The trust said the architect has a free hand regarding the shape of the mosque. (Figurative)
Lucknow:
The mosque to be erected in Ayodhya in accordance with the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case may be shaped differently from the traditional form of mosques and will not bear the name of any emperor or king.
Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) secretary and spokesman Athar Hussain told PTI on Sunday: “A 15,000-square-foot mosque will be built in the village of Dhannipur. It will be the same size as the Babri mosque. The shape of the mosque can be completely different from other mosques. It can be square shaped like the Kaaba Sharif in Mecca, as hinted by the architect SM Akhtar. “
Asked whether the Dhannipur mosque will not have domes or minarets like the Kaaba Sharif, Hussain said it could be a possibility.
He said that the architect has been given a free pass in this regard.
“The mosque will not be called the Babri Masjid. It will not be named after any king or emperor. My personal opinion is that it should be called the Dhannipur Masjid,” Hussain said.
He also informed that the trust is creating its portal so that people can donate for the mosque and the museum, hospital and research center that will be built within the complex. Articles written by national and international Islamic scholars will also appear on the portal.
He said that some work on the portal has yet to be completed and therefore the donation has not yet started.
The Sunni Waqf Central Board of Uttar Pradesh has formed the IICF, a trust, for the construction of the mosque on a five-acre site.
The state government has allocated the five acre plot in Dhannipur of Ayodhya for the construction of the mosque by order of the high court.
After a lengthy legal dispute, the Supreme Court, on November 9 last year, ruled in favor of the construction of a Ram temple on the disputed site in Ayodhya and ordered the Center to assign an alternative five-acre parcel to the Board. Sunni of the Waqf for the construction of a new mosque in a “prominent” location of the holy city of Uttar Pradesh.
The Babri Mosque in Ayodhya was demolished on December 6, 1992 by “karsevaks,” who claimed that an ancient Ram temple stood on the same site.
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