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| image = File:Mausoleum of Shah e Hamadan 01.JPG| image_size = | alt = | caption = The Khanqah on the banks of Jhelum| map_type = India Jammu and Kashmir| map_size = | map_caption = | location = Zaina Kadal, Srinagar34.091248display=inline,title}}| religious_affiliation = Sunni Islam| rite = | region = Kashmir ValleyJammu and Kashmir (union territory)>Jammu and Kashmir| country = India| sector = Srinagar District>Srinagar| cercle = | municipality = | consecration_year = | status = Active| functional_status = Active| heritage_designation = | leadership = | patron = | website = | architecture = | architect = | architecture_type = | architecture_style = Sikandar Butshikan>Sultan Sikandar| funded_by = | general_contractor = | facade_direction = | groundbreaking = | year_completed = 1395 CE, Rebuilt 1732 CE| construction_cost = | specifications = | capacity = | length = | width = | width_nave = | height_max = 38m| dome_quantity = 1 (turret)| dome_height_outer = | dome_height_inner = | dome_dia_outer = | dome_dia_inner = | minaret_quantity = None| minaret_height = | spire_quantity = | spire_height = | materials = | nrhp = | added = | refnum = | designated = }}Khanqah-e-Moula (), also known as Shah-e-Hamadan Masjid and Khanqah, is a mosque located in the Old City of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Situated on the right bank of the river Jhelum between the Fateh Kadal and Zaina Kadal bridges, it was first built in 1395 CE, commissioned by Sultan Sikendar in memory of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani. It is held to be the first Khanqah—mosques associated with specific saints—in the Kashmir valley. It is one of the best examples of Kashmiri wooden architecture, and is decorated with papier mache.WEB,www.orientalarchitecture.com/india/srinagar/khanqah.php, Asian Historical Architecture: A Photographic Survey, Asian Architecture,

Construction

The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Sikandar Butshikan in 1395 CE in memory of the Islamic preacher Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, the central figure involved in the widespread conversion to Islam in Kashmir. Also known as Shah-e-Hamadan (the King of Hamadan), the preacher came to Kashmir from the city of Hamadan, Persia in the 14th century. He is credited for the spread of Islam in Kashmir. In 1480 AD, the shrine was destroyed in a fire. The then ruler, Sultan Hassan Shah, expanded its premises and rebuilt it. In 1731 CE, the Khanqah was again destroyed by fire and then rebuilt by Abdul Barkat Khan.

Background

(File:Shah Hamadan Mosque, srinagar 1906.jpg|thumb|Sketch of Shah Hamadan mosque dating back to 1906)Local Hindus were involved in various communal disputes and repeated altercations by 1942, agitating for the right to build a covered shrine adjacent to the Muslim shrine,BOOK,books.google.com/books?id=qTHTI-Eus8kC&dq=kali+temple+srinagar+khanqah&pg=PA206, Hindu Rulers, Muslim Subjects: Islam, Rights, and the History of Kashmir, Rai, Mridu, 2004, Hurst, 9781850656616, en, which eventually led to a boycott of Muslim-owned shops by Kashmiri Hindus.BOOK,books.google.com/books?id=XiRuAAAAMAAJ&q=kali+temple+srinagar+khanqah, Freedom movement in Kashmir, 1931-1940, Khan, Ghulam Hassan, 1980, Light & Life Publishers, en, (File:Khanqah, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.jpg|thumb|left|The mosque’s interior has intricate woodwork and is richly decorated with papier-maché, seen above in 2007; the wooden structure makes it prone to fires, the latest such incident occurring in 2017)

Adjacent Kalishri Mata Shrine

Toward the River Jhelum, there is a wall marked with Sindoor (or Sindooram, a traditional vermilion red or orange-red colored cosmetic powder from India, usually worn by married women along the parting of their hair) but not a temple and water oozes at a place, which Kashmiri Hindus say is dedicated to goddess Kali.WEB,risingkashmir.com/news/maha-kali-temple-co-exists-with-khanqah, Maha Kali temple co-exists with Khanqah, Rising Kashmir, en, 2019-01-15, 15 January 2019,risingkashmir.com/news/maha-kali-temple-co-exists-with-khanqah," title="web.archive.org/web/20190115132434risingkashmir.com/news/maha-kali-temple-co-exists-with-khanqah,">web.archive.org/web/20190115132434risingkashmir.com/news/maha-kali-temple-co-exists-with-khanqah, dead, (File:Kalleshwari Temple Srinagar.png|thumb|View of the Khanqah from the Jhelum river. On the bank saffron marks indicate the supposed existence of a Kali temple, although no conclusive evidence exists of the latter.)

Fire of 2017

On 15 November 2017, a fire broke out in the shrine which damaged the spire of the building. Fire tenders were brought on the scene and they managed to arrest the spread of the fire which prevented any further damage to the building.NEWS,indianexpress.com/article/india/khankah-e-moula-shrine-damaged-in-srinagar-fire-jammu-kashmir-downtown-4938501/, Khankah-e-Moula shrine damaged in Srinagar fire, 2017-11-15, 2019-05-05, en-IN, Restoration work was immediately startedNEWS,www.greaterkashmir.com/print/khanqah-fire-work-to-rebuild-damaged-spire-rooftop-begins/266504.html, Latest News From Kashmir, Breaking News, Current Headlines, Kashmir News Online {{!, Greater Kashmir |access-date=2019-05-05 |language=en-US}} and on 30 March 2018, a refurbished crown was successfully installed on the spire of the shrine.NEWS,www.greaterkashmir.com/news/srinagar/khankah-e-maulla-gets-refurbished-crown/, Khankah-e-Maulla gets refurbished crown, 2018-03-31, 2019-05-05, en-US,

See also

• Jamia Masjid, SrinagarÛ”
• Hazratbal ShrineÛ”

References

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