Thousand Lights Mosque

Coordinates: 13°3′18″N 80°15′18″E / 13.05500°N 80.25500°E / 13.05500; 80.25500
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13°3′18″N 80°15′18″E / 13.05500°N 80.25500°E / 13.05500; 80.25500

Thousand Lights
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Architecture
Architect(s)Nawab Umdat ul umrah
TypeMosque
StyleMedieval
Completed1810[1]
Specifications
Capacity1000 persons
Dome(s)5
Minaret(s)2
Website
princeofarcot.org

Thousand Lights is a multi-domed

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

  1. ^
    ISSN 2349-5235
    . Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Prince of Arcot". Prince of Arcot. 22 November 1990. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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