Hindus claim Atala Masjid in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh

Petitioners claim the mosque as being a temple of the Deity in earlier times based on evidence !

Jaunpur (UP) – Last week, Hindus filed a petition in the Court claiming that there is a temple of the Deity at the site of the Dargah at Fatehpur Sikri near Agra. A petition has been filed in the civil Court of Jaunpur claiming that the Atala Masjid is originally a ‘Mata Mandir’. The walls of this mosque in Jaunpur are said to have many religious symbols associated with the temple. It includes tridents, flowers and other Hindu artefacts.

#Hindus file petition regarding Atala Masjid in Jaunpur

The petitioners assert that it was once a temple dedicated to the goddess based on evidence

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Advocate Ajay Pratap Singh from Agra has filed this petition. He has filed suit against the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board and Atala Masjid Management Committee. He said, ‘What is known as a mosque is a Mata’s temple’. Interestingly, Hindus have been claiming this mosque for many years. This is the first time this matter has reached the Court. (Isn’t this situation shameful for Hindus ? – Editor)

References given by Advocate Singh in support of the claim

1. According to the report of the Director of Archaeology, the Atala Mata Temple is believed to have been built by King Jayachandra Rathore of Kannauj. The first order to demolish this temple was given by Firuz Shah, but at that time he could not demolish the temple due to the resistance of Hindus. Later, Ibrahim Shah converted it into a mosque.

2. According to the same report, E B Havell, Principal of ‘Calcutta School of Arts’ has also described the appearance and character of Atala Masjid as Hindu in his book.

3. Images of Atala Masjid are there in several reports of the Archaeological Survey of India. It features tridents, flowers, etc., which are found in Hindu temples.

4. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal of the year 1865 also mentions the presence of the Kalash artefact in the Atala Masjid.

Editorial Perspectives

• Instead of claiming religious structures belonging to Muslims one by one, the BJP-ruled Governments of such States should prepare the list and file a common claim petition in Court !

• It is not at all difficult for the BJP Government at the Centre to abolish the ‘Places of Worship Act 1991’ made by the then Congress Government by nullifying the judgements of the Supreme Court and passing laws in the Parliament based on the majority. Hindus want the BJP to take steps for it !