Shaheed Masjid
Takiya Masjid
Begum Bagh / Nizamuddin Colony, near Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Shaheed 2025-01-11
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
“Indeed, to Allah we belong, and to Him we shall return.”
— Surah Al-Baqarah (2:156)
About Takiya Masjid
A neighbourhood masjid in the old Begum Bagh area of Ujjain.
Removed in a single-day operation along with an entire colony.
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What Happened
What happened
Brought down along with about 257 homes to expand the Mahakal Lok temple corridor (parking and facilities ahead of Simhastha 2028).
Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/ujjain-over-250-houses-demolished-to-develop-parking-more-near-mahakaleshwar-temple-takiya-masjid-to-be-relocatedLegal status
Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a plea to rebuild the masjid (Oct 2025).
Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/ujjain-over-250-houses-demolished-to-develop-parking-more-near-mahakaleshwar-temple-takiya-masjid-to-be-relocatedDisputed accounts
Collector said land acquisition was completed with compensation (about ₹33 cr of ₹66 cr paid at the time).
Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/ujjain-over-250-houses-demolished-to-develop-parking-more-near-mahakaleshwar-temple-takiya-masjid-to-be-relocatedResidents described being given very short notice to vacate.
Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/ujjain-over-250-houses-demolished-to-develop-parking-more-near-mahakaleshwar-temple-takiya-masjid-to-be-relocatedNo photograph yet
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A place where Allah was remembered for generations. May its memory endure, and may it be raised again.