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'''Tipu Sultan Masjid''' also called '''Shaheed Tipu Sultan Masjid''' is a mosque located on the [[Prince Anwar Shah Road]] in [[Tollygunge]], [[Kolkata]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tipu Sultan and Tollygunge – Where do the two T’s meet? |url=https://www.getbengal.com/details/tipu-sultan-and-tollygunge-where-do-the-two-ts-meet |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=Get Bengal |language=en}}</ref> in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-03-03 |title=Tipu Sultan mosque gets new imam with curtailed powers |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/tipu-sultan-mosque-gets-new-imam-with-curtailed-powers/articleshow/63141520.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-04 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kolkata: Tipu Sultan mosque all set to be self-sufficient in electricity generation |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-kolkata-tipu-sultan-mosque-all-set-to-be-self-sufficient-in-electricity-generation-2625262 |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-26 |title=Streetwise Kolkata: Tipu Sultan Road — One of the many legacies of Mysore ruler in a city he never saw |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/streetwise-kolkata-tipu-sultan-road-one-of-many-legacy-mysore-ruler-7205860/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> It was built in 1860 by [[Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib]], the youngest son of [[Tipu Sultan]] after the [[Tipu Sultan Mosque|Tipu Sultan Masjid]] was built.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-11-06 |title=Why legends of Tipu Sultan live on in Calcutta |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/why-legends-of-tipu-sultan-live-on-in-calcutta/articleshow/61530774.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-04 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-09-11 |title=Tipu Sultan mosques to get a healing touch |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/tipu-sultan-mosques-to-get-a-healing-touch/articleshow/6533468.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-04 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It was named after the ruler of Mysore also known as King of Mysore Tipu Sultan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tipu Sultan Mosque, Calcutta - Sarmaya |url=https://sarmaya.in/objects/photography/tipu-sultan-mosque-calcutta/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=sarmaya.in |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Shiv Sahay |date=2018-06-18 |title=Kolkata mosque shows the sunny path by going green |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/kolkata-mosque-shows-the-sunny-path-by-going-green/article24194806.ece |access-date=2023-09-04 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hard times for Tipu Sultan's descendants |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/living/story/19880415-hard-times-for-tipu-sultans-descendants-797138-1988-04-14 |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Abdus Sukur is the Imam of this Mosque.<ref>{{Cite web |title=After ouster of Barkati, new imam appointed at Tipu Sultan mosque |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-after-ouster-of-barkati-new-imam-appointed-at-tipu-sultan-mosque-2556815/amp |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=www.dnaindia.com}}</ref>
'''Tipu Sultan Masjid''' also called '''Shaheed Tipu Sultan Masjid''' is a mosque located on the [[Prince Anwar Shah Road]] in [[Tollygunge]], [[Kolkata]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tipu Sultan and Tollygunge – Where do the two T’s meet? |url=https://www.getbengal.com/details/tipu-sultan-and-tollygunge-where-do-the-two-ts-meet |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=Get Bengal |language=en}}</ref> in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-03-03 |title=Tipu Sultan mosque gets new imam with curtailed powers |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/tipu-sultan-mosque-gets-new-imam-with-curtailed-powers/articleshow/63141520.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-04 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kolkata: Tipu Sultan mosque all set to be self-sufficient in electricity generation |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-kolkata-tipu-sultan-mosque-all-set-to-be-self-sufficient-in-electricity-generation-2625262 |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-26 |title=Streetwise Kolkata: Tipu Sultan Road — One of the many legacies of Mysore ruler in a city he never saw |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/streetwise-kolkata-tipu-sultan-road-one-of-many-legacy-mysore-ruler-7205860/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> It was built in 1860 by [[Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib]], the youngest son of [[Tipu Sultan]] after the [[Tipu Sultan Mosque|Tipu Sultan Masjid]] was built.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-11-06 |title=Why legends of Tipu Sultan live on in Calcutta |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/why-legends-of-tipu-sultan-live-on-in-calcutta/articleshow/61530774.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-04 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-09-11 |title=Tipu Sultan mosques to get a healing touch |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/tipu-sultan-mosques-to-get-a-healing-touch/articleshow/6533468.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-04 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It was named after the ruler of Mysore also known as King of Mysore Tipu Sultan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tipu Sultan Mosque, Calcutta - Sarmaya |url=https://sarmaya.in/objects/photography/tipu-sultan-mosque-calcutta/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=sarmaya.in |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Shiv Sahay |date=2018-06-18 |title=Kolkata mosque shows the sunny path by going green |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/kolkata-mosque-shows-the-sunny-path-by-going-green/article24194806.ece |access-date=2023-09-04 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hard times for Tipu Sultan's descendants |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/living/story/19880415-hard-times-for-tipu-sultans-descendants-797138-1988-04-14 |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Abdus Sukur is the Imam of this Mosque.<ref>{{Cite web |title=After ouster of Barkati, new imam appointed at Tipu Sultan mosque |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-after-ouster-of-barkati-new-imam-appointed-at-tipu-sultan-mosque-2556815/amp |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=www.dnaindia.com}}</ref>

== Controversies ==

* In May 2011, after the death of Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden. A special Namaz was offered for the peace of the soul of the dead led by controversial Maulana Nurur Rehman Barkati.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-05-06 |title=Special prayer held in Kolkata for Osama |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/special-prayer-held-in-kolkata-for-osama/article1996515.ece |access-date=2023-09-04 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 16:01, 4 September 2023

Tipu Sultan Masjid also called Shaheed Tipu Sultan Masjid is a mosque located on the Prince Anwar Shah Road in Tollygunge, Kolkata[1] in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2][3][4] It was built in 1860 by Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib, the youngest son of Tipu Sultan after the Tipu Sultan Masjid was built.[5][6] It was named after the ruler of Mysore also known as King of Mysore Tipu Sultan.[7][8][9] Abdus Sukur is the Imam of this Mosque.[10]

Controversies

  • In May 2011, after the death of Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden. A special Namaz was offered for the peace of the soul of the dead led by controversial Maulana Nurur Rehman Barkati.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Tipu Sultan and Tollygunge – Where do the two T's meet?". Get Bengal. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  2. ^ "Tipu Sultan mosque gets new imam with curtailed powers". The Times of India. 2018-03-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  3. ^ "Kolkata: Tipu Sultan mosque all set to be self-sufficient in electricity generation". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  4. ^ "Streetwise Kolkata: Tipu Sultan Road — One of the many legacies of Mysore ruler in a city he never saw". The Indian Express. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  5. ^ "Why legends of Tipu Sultan live on in Calcutta". The Times of India. 2017-11-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  6. ^ "Tipu Sultan mosques to get a healing touch". The Times of India. 2010-09-11. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  7. ^ "Tipu Sultan Mosque, Calcutta - Sarmaya". sarmaya.in. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  8. ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (2018-06-18). "Kolkata mosque shows the sunny path by going green". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  9. ^ "Hard times for Tipu Sultan's descendants". India Today. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  10. ^ "After ouster of Barkati, new imam appointed at Tipu Sultan mosque". www.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  11. ^ "Special prayer held in Kolkata for Osama". The Hindu. 2011-05-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
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