The Imam-e-Haram from Mecca is set to lay the foundation stone for the much-anticipated Mohammed Bin Abdullah Masjid in Dhannipur village, Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh. The mosque, named after Prophet Mohammed-Bin-Abdullah, will be erected by the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust in adherence to the Supreme Court’s directives of 2019.
Hailing from the 2019 Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi verdict, the Supreme Court allocated 5 acres of land to the Sunni Central Waqf Board in Ayodhya. The entire 2.77 acres of disputed land was granted to the Ram Lalla temple.
The mosque, positioned 22 km away from the original Babri Masjid site witnessed its demolition on December 6, 1992, when a large mob of Hindu activists destroyed the 16th-century mosque, claiming it was built on the birthplace of Lord Ram. The incident led to widespread communal tensions and has remained a big issue in Indian politics.
The Mohammed Bin Abdullah mosque is projected to become the largest in India.
Mumbai-based BJP leader Haji Arafat Shaikh, appointed Chairman of the Masjid Muhammad bin Abdullah’s Development Committee, shared insights on its grandeur. “The mosque is likely to house the biggest Quran in the world, with dimensions reading 21 feet high and 36 feet wide,” he said.