Jama Masjid:

Beyond the intimidating entrance, is a vast courtyard measuring nearly 100msq. It is flanked
by pillared corridors which run all along the courtyard and have domed pavilions in the middle
on either side.
The prayer hall, measuring 61m by 27.5m, is quite a marvel. It is has a magnificent façade of
eleven arches, the central one being higher than the others and serving as the entrance. It is
topped off(megkoronáz) by three magnificent domes which are richly ornamented and have
black and white marble stripes
The closet(fülke) in the North gate of the mosque contains a collection of Muhammad's relics -
the Quran written on deerskin, a red beard-hair of the prophet, his sandals and his footprint,
embedded in a marble slab(lap), all of which are still preserved.
northeast corner of the mosque.
All these Relics were brought to India by Timur Lenk empror & he passed it on to the Mughal
Empire & then Empror Shahjahan shifted these relics from the palace to the mosque for
display of the common man. Since then these relics have been kept here under the safe
custody of the sajjadas these relics are on display everyday from 9 in the morning till the
magrib salah (namaz).

Terrorism Incidents
2006 Explosions April 14, 2006, two explosions occurred within the Jama Masjid. The first
explosion came at around 17:26 and the second some seven minutes later at around 17:33. At
least thirteen people were injured in the blasts. There were about 1000 people in the mosque
at the time of the blasts as the day happened to be Friday, a Muslim holy day, and because it
was the first Friday Muhammad's birthday. According to official spokesmen, there was no
damage to the mosque itself.
2010 Shooting On September 15, 2010, two Taiwanese tourists were injured after gunmen on
a motorcycle opened fire on a bus parked near gate number three of the mosque.[