The Big Mosque () is a Sunni mosque, located in Poonamallee, a suburb of Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque was constructed in 1653 during the rule of the Golconda Sultanate by Rustam, son of a Golconda courtier named Astirabad Dhulfiqar. It was the first in Tamil Nadu to be built in the Indo-Saracenic Revival style.
The mosque follows the principles of Ahle Sunnath-Wal-Jama'th.
See also
Islam in India List of mosques in India
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