Haibat Khan's Mosque Explained

Building Name:Haibat Khan's Mosque
Map Type:India Ahmedabad#India Gujarat
Map Size:300px
Location:Ahmedabad
Coordinates:23.0139°N 72.584°W
Religious Affiliation:Islam
State:Gujarat
Municipality:Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
Functional Status:Active
Architecture:yes
Architecture Type:Mosque
Architecture Style:Indo-Islamic architecture
Founded By:Haibat Khan
Designated:Monument of National Importance
ASI Monument No. N-GJ-40

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

History and architecture

The mosque is located to south-west of Dastur Khan's Mosque near Jamalpur gate. It was built by Haibat Khan (also known as Masti Khan), one of Ahmed Shah I's nobles and paternal uncle, almost entirely of Hindu-Jain temple material. 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 with beautiful carvings that was once part of a temple mandapa, and pillars taken from different Hindu temples with variety of rich ornament.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. 1879. Government Central Press. 270.
  2. Book: Ward. Gujarat–Daman–Diu: A Travel Guide. 1 January 1998. Orient Longman Limited. 978-81-250-1383-9. 22.
  3. Book: Burton-Page, John . Ahmadabad . Marg Publications . 1988 . Michell . George . 32 . Mosques and Tombs . Shah . Snehal.
  4. Book: Fergusson, James . Architecture at Ahmedabad: The Capital of Goozerat . John Murray . 1866 . 40-41.
  5. Book: Chaghatai, M. Abdulla . Muslim Monuments of Ahmadabad through their inscriptions . Deccan College Research Institute . 1942 . 119.