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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
The Dargah Sheikh Musa or Sheikh Musa ki Dargah or Tomb of Sheikh Musa is a Sufi dargah complex affiliated with the Chishti Order, located in Palla village, in the Nuh district of the state of Haryana, India. The dargah contains the mausoleum of Hazrat Sheikh Musa, a 14th-century Sufi saint. Musa moved to Mewat from Delhi to preach Islam.
Makkah Mosque is a mosque in the city of Chennai, India. The dargah of Syed Musa Sha Khaderi is located near the masjid. The masjid is located on Anna Salai. The five-storeyed mosque is one of the largest in India and can house 5,000 worshippers at a time. [citation needed]
The complex includes a Sufi shrine, the grave of Sufi saint Sultan Sikandhar Badushah shaheed, and a mosque. Situated at the peak of the Thiruparankundram hills. Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple, and Jain caves (சமணர் குகை) are also there in the hills.
Triplicane Big Mosque (also called Wallajah Mosque) is a mosque located in Triplicane High Road, Triplicane in Chennai, the capital of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Constructed in the Mughal architectural style , the mosque was built in 1795 by the family of Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah , the Nawab of Arcot during 1765.
One of the oldest mosques to follow Hanafi and Shadhili; Palaiya Jumma Palli: Kilakarai, Tamil Nadu: 628 - 630 CE: Sunni Barelvi: Oldest mosque in Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest mosque in India; It is also known as Meen Kada Palli and Old Jumma Palli; Mosque was rebuilt in 1036 CE; Periamet Mosque: Chennai: 1838 CE: Triplicane Big Mosque: Chennai
The Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah [1] is the dargah and mosque complex of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya, located in the Nizamuddin West area of Delhi, India. The dargah, or mausoleum, is a Sufi shrine and is visited by thousands of pilgrims every week. [2] The site is also known for its evening qawwali devotional music sessions. [3] [4]
It is accessible through a portal in the middle of the northern side, reached by a flight of eleven steps. The mosque is located at the western end of a courtyard, paved with stone slabs. Opposite the mosque stands a large masonry well, as well as two raised platforms – a dargah – containing the tombs of Ali Farhad Khan and his wife. [1] [2]