In Pics| A Glimpse Of Futuristic Ayodhya Mosque And Hospital Plan, Foundation Stone To Be Laid On August 15

Akhtar said that it will house a 300-bed speciality unit, where doctors will work with missionary zeal to provide free treatment to the ailing. He said that the mosque will be self-efficient for power as it is designed based on solar energy and a natural temperature maintenance system. "The construction work of the mosque was scheduled to begin from January 26, but in this period getting the map approved seems to be difficult, hence the construction is likely to begin from August 15," Athar Husain, secretary of Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation told the media. (Image Courtesy: Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust)

Akhtar also said that the new mosque will be bigger than Babri Masjid, but won't be a lookalike of the structure. He said the hospital will take centre stage in the complex, adding that "It will serve humanity in the true spirit of Islam as taught by the Prophet in his last sermon 1,400 years ago." Akhtar further said that the hospital won't be a usual concrete structure but will be in sync with the architecture of the mosque, replete with calligraphy and Islamic symbols. (Image Courtesy: Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust)

First pictures of the proposed futuristic mosque complex, which will be built on the five-acre land in Dhannipur village in Sohaval Tehsil of Ayodhya, are out. The trust in charge of building a mosque in Ayodhya after last year's Supreme Court's verdict, which also paved the way for a Ram temple at the town in Uttar Pradesh released the first architectural plan for the project. (Image Courtesy: Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust)

The name of the mosque is yet to be decided, and it will not be named after any emperor or king, said the Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) Trust in a presentation of the project based in Ayodhya's Dhannipur. (Image Courtesy: Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust)

The first phase of the project, for which the foundation stone is likely to be placed early next year, will have a hospital along with the mosque. The trust plans to expand the hospital in the second phase. The Supreme Court on November 9 last year directed the Centre to allot an alternative five-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a new mosque at a "prominent" place in the town in Uttar Pradesh. (Image Courtesy: Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust)

In the presentation, the trust showcased the designs of several contemporary mosques from across the world. A computer generated image of the planned mosque shows a massive glass dome across a picturesque garden. The hospital building with a futuristic design is seen behind the mosque. The blueprint of the mosque complex includes a multi-speciality hospital, a community kitchen and a library. The mosque will have a capacity to hold 2,000 namazis at a time, and the structure will be round-shaped," chief architect Professor SM Akhtar had said on Thursday. (Image: Courtesy: Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust)