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Jama Masjid app for iPhone and iPad


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Lifestyle Education
Developer: ClearWin Technologies
Free
Current version: 1.0, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 22 Jul 2013
App size: 2.95 Mb

One of the largest mosques in Asia, the Jama Masjid offers an excellent view of the entire old city. Jama Masjid is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan,built this mosque in the year 1650 AD and completed in the year 1656 AD, it is the largest and best-known mosque in India. It lies at the beginning of the Chawri Bazar Road, a very busy central street of Old Delhi.

The later name, Jama Masjid, refers to the weekly Friday noon congregation prayers of Muslims, Jummah, which are usually done in a mosque, the "congregational mosque" or "jama masjid". The courtyard of the mosque can hold up to twenty-five thousand worshippers. The mosque also houses several relics in a closet in the north gate, including an antique copy of the Quran written on deer skin.

The app will help user stay connected with the activities, news , media , events etc from this religious heritage site.