Minbar This is a platform from which the imam preaches his sermon during Friday worship. There are usually three steps, and the imam will not go to the top as a sign of respect and humility before ...

Ahmed Bukhari, the 13th Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, will continue to be head cleric until he decides to pass on the responsibility to Shaban. Shahjahan appointed his ancestor Abdul Ghafoor Shah ...

An RTI activist has filed a petition in a Civil Court in Aligarh, alleging that the Jama Masjid in the city was constructed on the site where Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu temples once existed.

Jama Masjid also known as Masjid-i Jah?n-Num? is the principle mosque of Old Delhi. Jama Masjid was built between 1650-1656. It was commissioned by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The mosque has a vast ...