North East biggest mosque to be inaugurated in Shillong

The north-east biggest and a unique mosque is all set to be opened up for devotees for prayers from October 18.  Named as Medina Masjid with an imposing and resplendent structure of glass dome and glass minarets, will  be inaugurated by the Union law and minority affairs minister Salman Khurshid.

The chief guest will also release book on Shilong Muslim Union (SMU) that has completed 107 years of existence since 1905

The four storey structure on the Umshyrpi College campus an institution run by Shilong Muslim Union (SMU), is an architectural marvel in itself. With 120-foot width and 61-footbreath, the building fitted with glittering glass work houses a mosque besides an orphanage, Islamic library and a Markaz (Islamic theological institute). At night the mosque is an eye catching spectacle as brilliant ligh work set the entire area glowing.

According to Sayeedullah   Nongrum who is also the general secretary of SMU nearly Rs 2 crore has been spent on the construction of the mosques which could house 2000 devotees to prayer at one time.

The Shillong Muslim Union was formed in 1905 in erstwhile East Bengal, which stretched from Siliguri to Cox's Bazar and Chittagong to Dibrugarh. After India's partition in 1947, SMU narrowed down its activities to Assam. Since Meghalaya's formation in 1972, its activities have been limited to the state.