Nizamuddin Markaz Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Rite | Tablighi Jamaat movement |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
Leadership | Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi (Ameer) |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Nizamuddin West, South Delhi, Delhi NCT |
Country | India |
Location of the mosque in Central Delhi | |
Geographic coordinates | 28°35′30″N 77°14′36″E / 28.59157°N 77.24336°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque architecture |
Founder | Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi |
Completed | c. 1857 |
Capacity | 2,000 worshippers |
The Nizamuddin Markaz Mosque, also called Banglewali Masjid, is a Sunni mosque located in Nizamuddin West in South Delhi, India. It is the birthplace and global centre of the Tablighi Jamaat,[1][2] the missionary and reformist movement started by Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi in 1926. The congregation is led by his great-grandson, Ameer Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi, since 2015.
Since 2015, frictions developed within Tablighi Jamaat over the leadership of the organisation, however the mosque remains the headquarters for the Nizamuddin branch of the movement.[3]