[4][5] The Dhannipur Mosque is almost 22 km away from the Ram Mandir, Ayodhya,[6] the former site of its predecessor, the Babri Masjid.

[4] The mosque was officially named as Ahmadullah Shah Mosque, as an honour to the leader of Indian Independence war of 1857, Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah, but was later renamed as Muhammad bin Abdullah Masjid, after the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

The project was formally launched by the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board by hoisting the national flag and planting saplings on Republic Day of 2021.

In addition to the mosque itself, the complex includes a hospital, museum, library, a community kitchen which can feed a maximum of 2,000 people per day, and an Indo-Islamic cultural research centre and publication house.

Foundation secretary Athar Hussain confirmed that the Trust has to date received Rs 40 lakhs of donations, 40% of which has been contributed by the Hindu community.