Mohaideen Andavar Mosque (Thirukkalachery)
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Mohaideen Andavar Mosque in Thirukkalachery has an important history to this building. It is located in Mosque Street (also called Pallivaasal Street; pallivaasal in Tamil
means "mosque
").
(now Malaysia) and French Indochina (now Vietnam). Donations were collected mainly by Pitchai Ghani Rawoothar and Ave Mohamed Yusuf (both now deceased).
This mosque was then re-built in 1990 by Ave Mohamed Yusuf's son, Ave Abdul Hameed with his own funds. His sons Ave Abdul Sukur and Ave Abdul Bachir also donated US$50,000 towards the rebuilding. This mosque still retains the name Mohaideen Andawar Mosque although it is commonly known as Jamea Masjid. This is one of the biggest mosques with a large dome in Nagappattinam District of Tamil Nadu
, India
.
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
means "mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
").
History
This mosque got its name when it was originally re-built in 1936 through donations from Indian immigrants from MalayaBritish Malaya
British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries...
(now Malaysia) and French Indochina (now Vietnam). Donations were collected mainly by Pitchai Ghani Rawoothar and Ave Mohamed Yusuf (both now deceased).
This mosque was then re-built in 1990 by Ave Mohamed Yusuf's son, Ave Abdul Hameed with his own funds. His sons Ave Abdul Sukur and Ave Abdul Bachir also donated US$50,000 towards the rebuilding. This mosque still retains the name Mohaideen Andawar Mosque although it is commonly known as Jamea Masjid. This is one of the biggest mosques with a large dome in Nagappattinam District of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.