Quwwat ul Islam Mosque

Located within the Qutub Minar complex at Mehrauli in Delhi, Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque (translating to Might of Islam ) was built by the Mamluk ruler Qutub-ud-din Aibak.

The Quwwat-Ul-Islam Masjid or Mosque which means the 'Might of Islam' is known to be one of the oldest and ancient mosques that survived through the centuries and a definite sight to behold.

It is called by many as the 'Great Mosque of India' and the 'Qutub Mosque' or 'Qutb Mosque' that lies within the beautiful and ancient expanse of Qutub Complex in South Delhi and was built along with the Qutub Minar in 1193 AD and finished in 1197 AD by Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak of the Slave dynasty as a 'Jami Masjid' or 'Friday Mosque'.

Unfortunately the mosque is in ruins. Considered as the first mosque built in Northern India after the Islamic conquest of India, it is the oldest surviving example of Ghurids architecture. It was built in 1197 AD and it took just four years to complete the structure.