Muhyuddin Andavar Mosque

முஹ்யுத்தீன் ஆண்டவர் பள்ளிவாசல் مسجد سيد محي الدين Saint Muhyuddin Mosque
Muhyuddin Mosque in daytime
Location of the Mosque
Basic information
Location	Thiruppanandal
Geographic coordinates	11°05′13″N 79°27′00″E / 11.087033°N 79.449888°E / 11.087033; 79.449888
Affiliation	Islam
Rite	Sunni-Hanafi
Cercle	Thiruvidaimarudur
District	Thanjavur
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	South India
Country	India
Year consecrated	1989 (rebuilt)
Leadership	Nattamai
Website	www.muhyuddin.in
Architectural description
Architectural type	Mosque
Architectural style	Islamic
Funded by	Fundraising and Donation
Completed	1989 (rebuilt)
Specifications
Direction of façade	Qibla
Capacity	500
Dome(s)	0
Minaret(s)	2
Minaret height	25 m (82 ft)

Muhyuddin Andavar Mosque (Tamil: முஹ்யுத்தீன் ஆண்டவர் பள்ளிவாசல் - Muḥyuddīn Āndavar Pallivāsal, Arabic: مسجد سيد محي الدين - Masjid Sayyid Muhyu-d Din, English: Saint Muhyuddin Mosque) is the only congregational mosque in the town of Thiruppanandal in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is administered according to the Sunni-Hanafi school of jurisprudence. It is part of a complex that houses a mausoleum, a cemetery, and a number of shops that are rented out to generate income for the running of the mosque.

In the early 80's, the old Mosque was torn down and re-built in the current form. The inauguration of the new mosque was held on Friday, the 3rd of February, 1989.

The mosque follows the architecture of South Indian mosques that were built or re-built in the 20th century with some notable exceptions. Externally, the mosque is fronted by two minarets. Curiously there is no dome. To the right is the traditional pool used for Wudu and a side entrance to the graveyard.

Internally, the mosque is two storeys high. The ground floor houses the inner prayer hall where the Congregational prayers are performed. It is surrounded by a cloister and an outer prayer hall where town meetings, religious discourses, wedding ceremonies, and dhikr gatherings are held.

Another unique aspect of the mosque is the absence of a physical Minbar or pulpit. Instead, there is a hidden passageway from the Mihrab or prayer niche that leads to a balcony that extends out. The Khatib or prayer leader delivers the Khutba or sermon from here.

At the entrance of the mosque complex is the mausoleum of a celebrated Faqir, Sheikh Abdur Rahman Baksh (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بكش - Abdu-r Raḥmān Baksh, Tamil: மஸ்தான் சாஹிப் வலியுல்லா - Mastān Ṣāḥib Waliyullah). His Urs or anniversary is celebrated with pomp and fanfare on the Islamic calendar date of 22 Rabi al-Awwal.