Jama Masjid Mosque

Gurugram Mosque: A mob attacked a mosque in Gurugram, killed one person, and injured several others just past midnight, police have said. The mosque, Anjuman Jama Masjid in Sector 57, was also set on fire.

The Jama Masjid on Thursday withdrew a controversial order restricting the entry of women in the mosque, after an outrage over the issue prompted Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena to intervene.

The administration of Delhi's Jama Masjid put notices outside its gates banning the entry of 'girls', whether alone or in groups. As controversy escalated, the mosque's Shahi Imam said the order is not applicable to those coming to offer prayers.

According to senior police officials, the protest was held peacefully on the stairs near one of the gates of the mosque, and it lasted for around 15 to 20 minutes.

The iconic Jama Masjid in Delhi will be closed from 8 pm today till June 30, the mosque's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari has announced just three days after the mosque reopened.

Delhi Jama Masjid: Delhi's Jama Masjid may have to be closed again in view of the "deteriorating" situation in the city due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the mosque's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari said today.

Eid-ul-Fitr 2020:The iconic Jama Masjid in Delhi was deserted as Eid was celebrated on Monday in the coronavirus lockdown. With mosques and other religious places still shut, people offered prayers at home and greeted friends and family online.

Eid ul Fitr 2020 India: It was a different Jumat-ul-Vida (last day of Ramzan) for Delhi's Jama Masjid this time, as unlike every year, only a few offered Namaz at the iconic mosque adhering to the social distancing norms due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Assam is in a state of high alert after the first coronavirus positive case in the state emerged on Tuesday. A 52-year-old cleric, who runs a madrassa in Karimganj district, 300 kilometres from Guwahati, had recently travelled to Delhi where he visited Jama Masjid and Nizamuddin area, where a large religious gathering has emerged as a coronavirus h...

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad escaped police custody and ran after leading a huge protest against the citizenship law at Jama Masjid in the old quarters of Delhi on Friday. He had been detained after a protest along with hundreds of supporters, during which he shouted slogans and waved flags from the steps of the historic mosque, dramatically...

A group of masked young men stormed into the historical Jamia Masjid in Srinagar with ISIS flags and created a ruckus on Friday, provoking condemnation from the mosque's management committee as well as separatists.

The Hindutva dream of constructing a Ram Temple at the site of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya is yet to be realised, but BJP parliamentarian Sakshi Maharaj has come up with a new rallying cry in the run-up the Lok Sabha elections: Demolish Delhi's Jama Masjid because it has been constructed on the remains of a Hindu temple.

Hyderabad's famous "Spanish Mosque" will be opened for people of all faiths on Independence Day to promote communal harmony. The century-old monument Jama Masjid Aiwan-E-Begumpet will welcome the masses between 10 am and 7 pm on August 15, as part of its "Visit My Mosque" programme. Visitors will be given guided tours of the mosque.

One of the three domes of the historic Jama Masjid here collapsed on Diwali evening, killing a 10-year-old boy and seriously injuring two, the head priest of the mosque said today.

A large number of people offered prayers at Jama Masjid in Delhi on the occasion of Eid-ul-Zuha. The iconic mosque in the heart of Old Delhi, which is India's largest, can hold 25,000 people.

Gurugram Mosque: A mob attacked a mosque in Gurugram, killed one person, and injured several others just past midnight, police have said. The mosque, Anjuman Jama Masjid in Sector 57, was also set on fire.

The Jama Masjid on Thursday withdrew a controversial order restricting the entry of women in the mosque, after an outrage over the issue prompted Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena to intervene.

The administration of Delhi's Jama Masjid put notices outside its gates banning the entry of 'girls', whether alone or in groups. As controversy escalated, the mosque's Shahi Imam said the order is not applicable to those coming to offer prayers.

According to senior police officials, the protest was held peacefully on the stairs near one of the gates of the mosque, and it lasted for around 15 to 20 minutes.

The iconic Jama Masjid in Delhi will be closed from 8 pm today till June 30, the mosque's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari has announced just three days after the mosque reopened.

Delhi Jama Masjid: Delhi's Jama Masjid may have to be closed again in view of the "deteriorating" situation in the city due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the mosque's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari said today.

Eid-ul-Fitr 2020:The iconic Jama Masjid in Delhi was deserted as Eid was celebrated on Monday in the coronavirus lockdown. With mosques and other religious places still shut, people offered prayers at home and greeted friends and family online.

Eid ul Fitr 2020 India: It was a different Jumat-ul-Vida (last day of Ramzan) for Delhi's Jama Masjid this time, as unlike every year, only a few offered Namaz at the iconic mosque adhering to the social distancing norms due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Assam is in a state of high alert after the first coronavirus positive case in the state emerged on Tuesday. A 52-year-old cleric, who runs a madrassa in Karimganj district, 300 kilometres from Guwahati, had recently travelled to Delhi where he visited Jama Masjid and Nizamuddin area, where a large religious gathering has emerged as a coronavirus h...

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad escaped police custody and ran after leading a huge protest against the citizenship law at Jama Masjid in the old quarters of Delhi on Friday. He had been detained after a protest along with hundreds of supporters, during which he shouted slogans and waved flags from the steps of the historic mosque, dramatically...

A group of masked young men stormed into the historical Jamia Masjid in Srinagar with ISIS flags and created a ruckus on Friday, provoking condemnation from the mosque's management committee as well as separatists.

The Hindutva dream of constructing a Ram Temple at the site of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya is yet to be realised, but BJP parliamentarian Sakshi Maharaj has come up with a new rallying cry in the run-up the Lok Sabha elections: Demolish Delhi's Jama Masjid because it has been constructed on the remains of a Hindu temple.

Hyderabad's famous "Spanish Mosque" will be opened for people of all faiths on Independence Day to promote communal harmony. The century-old monument Jama Masjid Aiwan-E-Begumpet will welcome the masses between 10 am and 7 pm on August 15, as part of its "Visit My Mosque" programme. Visitors will be given guided tours of the mosque.

One of the three domes of the historic Jama Masjid here collapsed on Diwali evening, killing a 10-year-old boy and seriously injuring two, the head priest of the mosque said today.

A large number of people offered prayers at Jama Masjid in Delhi on the occasion of Eid-ul-Zuha. The iconic mosque in the heart of Old Delhi, which is India's largest, can hold 25,000 people.