Pathar Ki Mosque

{{Short description|Mosque in Patna, Bihar, India}}

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| location = Patna, Magadh, Bihar

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The Pathar Ki Masjid stands on the bank of river Ganges near the Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb in the city of Patna.{{cite web |url= http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Patna.htm|title= Destinations :: Patna }} Parviz Mirza, son of Jahangir, established Pathar Ki Masjid in 1621.{{cite web |url=http://patna.bih.nic.in/html/patharkimasjid.htm |title=Pathar ki Masjid |access-date=2008-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410055428/http://patna.bih.nic.in/html/patharkimasjid.htm |archive-date=10 April 2009 |df=dmy-all }} The structure is built of stone, and so it got its name as Pathar Ki Masjid. It is located on Ashok Rajpath between Sultanganj and Alamganj.{{Cite web |date=2016-06-08 |title=इंडो-इस्लामिक कला का नमूना पत्थर की मस्जिद |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-HMU-MAT-latest-patna-news-021502-330961-NOR.html |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi}}

Pathar Ki Masjid is very popular among the local Islamic community. Apart from religious functions, this old mosque is a major landmark of the city.{{cite web |url=http://www.tsiindia.com/east-india/pathar-ki-masjid-bihar.html |title=Architecture admiration tour to Pathar ki Masjid or Saif Khan?s mosque in Bihar |website=www.tsiindia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121092938/http://www.tsiindia.com/east-india/pathar-ki-masjid-bihar.html |archive-date=2008-11-21}}

Pathar Ki Masjid is also called Saif Khan's mosque, Chimmi Ghat mosque, and Sangi Masjid.