The mosque is built over 3 acres of land that were donated by Nawab Wallajah. In the same 5 acre property, a still newer Mosque was added in 1981. The mosque represents one of the popular medieval architectural style building. The structure is multi domed with two exalting minarets. The minarets reach to height of 64 feet above the ground. The structure is painted with the sayings from the Muslim holy book, the Koran. A main hall is provided in the ground floor for offering prayers. There is a separate room for women. The two rooms on the second floor have been designed to represent the sanctuary. These rooms are called as Bargah. The wooden planks on the second floor are held to represent the harems (sanctuary) of Imam Hossein and Abolfazl-al-Abbas.

The old Mosque from inside the complex is quietly impressive in a way different from the new Mosque's grandeur.  The outside walls are believed to date from the original hall.  Thousand Lights Mosque is still a scene of great religious activity during the annual Moharram festival.

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