Summary
Shankarpasha Shahi Jame Masjid, (Sylheti: ꠡꠋꠇꠞꠙꠣꠡꠣ ꠡꠣꠢꠤ ꠝꠍꠤꠖ, Bengali: উচাইল শংকরপাশা শাহী মসজিদ, Persian: شاهي مسجد شنكرپاشا) is an ancient mosque in the Habiganj Sadar Upazila of Bangladesh. It was built during the 15th century.[1][2] It is located in the village of Uchail Shankarpasha, Rajiura Union, Habiganj.[3]
| Shankarpasha Shahi Masjid | |
|---|---|
ꠡꠋꠇꠞꠙꠣꠡꠣ ꠡꠣꠢꠤ ꠝꠍꠤꠖ, শংকরপাশা শাহী মসজিদ | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Year consecrated | 1493 |
| Status | active |
| Location | |
| Location | Shankarpasha, Rajiura Union, Habiganj, Bangladesh |
  Location in Bangladesh | |
| Geographic coordinates | 24°18′08″N 91°21′32″E / 24.3023°N 91.3588°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Shah Majlis Amin |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Islamic architecture |
| Date established | 1493 |
| Completed | 1513 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 100 |
| Length | 6.5m |
| Width | 6.5m |
| Dome(s) | 4 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Materials | Brick |
History edit
From engraved inscriptions, it can be found that the mosque was completed in 1513 by Sultan Alauddin Husain Shah, On the memory of Shah Majlis-e-Amin, one of the Saints who came to spread Islam in the region along with Saint Sahjalal (R). His mazar is located next to the mosque.[4] As years passed, the area became entrapped in dense vegetation and forest land. Recently, this mosque has been discovered again.
Description edit
It is a one-storey building. The building has the same length and width which is 21 ft and 6in. The width of the verandah is slightly above 3 ft wide. It has four domes. It has one large dome on the main building and three smaller domes on the verandah. There are 15 doors and windows, almost equal in size. The thickness of the walls are all roughly 5 ft apart from the western wall which is about 10 ft. It has six decorative pillars in the four corners of the main hall and two corners of the verandah. There is a large pond behind the mosque.[5] The mosque has three doorways, with the middle one much larger than the others.[6] There is a minaret separate from the mosque which is not extremely tall.
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- ^ অনন্য স্থাপত্যশৈলীর প্রাচীন মসজিদ. Samakal (in Bengali). 25 August 2015.
- ^ বাংলাদেশের কয়েকটি প্রাচীন মসজিদ. The Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
- ^ শংকরপাশা জামে মসজিদ, রাজিউড়া, হবিগঞ্জ (in Bengali). Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ হবিগঞ্জের ঐতিহাসিক শঙ্করপাশা মসজিদ রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ সঙ্কটে (in Bengali). nationalnews.com.bd. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ হবিগঞ্জের শঙ্কর শাহী মসজিদ স্থাপত্যের অন্যতম নিদর্শন. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ Khan, Muazzam Hussain. "Shankarpasha Mosque". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.