Jamia Masjid Srinagar Complete History
Channel: Museum of Kashmir
Date: 2021-07-05

The Jamia Masjid in Srinagar is over 600 years old. Built during the Sultanate period, it is central to the faith of Kashmiri Muslims. Like Al Aqsa Mosque, Jamia also witnesses crackdowns, sieges and lockdowns. Just like the Palestinians, Kashmiris too go out of their way to revere it and protect it. 


References: 
Hamdani, Hakim Sameer. The Syncretic Traditions of Islamic Religious Architecture of Kashmir (Early 14th-18th Century). Routledge, 2021.


“How Architecture in Kashmir, over the Years, Knitted Together Cultures, Traditions and Religions.” The Indian Express, 12 Feb. 2020, https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/kashmir-architecture-weaving-culture-and-tradition-peer-dastgeer-sahib-shrine-6263273/.

Para, Altaf Hussain. The Making of Modern Kashmir: Sheikh Abdullah and the Politics of the State. Routledge, 2019.


Rai, Mridu. Hindu Rulers, Muslim Subjects: Islam, Rights and the History of Kashmir. Princeton Univ. Press, 2004.



Saraf, Muhammad Yusuf. Kashmiris Fight For Freedom. 1977th ed., Ferozsons.


“Srinagar’s Jama Masjid Finally Opens for Prayers.” Deccan Chronicle, 19 Dec. 2019, https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/191219/srinagars-jama-masjid-finally-opens-for-prayers.html.


Sufi, G. M. D. Kashir: being a history of Kashmir : from the earliest times to our own. 2015.


z-g-muhammad. “The Siege of Jamia Masjid.” Greater Kashmir, https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/the-siege-of-jamia-masjid. Accessed 5 July 2021.





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