A Glimpse of Mughal Architecture stands a largest and beautiful Sunni Mosque on the bank of River Gomti popularly known as the Teele Wali Masjid in Lucknow, India. 125 bigha land was gifted and allotted to Hazrat Shah Peer Muhmmad and Teele Wali Masjid in the reign of Mughal Emperors Shahjahan and Aurangzeb respectively. Shah Peer Muhmmad decreed to his disciple Mughal Governor of Awadh Fidah Khan Koka (Muzaffar Hussein) to build a mosque. It was built in the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb between 1658 and almost 1660 (1068-1070 Hijri), The construction was done under the supervision of Fidah Khan Koka. The first Namaz offered after the construction was of Jum-Atul-Vida in the Imamat of Hazrat Shah Peer Muhmmad, Near the mosque there is shrine of Shah Peer Muhmmad (the shrine has Shah Peer's grave) and Hazrat Maulana Syed Shah Waris Hasan (the shrine has Waris Hasan, Waiz Hasan, Fazlur Rahman Waizi's grave).

This Mosque has been attracting lakhs of Muslims not only from Lucknow but also from adjacent cities and states, on the occasion of Namaz-e-Alvida or Jum-Atul-Vida (The last Friday of Holy Ramadan) as well as Eid-Ul-Fitr, Eid-Ul-Adha Namaz, Jashne-Eid-MiladunNabi, Shab-e-Barat.

A lot of people gather during the Urs of Shah Peer Muhammad and Salana Fathia of Syed Waris Hasan from different cities and states.

The iconic mosque is one of the first monument built under Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb after the construction of the monument, it remained the royal mosque of the Emperors until the end of the Mughal period.

During the Indian Rebellion of 1857 teachers and students of Madrasa at Teele Wali Masjid fought for 80 days against the British troops, who had encircled the entire area. Britisher’s destroyed Madrasa and boundaries of mosque except mosque and shrine of Hazrat Shah Peer Muhammad and hanged many Freedom-Fighters and Muslim head priests on tamarind tree just behind the mosque and brutally killed thousands of Muslim Freedom-Fighters, After the British victory in the Revolt of 1857, they confiscated the mosque and stationed their soldiers there and started using the mosque as hospital, [There are three huge domes on the terrace on which three golden crowns (Kalash) were present, Britishers had stolen them and replaced with brass (pital) Some historian believe, and say this], Finally in 1901 untiring efforts of Hazrat Maulana Syed Shah Waris Hasan great grandfather of present Shahi Imam Maulana Qari Syed Fazlul Mannan Rahmani, the mosque and adjoining land was returned to Muslims and Hazrat Maulana Syed Shah Waris Hasan by George Curzon, Viceroy of India and the Namaz after taking the mosque in Muslims hands was again of Jum-Atul-Vida in the Imamat of Syed Shah Waris Hasan,

Full Name: Jama Masjid Shahi Teela Shah Peer Muhmmad Sahab Teele Wali Masjid.

Popularly known as: Teele Wali Masjid.

Also known as: Alamgiri Masjid.

Management and Leadership: Shahi Imam Mutawalli wa Sajjadah Nasheen Darghah Teele Wali Masjid Maulana Qari Syed Fazlul Mannan Rahmani.

Architectural Styles: Mughal architecture, Islamic architecture, Indo-Islamic architecture, There are three enormous domes on the top which are surrounded by two exquisite minarets these minarets consist of five storeys, In addition to this there are three small bastions (Burji) at the front and four bastions at the back, There are three windows for cross ventilation inside the mosque. There are seven gateways to enter in the campus of the mosque.

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