Fatehpuri Mosque

The Fatehpuri Masjid was built in 1650 by Fatehpuri Begum, one of wives of Emperor Shah Jahan, who was from Fatehpur Sikri, and the mosque at Taj Mahal is also named after her. The British auctioned the mosque after the 1857 war to Rai Lala Chunnamal for Rs. 19,000 (whose descendants still live in the Chunnamal haveli in Chandni Chowk), who preserved the mosque. Later in 1877 it was acquired by the Government in exchange for four villages and was restored to the Muslims at the Delhi Durbar when the British allowed the Muslims back in Old Delhi. A similar mosque, called Akbarabadi Mosque, built by the Akbarabadi Begum, was destroyed by the British. The Khari Baoli, which is today Asia's largest spice market, gradually developed after the construction of the mosque. Mufti Mukarram Ahmad is the chief mufti and hereditary imam of the mosque, succeeding his father, Maulana Mufti Mohammad Ahmad (d. ). The grave of the wife of Great Freedom Fighter and Muslim leader Maulana Abdul Qadir Ludhianvi is located in the courtyard of the Fatehpuri Mosque. == Architecture ==

The mosque is built using red sandstone and has a fluted dome with mahapadma and kalash finials. Flanked by twin minarets, the mosque has a traditional design with the prayer hall having seven-arched openings. The mosque has single and double-storeyed apartments on the sides. The central iwan in the middle is flanked by three arches on each side. == Gallery ==

1863 Dispatch Atlas Map of Delhi, India - Geographicus - Delhi-dispatch-1867.jpg|1863 map of Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi). Musjid Futtepoori is south of the Lahauri Gate, in the north. Fatehpuri masjid delhi.jpg|The mosque in 2017 People offering Namaz on the occasion of Idu’l Fitr (Eid), at Fatehpuri Mosque, in Delhi on June 16, 2018.JPG|Worshippers offering namaz during Idu’l Fitr, Masjid_fatehpuri,_old_Delhi.jpg|The view from the mosque towards the old Delhi market == See also ==