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Ahmadabad: Muhafiz Khan's mosque details (left, top and bottom), Ahmad Shah's Mosque detail (right)
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Ahmad Shah mosque, also known as the Chhoti Jumna
Mosque, was built in Ahmadabad's citadel and completed in 1414. An
Arabic inscription over the central mihrab records that the mosque
was built by Ahmad Shah in 1414. The ground plan of the Ahmad Shah
mosque is based on the Jami Masjid in Cambay, built in 1325. The
roof is covered with ten large domes and other smaller ones
between. Key features of this mosque include the eight
perforated stone windows which light the interior and the use of
pillars, which originated from an earlier Hindu temple, to support
the domes which demonstrate the fusion of Islamic and Hindu
architectural styles.
Title: Ahmadabad: Muhafiz Khan's mosque details (left, top and
bottom), Ahmad Shah's Mosque detail (right)
Description:
Ahmad Shah mosque, also known as the Chhoti Jumna
Mosque, was built in Ahmadabad's citadel and completed in 1414.
An
Arabic inscription over the central mihrab records that the mosque
was built by Ahmad Shah in 1414.
The ground plan of the Ahmad Shah
mosque is based on the Jami Masjid in Cambay, built in 1325.
The
roof is covered with ten large domes and other smaller ones
between.
 Key features of this mosque include the eight
perforated stone windows which light the interior and the use of
pillars, which originated from an earlier Hindu temple, to support
the domes which demonstrate the fusion of Islamic and Hindu
architectural styles.
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