[4] The Zeenat-ul-Masajid was built in the beginning of the 18th century by Zeenat-un-Nissa,[2] during the reign of her father Aurangzeb.

[6] During the Siege of Delhi, the Zeenat-ul-Masajid was confiscated by British military forces and subsequently converted into a bakery for troops.

It has three marble domes striped with red sandstone and topped by inverted lotus-blossoms.

The mosque's façade bears three archways on either side of the main entrance, each of which is supported by piers.

The mosque shows close influence from Shah Jahan's Jama Masjid in features such as the height of the pishtaq and the domes; however, elements of Aurangzeb-era architecture are also evident in the domes' bulbous shape and constricted necks, and the mosque's entrance archways.