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1. HISTORYOF
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QUWWATULISLAM
MOSQUE

2. The mosque known as Quwwatu'l-
Islam Masjid is located adjacent to
Qutub Minar in Delhi.
Quwwatu'l-Islam MosqueThe
Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid can be a
bewildering experience for those
unfamiliar with its history.
On one hand there is the beautiful,
curvaceous Islamic calligraphy, the
arabesque designs and then there are
pillars with clearly pre-Islamic Hindu
motifs.

3.  Delicate brocade designs and Islamic inscription adorn this structure.
Its pillars have clear Hindu motifs and are believed to have been taken
from the 27 temples of Qila Rai Pithora, the city of the Rajput King
Prithviraj Chauhan.
In the inscriptions belonging to the times of Qutub-ud-Din, this mosque
is mentioned by the name of Jami Masjid or Friday Mosque. Built by
Qutub-ud-din Aibak, it was completed in four years.
The mosque was started in 1192 by Qutub-ud-din Aibak, the first ruler
of the Slave Dynasty (called so because the founder was once a royal
slave).

4. It was finished four years later. However the masjid, much like the
Qutub complex itself, never stopped growing and many subsequent
rulers, like Altamash in 1230 and Alauddin Khalji in 1315, added their
own bits to it.
As soon as you passing through the entrance (watch out for the steep
steps) of the poetically beautiful Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque the intricately
carved temple ceiling catches your eye.
In front of you will be the spectacular courtyard of the mosque which is
lined by the rows of the profusely adorned pillars talked about earlier on
both sides.

5.  Hindu motifs, like tasseled ropes, bells, tendrils, cows and leaves, frolic
all over the mosque.
The very first indication of the Islamic character of the building come
from the elegant pointed arches with curvaceous and serpentine
calligraphy of texts from Quran in Arabic crowning them, towards the west
of the mosque.
A massive stone screen was erected in front of the prayer hall, with a
central arch and two similar, though smaller, arches on either side; all of
these are shaped like an 'S' (ogee-shaped).

6. The prayer hall of the mosque stands to the west. It consists of a
central arch which is over 6.15m (20ft) high and profusely carved,
crowded with exquisite decorations and is one of the earliest and
finest examples of the fusion of Hindu and Islamic art.
Later Qutub-ud-din's son-in-law and successor, Altamash had the
prayer hall screen extended, and added three more arches besides
the original five.
The difference between the two arches is interesting: the earlier
arches are not really the 'true' arch which is such a hallmark of Islamic
architecture, Altamash's arches were built by workmen from
Afghanistan and are stylistically quite distinct.

7. They use Islamic motifs such as geometrical shapes rather than
naturalistic designs (which were frowned upon by the Muslim clergy)
that Hindus used.
 Ala-ud-din Khalji added a courtyard to the mosquethe entrance to
which is the amazing Alai Darwaza.
In the mosque compound is the small but pretty tomb of Imam
Zamim, who was the Imam (head priest) of the mosque during
Sikander Lodi's (1488-1517) reign.

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