BADAUN, UP — After Varanasi and Mathura, it is now a mosque in Badaun that has attracted controversy with right-wing men claiming it to be a Neel Kanth Mahadeva temple.
A local court in Badaun has issued notices to the parties concerned on a petition filed by one Mukesh Patel who claims to be the state convener of the All India Hindu Mahasabha.
The petitioner has claimed that the Jama Masjid complex in Badaun was once a fort of the Hindu king Mahipal.
The mosque, according to the petition, was built by demolishing an ancient temple of Neel Kanth Mahadeva by Muslim ruler Shamsuddin Altamash.
Recorded history says that the Badaun Jama Masjid was built by Altamash, also called Iltutmish, on his daughter Razia Sultana’s birthday.
The mosque is called Azimusshan Jama Masjid. It is an 800-year-old Masjid, one of the largest and oldest mosques in India.
The construction of this mosque started in 1210 AD and was completed in 1223 AD.
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