Mohaideen Andavar Mosque
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| Mohaideen Andavar Mosque | |
|---|---|
 The mosque in 2014 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Friday mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Thirukkalachery, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
  Location of the mosque in Tamil Nadu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 11°00′38″N 79°48′09″E / 11.01053°N 79.80261°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1936; 1990 (reconstructed) |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | One |
| Minaret(s) | Two |
The Mohaideen Andavar Mosque, also known as Mohaideen Andavar Jumma Mosque (Tamil: மொகய்தீன் ஆண்டவர் மசூதி-நாகப்பட்டினம்), is a Friday mosque located in Thirukkalachery, Nagapattinam district, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque is situated in Mosque Street (also called Pallivaasal Street; pallivaasal in Tamil means mosque).
History
[edit]This mosque got its name when it was built in 1936 on land donated by a local philanthropist and through donations from Indian immigrants from Malaya (now Malaysia) and French Indochina (now Vietnam). Donations were received from Pitchai Ghani Rawuthar and Ave Mohamed Yusuf, both subsequently deceased.
The mosque was re-built in 1990 by Ave Mohamed Yusuf's son, Ave Abdul Hameed with his own funds without any donations from the public. However, Ave Abdul Hameed's son, Ave Abdul Bachir, had said that he[clarification needed] had donated US$100,000 (approximately equivalent to 4 million Indian rupees, at that time) in a single payment from Switzerland towards the reconstruction of the mosque. No other reliable donation details within the Ave's family or his other children were available while he was still alive after the construction of this mosque.
The mosque is one of the biggest mosques (with a unique large dome similar like Prophet Muhammad's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia) in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu.
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