| Jama Masjid Nerul | |
|---|---|
Nerul Aalami Markaz | |
_1.jpg) The mosque in 2019 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Rite | Tablighi Jamaat |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Friday mosque |
| Leadership |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | EastNerul,Navi Mumbai,Maharashtra |
| Country | India |
  Location in of the mosque inMumbai | |
| Coordinates | 19°02′05″N73°01′14″E / 19.0346494°N 73.0205191°E /19.0346494; 73.0205191 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Indo-Islamic |
| Completed | 1995 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2,000 worshippers |
| Minaret | Two |
TheJama Masjid Nerul, also known as theNerul Aalami Markaz and as theMasjid-E-Tabligh, is aSunniFriday mosque, affiliated with the "shura" faction of theTablighi Jamaat, located in EastNerul, inNavi Mumbai, in the state ofMaharashtra, India. The mosque is the oldest and largest mosque in Nerul and one of the main mosques of Navi Mumbai.
The mosque serves as the headquarters for the shura faction of the Tablighi Jamaat and is led by scholarsAhmad Laat and Ebrahim Dewla.[1]
The Jama Masjid was completed in 1995 and subsequently became a three-storied building. The building does not have any pillars inside the main prayer hall and can accommodate approximately 2,000 worshippers for daily prayers andc. 5,000 worshippers on Eid prayers.
Theleadership of the Tablighi Jamat split in 2015 whenMuhammad Saad Kandhlawi claimed to be the sole leader of Tablighi Jamat. It ended up in two groups, one headed by Kandhlawi atNizamuddin Markaz Mosque, in Delhi, and the other headed by the "shura", based at Jama Masjid in Nerul.[2][3] Ebrahim Dewla,Ahmed Laat, and others were appointed to lead the "shura" group.[1]
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