Jama Masjid, Delhi
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| Jama Masjid, Delhi |
mosque in India. Construction began in 1650 and was
completed in 1656. It lies at the beginning of the Chawri
Bazar Road, a very busy central street of Old Delhi. The
later name, Jama Masjid, refers to the weekly Friday noon
congregation prayers of Muslims, Jummah, which are
usually done in a mosque, the “congregational mosque”
or “jāma masjid”. The courtyard of the mosque can hold
up to twenty-five thousand worshippers. The mosque also
houses several relics in a closet in the north gate, including
an antique copy of the Qur'an written on deer skin.
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