Taj-ul-Masajid
| Taj-ul-Masajid | |
|---|---|
The mosque in 2010 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Rite | Deobandi movement (Tablighi Jamaat) |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| Country | India |
Location of the mosque and dargah in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Geographic coordinates | 23°15′47″N 77°23′35″E / 23.263°N 77.393°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | |
| Funded by | |
| Date established | c. 1870s (as a congregation) |
| Groundbreaking | 1887 |
| Completed | 1958 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | c. 175,000 worshippers |
| Interior area | 23,000 m2 (250,000 sq ft) |
| Dome(s) | Three |
| Minaret(s) | Two |
| Minaret height | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Website | |
| darululoomtajulmasajid | |
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The Taj-ul-Masajid (Arabic: تَاجُ ٱلْمَسَاجِد, romanized: Tāj-ul-Masājid, lit. 'Crown of Mosques'), also known as the Tāj-ul-Masjid (Arabic: تَاجُ ٱلْمَسْجِد), is a Sunni mosque, affiliated with Tablighi Jamaat, part of the Deobandi movement, located in Bhopal, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. With capacity for c. 175,000 worshippers, it is the largest mosque in India and, as of 2014, was the ninth largest mosque in the world.