and the post has been continuously held by the same family.^[3]^: 128

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Priya, R. Sasi Mary; Radhakrishnan, V. (March–April 2016). "The art and architectures along the Tamil Nadu coast". International Journal of Art & Humanity Science. 3 (2): 43. ISSN 2349-5235. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ "Prince of Arcot". Prince of Arcot. 22 November 1990. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b Muthiah, S. (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India. Vol. 1. Chennai: Palaniappa Brothers. p. 126. ISBN 9788183794688.
^ DK Eyewitness Travel Guide India. Dorling Kindersley. 2017. ISBN 9780241326244.

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[IJAHS-1] Priya, R. Sasi Mary; Radhakrishnan, V. (March–April 2016). "The art and architectures along the Tamil Nadu coast". International Journal of Art & Humanity Science. 3 (2): 43. ISSN 2349-5235. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[PrinceOfArcot-2] "Prince of Arcot". Prince of Arcot. 22 November 1990. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

[Muthiah2008-3] Muthiah, S. (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India. Vol. 1. Chennai: Palaniappa Brothers. p. 126. ISBN 9788183794688.

[4] DK Eyewitness Travel Guide India. Dorling Kindersley. 2017. ISBN 9780241326244.

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