The Mirpet Mosque is a mosque located in Meerpet, Hyderabad, in the state of Telangana, India. The mosque was completed in AH 1019 (1610/1611 CE), and commissioned by Mir Mu'min Astarabadi, after whom the locality is named.[1]
Architecture
The architecture of the mosque is similar to that of the Saidabad Mosque, also established by Mir Mu'min.[2]
The mosque is situated with a large courtyard, measuring approximately 84 by 66 metres (277 by 216 ft). The courtyard is entered through a large gateway on the east.[2] The facade of the mosque contains three arched entrances leading into the interior. An alam motif is present above each arch. Above the entrance arches, a panel of fifteen small arches runs along the length of the facade.[3]
Each of the spandrels of the mihrab contains a medallion, upon which an inscription is carved. The inscriptions on the medallions, translated into English, read:
So said the prophet of the two worlds (left); the mu'min is alive in this world and the hereafter, 1019. (right)
This is a play on words, with "mu'min" meaning "believer" (that is, a true Muslim), as well as being the name of the mosque's founder, Mir Mu'min Astarabadi. The medallion on the right also gives the date of the mosque's construction as AH 1019 (1610/1611).[2]
See also
References
- ^ Nayeem, M. A. (2006). The Heritage of the Qutb Shahis of Golconda and Hyderabad. Hyderabad Publishers. p. 205. ISBN 978-81-85492-23-0.
- ^ a b c Sherwani, Haroon Khan (1967). Muhammad-Quli Qutb Shah, Founder of Haidarabad (PDF). Asia Publishing House. pp. 35–36.
- ^ Zore, Syed Mohiuddin Qadri (1941). میر محمّد مومن: حیات اور کارنامے [Mir Muhammad Muʼmin: Life and Achievements] (in Urdu). pp. 89–93.
