Jama Masjid, Nerul

The Jama Masjid Nerul or Nerul Aalami Markaz (Bengali: নেরুল আলমী মারকাজ, Urdu: نیرول عالمی مرکز‎) is a mosque located in Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is the oldest, largest mosque in Nerul & one of the main mosques of Navi Mumbai. It serves as the headquarter for the shura faction of the Tablighi Jamaat and is led by scholars like Ahmad Laat and Ebrahim Dewla. [1]

Jama Masjid Nerul
Nerul Aalami Markaz
Religion
AffiliationSunni, Tablighi Jamaat
LeadershipAhmed Laat, Ebrahim Dewla
Location
LocationPlot No 11/3B, Sector 15, Nerul East, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Geographic coordinates19.0346494°N 73.0205191°E / 19.0346494; 73.0205191
Architecture
Completed1995
Capacity2000~

The leadership of the Tablighi Jamat was split in 2015 when Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi claimed to be the sole leader of Tablighi Jamat. It ended up in two groups, one being headed by Kandhlawi at Nizamuddin Markaz Mosque and other being headed by the shura, with its place at Nerul, Maharashtra.[2]

Architecture

The Jama Masjid was established in 1995 and recently became a three-storied building. It has no pillars inside the main prayer hall and can accommodate 2000~ people for daily prayers and 5000~ people on Eid prayers.

Overview

The mosque is also known as 'Masjid-E-Tabligh' & serves as the TJ headquarter for shura faction of the Tablighi Jamaat in India.[3]

2015 leadership controversy

On November 2015, the 11 member of 'Aalmi Shura' has been completed again[4] which was later confirmed by Maulana Mawlana Tariq Jameel. After the leadership controversy events, very little has been changed & the 13 member of 'Aalmi Shura' is still operational from the Nerul Aalami Markaz.[5]

Madrasa Faizul Uloom

The mosque also has a madrasa which is managed by ' Hidayat Ul Islam Trust'.

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Media related to Nerul Markaz at Wikimedia Commons

References
  1. https://m.timesofindia.com/india/how-tablighi-movement-split-into-two-groups-two-years-ago/articleshow/74922079.cms
  2. "Tablighi Jamaat at the crossroads". MilliGazette. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. Iqbal, Sajid (2018-02-25). "A HOUSE DIVIDED". DAWN. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  4. "New Word Shura of Tableegh Announced". ILM HUB. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  5. "Work is proceeding under the Guidance of World Shura Members". Retrieved 2020-02-06.
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