Isanpur Gumti Masjid

Ahmedabad, India

Gumti Masjid is a small mosque located in Isanpur, a suburb of Ahmedabad southeast of the old city center. The mosque was probably constructed in the first half of the sixteenth/tenth century AH, based on comparisons to similar mosques in the area. 

The mosque is a rectangular building with three solid walls on its north, west, and south sides, and an open facade on the east side. The open eastern facade is reached by a flight of broad stars and is divided by four sets of double pillars. 

Two ornate minarets in the form of tapering columns frame the facade. The bodies of these minarets are divided into horizontal registers of varying widths and profiles. Each register features a different motif carved into the stone. Most borrow from local stone-carving traditions that appear on both Hindu and Muslim buildings.

Pillars divide the interior into two aisles parallel to the qibla, each five bays wide. Three of the bays in the qibla aisle are domed. The qibla wall is punctuated by three ornate mihrabs and two small windows in between the mihrabs. The side walls (north and south) each have a window and arched doorway.

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