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Overview
The Jama Masjid of Delhi — its original name Masjid-i Jahan-Numa, "the mosque that reflects the whole world" — is the great congregational mosque built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in his new capital Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi) between 1644 and 1656, inaugurated by its first imam Syed Abdul Ghafoor Shah Bukhari 1.
History
The mosque served as the Mughal empire's imperial mosque until the dynasty's fall in 1857, a symbol of Mughal power across India 1. Under British rule and after, it carried political memory and public significance, as studied by Hilal Ahmed 2; today it is among Delhi's greatest monuments and a protected Monument of National Importance.
Connections
- Commissioned by
- Shah Jahan
People and things also explored
Shah Jahan· Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra· Great Mosque of Adana· Ahi Çelebi Mosque, Istanbul· al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo· al-Attarine Madrasa, Fez· Great Mosque of Samarra· al-Janad Mosque, Ta'izz
Sources
- Catherine B. Asher, Architecture of Mughal India (Cambridge 1992) , p. 193
- Hilal Ahmed, 'Mosque as Monument' — South Asian Studies 29 (2013)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Jama Masjid, Delhi (Masjid-i Jahan-Numa)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/jama-masjid-delhi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.