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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi' has mentioned 'Mosque' in the following places:
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| Qutb Minar and its Monuments, DelhiUNESCO World Heritage SiteQutub Minar seen through the ruined mosque screenLocationMehrauli, IndiaCriteriaCultural: ivReference233Inscription1993 (17th session)Coordinates28xc2xb031xe2x80xb228xe2x80xb3N 77xc2xb011xe2x80xb208xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf28.524382xc2xb0N 77.185430xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 28.524382; 77.185430Coordinates: 28xc2xb031xe2x80xb228xe2x80xb3N 77xc2xb011xe2x80xb208xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf28.524382xc2xb0N 77.185430xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 28.524382; 77.185430Location of Qutb Minar complex in Delhi | WIKI |
| The Qubbat-ul-Islam Mosque (Dome of Islam), later corrupted into Quwwat-ul Islam,[2] stands next to the Qutb Minar. | WIKI |
| [7] Apart from the Qutb Minar and the Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque, other structures in the complex include the Alai Darwaza gate, the Alai Minar and the Iron pillar. | WIKI |
| The Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque was originally built from the remains of 27 older Hindu and Jain temples. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Alai Darwaza 2 Qutub Minar 3 Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque 4 Iron pillar 5 Tombs 5.1 Tomb of Iltutmish 5.2 Tomb of Imam Zamin 6 Ala-ud-din Khilji's tomb and madrasa 7 Alai Minar of Khalji 8 Other monuments 9 Gallery 10 See also 11 References 11.1 Citations 11.2 Sources 12 Further reading 13 External links | WIKI |
| The Alai Darwaza is a main gateway from southern side of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque. | WIKI |
| With its pointed arches and spearhead of fringes, identified as lotus buds, it adds grace to the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque to which it served as an entrance. | WIKI |
| Qutb Minar and Alai Darwaza (Alai Gate), the entrance to the Quwwat-Ul-Islam Mosque | WIKI |
| [19] It stands just outside the Quwwatul mosque, and an Arabic inscription suggests that it might have been built to serve as a place for the muezzin, to call the faithfuls for namaz. | WIKI |
| Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque[edit] | WIKI |
| The ancient ruins of twenty-seven Jain and Hindu temple complex over which a mosque was constructed beside Qutub Minar | WIKI |
| Quwwat-ul-Islam (or Might of Islam) mosque started in 1193 CE by Qutb-ud-din-Aibak to mark his victory over Rajput Jains | WIKI |
| Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque (Arabic: xd9x82xd9x88xd8xa9 xd8xa7xd9x84xd8xa5xd8xb3xd9x84xd8xa7xd9x85 ) (Might of Islam) (also known as the Qutub Mosque or the Great Mosque of Delhi) was commissioned by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, founder of the Mamluk or Slave dynasty and built using the ruins of 27 Hindu and Jain temples. | WIKI |
| It was the first mosque built in Delhi after the Islamic conquest of India and the oldest surviving example of Ghurids architecture in Indian subcontinent. | WIKI |
| [29] The construction of this Jami Masjid (Friday Mosque), started in the year 1193 AD, when Aibak was the commander of Muhammad Ghori's garrison that occupied Delhi. | WIKI |
| To leave the imprint of his religion to the new territory, Aibak decided to erect a mosque epitomising the might of Islam and chose his site, the heart of the captured Rajput citadel of Qila Rai Pithora. | WIKI |
| [28] The Qutub Minar was built simultaneously with the mosque but appears to be a stand-alone structure, built as the 'Minar of Jami Masjid', for the muezzin to perform adhan, call for prayer, and also as a qutub, an Axis or Pole of Islam. | WIKI |
| [30] It is reminiscent in style and design of the Adhai-din-ka Jhonpra or Ajmer mosque at Ajmer, Rajasthan, also built by Aibak during the same time, also constructed by demolishing earlier temples and a Sanskrit school, at the site. | WIKI |
| Intricate stone carvings on the cloister columns at Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque, Qutb complex, Delhi xe2x80x93 Resembles Jain Temple Pillars xe2x80x93 Pillars taken from Jain temples. | WIKI |
| Of the site selected by Aibak for the construction of a mosque, Ibn Battuta, the 14th century Arab traveller, says, before the taking of Delhi it had been a Jain temple, which the Jains called elbut-khana, but after that event it was used as a mosque'. | WIKI |
| [28] Archaeological Survey of India states that the mosque was raised over the remains of a temple and, in addition, it was also constructed from materials taken from other demolished temples, a fact recorded on the main eastern entrance. | WIKI |
| [28] According to a Persian inscription still on the inner eastern gateway, the mosque was built by the parts taken by destruction of twenty-seven Jain temples[4][5][6] built previously during the reigns of the Tomaras and Prithviraj Chauhan, and leaving certain parts of the temple outside the mosque proper. | WIKI |
| [34] Ibn Batuta also states that near the eastern gate of the mosque were two very big idols of copper connected together by stones. | WIKI |
| Every one who left the mosque treaded over them. | WIKI |
| The mosque is one of the earliest extant mosques in India. | WIKI |
| The original dimensions of the mosque had a courtyard measuring 43xc2xa0m (141xc2xa0ft) by 33xc2xa0m (108xc2xa0ft). | WIKI |
| The mosque has grey colonnades made of greystone with three bays in east and two bays deep on the north and the south. | WIKI |
| Extensions were made to the mosque during 1296 when its dimensions in north and south were extended by 35xc2xa0m (115xc2xa0ft). | WIKI |
| The central arch of the mosque is ogee in shape and is 6.5xc2xa0m (21xc2xa0ft) wide and 16xc2xa0m (52xc2xa0ft) tall. | WIKI |
| Desai believes that the mosque was not constructed in scientific style but in Corbel style as indicated by the variations in the pattern of the arches. | WIKI |
| The mosque is built on a raised and paved courtyard, measuring 141xc2xa0ft (43xc2xa0m). | WIKI |
| [29] Expansion of the mosque continued after the death of Qutb. | WIKI |
| Some additions to the mosque were also done by Alauddin Khalji, including the Alai Darwaza, the formal entrance to the mosque in red sandstone and white marble, and a court to the east of the mosque in 1300 AD. | WIKI |
| The mosque is in ruins today but indigenous corbelled arches, floral motifs, and geometric patterns can be seen among the Islamic architectural structures. | WIKI |
| [37] To the west of the Quwwat ul-Islam mosque is the tomb of Iltutmish which was built by the monarch in 1235. | WIKI |
| At the back of the complex, southwest of the mosque, stands an L-shaped construction, consisting of Alauddin Khilji's tomb dating ca 1316 AD, and a madrasa, an Islamic seminary built by him. | WIKI |
| It now stands, north of the mosque. | WIKI |
| It is believed that Ala-ud-din's body was brought to the complex from Siri and buried in front of the mosque, which formed part of the madrasa adjoining the tomb. | WIKI |
| Firoz Shah Tughluq, who undertook repairs of the tomb complex, mentioned a mosque within the madrasa. | WIKI |
| Alauddin Khalji started building the Alai Minar, after he had doubled the size of Quwwat ul-Islam mosque built before 1311AD. | WIKI |
| He conceived this tower to be two times higher than Qutb Minar in proportion with the enlarged mosque. | WIKI |
| Noted Sufi poet and saint of his times, Amir Khusro in his work, Tarikh-i-Alai, mentions Ala-ud-din's intentions to extend the mosque and also constructing another minar. | WIKI |
| Several archaeological monuments dot the Mehrauli Archaeological Park, including the Balban's tomb, Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb. | WIKI |
| Also standing nearby is the Moti Masjid mosque in white marble. | WIKI |
| Remains of Hindu temple ruins in Qutb Minar A map of the Qutb complex (click to see large) Ruins near Qutb Minar Translation of iron pillar inscription Tomb of Iltutmish Tomb of Iltutmish Ruins of hindu temple in Qutb Minar Interior of Tomb of Iltutmish Tomb of Imam Zamin, Qutb Minar Complex Statues from the destroyed Hindu temples View of Qutb Minar Ganesha idol in Qutb Minar Upper storeys of Qutb Minar, in white marble and sandstone Another view of Qutb Minar, with a Hindu temple reused pillar in view Interior of Alai Darwaza, resembling Timber ornamentation, Qutb complex Tomb of Alauddin Khalji, Qutb Minar complex An idol of cow with her calf while another layer has defaced idol of Krishna Dome interior The Qutb Minar, looking up from its foot Quran verses written on the exteriors of the Qutb Minar Architectures of Qutb Complex Anciet ruins of Hindu temple, with figure of a female dancer inside the Quwwat-ul Islam mosque Alai Darwaza Arch Carvings Plaque at the entrance providing visitors a background of Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid Qutb Minar path view | WIKI |