The Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Delhi, India has a tall screen wall with pointed archways at its western edge. This wall creates a qibla wall for the prayer spaces. The mosque also has an arched facade, called a maqṣūrah, that was built in 1198 to give the building an Islamic aspect

The graceful arches, along with twisting curves and inscription of texts from the Quran, form the first indication of the Islamic character of Quwwat ul Islam mosque. Inscription at Quwwat-ul Islam mosque (in Qutub Complex) states that 27 temples were destroyed to build this mosque.

The mosque's main hall pillars are ornate and feature Hindu motifs like Kalash, ghanti, and yakshini. This is because the mosque was built by Qutb-ud-Din Aibak using materials from destroyed Hindu and Jain temples.

The mosque is built on a raised and paved rectangular courtyard, measuring 141 ft (43 m) × 105 ft (32 m), surrounded by pillared cloisters added by Iltutmish between 1210 and 1220 AD. The stone screen between prayer hall and the courtyard, stood 16 mt at its highest was added in 1196 AD. Entrances to the courtyard, also uses ornate mandap dome from temples, whose pillars are used extensively throughout the edifice, and in the sanctuary beyond the tall arched screens.