Shaheed Masjid

Masjid Akhoondji

Mehrauli (Sanjay Van area), South Delhi, Delhi

Shaheed 2024-01-30

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

“Indeed, to Allah we belong, and to Him we shall return.”

— Surah Al-Baqarah (2:156)

About Masjid Akhoondji

Built: Believed 600–700 years old (community/Waqf Board claim)

A small masjid with traditional Indo-Islamic features in historic Mehrauli, one of Delhi's oldest settlements, with a madrasa and graveyard attached.

Children studying at the madrasa were displaced overnight. The masjid's age and the manner of its removal drew wide national and international coverage.

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What Happened

What happened

Brought down by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) during an anti-encroachment drive; the adjoining Madrasa Bahrul Uloom and graves were also removed.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Akhonji

Legal status

Delhi High Court ordered status quo on the land (Feb 2024); matter sub judice.

Sub judiceSource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Akhonji

Disputed accounts

DDA treated the site as encroachment on its land.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Akhonji

The masjid committee said no prior notice was received; the Delhi Waqf Board said records and religious texts were destroyed and the imam left homeless.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Akhonji

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See photos in news coverage:Maktoob Media (photo essay)

A place where Allah was remembered for generations. May its memory endure, and may it be raised again.