Mecca Masjid (1617–1694) — Hyderabad's great Qutb Shahi Friday mosque by the Charminar: Mecca-soil bricks in the central arch, single-granite facades, 10,000 capacity, Prophet's-hair relic room, and Nizam tombs.
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In Old City, beside Charminar, Telangana, Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad — a begun 1617 (muhammad quli qutb shah, foundation by his own prayer-clean hands); completed 1694 (aurangzeb); 8,000 workers; 77 years site — mecca Masjid (1617–1694) — Hyderabad's great Qutb Shahi Friday mosque by the Charminar: Mecca-soil bricks in the central arch, single-granite facades, 10,000 capacity, Prophet's-hair relic room, and Nizam tombs.
The earliest event recorded here is foundation, 1617. Through the centuries, the temple witnessed completion, 1694. The Sultan lays the stone himself — tradition says he alone among the elders had never missed a prayer.
Foundation, 1617
01Walk the pradakshina path. Note the earliest event recorded here — foundation, 1617.
02The tradition here is islamic. Sit. Listen. The darshan is its own teaching.
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A hundred yards from Charminar rises the Qutb Shahi Friday mosque whose central arch — tradition holds — is baked of bricks made with soil brought from Mecca. Begun by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah in 1617, raised by 8,000 workers across 77 years and three reigns, finished by Aurangzeb in 1694: one building, two empires, ten thousand worshippers.
