Ayodhya mosque construction to begin on January 26
The event will be marked by flag hoisting and a plantation drive. Updated Jan 18, 2021 · 11:20 am The design of a mosque and a hospital to be built on a five-acre land in Ayodhya’s Dhannipur village. | Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation/ Twitter
The construction of a mosque in Dhannipur village in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya will formally begin on January 26, reported NDTV. The event will be marked by hoisting the national flag and a plantation drive.
The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation, a trust formed by the Uttar Pradesh government and the State Sunni Central Waqf Board, is tasked with constructing the mosque on a 5-acre plot given to it following the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Ayodhya title dispute case.
Updated Dec 21, 2020 | 19:06 IST
The mosque will not be named after any king or a ruler, rather the IICF has suggested the mosque to be named as the Dhannipur Masjid but a final decision is yet to be taken. Ayodhya mosque may likely be called the Dhannipur mosque | Photo Credit: PTI
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According to the blueprint, a dome-less mosque, 200-bed hospital, a community kitchen and a modern library will be set up in the complex.
The building structure will also house the trust office and publication house focusing on research and a publication house of Indo Islamic Cultural-Literature Studies.
Highlights
A 200-bed hospital will also come up at the site.
Solar power will be installed in the mosque.
LUCKNOW: The design of a mosque and a hospital to be built on a five-acre land in Ayodhya s Dhannipur village allocated by the Supreme Court in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case was unveiled on Saturday at the IICF office here.
The Uttar Pradesh State Sunni Central Waqf Board had formed the trust, Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), to construct the mosque and other utilities on the plot.
Prof SM Akhtar of Jamia Millia Islamia, who joined the programme through video conferencing, displayed the designs of the mosque and the 200-bed hospital that will come up at the site. A community kitchen (saarvjanik bhojnalaya) and a modern library will also be set up in the complex.
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Glimpse of futuristic Ayodhya mosque and hospital plan
The design of a mosque and a hospital to be built on a five-acre land in Ayodhya s Dhannipur village allocated by the Supreme Court in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case was unveiled on Saturday at the IICF office. The Uttar Pradesh State Sunni Central Waqf Board had formed the trust, Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), to construct the mosque and other utilities on the plot. Prof SM Akhtar of Jamia Millia Islamia, who joined the programme through video conferencing, displayed the designs of the mosque and the 200-bed hospital that will come up at the site.
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Design of the Ayodhya mosque unveiled by the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board. (Image credits: Twitter)
The design of a mosque and a hospital to be built on a five-acre land in Ayodhya s Dhannipur village allocated by the Supreme Court in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case was unveiled on Saturday at the IICF office here.
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The design of a mosque and a hospital to be built on a five-acre land in Ayodhya s Dhannipur village allocated by the Supreme Court in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case was unveiled on Saturday at the IICF office here. The Uttar Pradesh State Sunni Central Waqf Board had formed the trust, Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), to construct the mosque and other utilities on the plot.