Information and Directions to Burhani Masjid
Burhani Masjid
Coming from city: Go south on Bannerghatta Road, about 7 Km from Jaideva hospital. Approximately 2 Km after Meenakshi temple, there is RL College of Law on the left, cross that and you'll see Upahar Bhavan restaurant also on the left. Turn left into the lane immediately after Upahar Bhavan; follow the road for about half a kilometer to the Masjid
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Burhani Masjid
Features Of Burhani Masjid
As many as 100 names of Allah inscribed in 24 carat gold. Inscriptions of Ayats (verses) from the Koran.
Burhani Masjid Qibla
The Qibla intricately carved in marble and gold.
This classic monument of Fatemi architecture is a replica of 1,100-year-old Masjid of Maulatena Hurrat-ul-Maleka situated in Zi-jibla, Yemen, and depicts the glory of the Imams.
The cardinal principle of the settlement and development of societies according to the Fatemi culture should ideally be around the mosque.
The mosque also has offices and residence of the Aamil.
While more than 4,000 people can pray namaaz at the mosque, over 5,000 people can attend the "majlis" here.
The outer elevation of the mosque is a blend of two ancient mosques of Egypt "Al-Azhar" and "Al-Anwar" built in the 9th and 10th centuries respectively.
This apart, the mosque has other added attractions.
The "Marsiya of Ya Syeda Shohadai", penned by 51st Dai Syedna Taher Saifuddin depicting the tragic event of Karbala where the grandson of Prophet Mohammed was killed, is inscribed in gold.
The word "Ya Hussain" as handwritten by Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin is also inscribed in gold.
Chandeliers
Five chandeliers made in the shape of flowers hang in the main hall of the mosque. "These chandeliers symbolise the garden city image of Bangalore,"