fɔːɹ twˈɛnti wˈʌn jˈɪɹz, ðə mˈɑːsk fˈeɪsd klˈoʊʒɚɹ ˌʌndɚ ðə sˈiːk ɹeɪʒˈiːm ʌv mˌæhɐɹˈɑːdʒɚ ɹˈændʒɪt sˈɪŋ bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn ˌeɪdˈiː, wˌɛn ðəðˈɛn ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv sɹˈiːnəɡɚ, mˈoʊɾi ɹˈæm, pˌʊt kˈɜːbz ˌɔn ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ pɹˈɛɹz ɪn dʒˈɑːmə mˈæsdʒɪd.
For 21 years, the Mosque faced closure under the Sikh regime of Maharaja Ranjit Singh beginning in 1819 AD, when the-then Governor of Srinagar, Moti Ram, put curbs on offering prayers in Jama Masjid.