Bandar Shahi Mosque
| Bandar Shahi Mosque | |
|---|---|
বন্দর শাহী মসজিদ | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Narayanganj District, Bangladesh |
  Shown within Bangladesh | |
| Geographic coordinates | 23°36′46″N 90°31′01″E / 23.612821°N 90.516843°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Bengal Sultanate |
| Founder | Malik al-Muazzam Baba Saleh |
| Funded by | Jalaluddin Fateh Shah |
| Date established | 1482 |
| Specifications | |
| Interior area | 6m² |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Materials | Brick, Stones |
Bandar Shahi Mosque (Bengali: বন্দর শাহী মসজিদ) is a medieval mosque situated at Bandar, Narayanganj district. It was built in 1482 AD by Baba Saleh a high official under Sultan Jalaluddin Fateh Shah (r. 1481–1487).
History
[edit]The mosque is located in Khondkartola, a residential area in Bandar Upazila, Narayanganj District, Bangladesh. It is about situated about a half kilometers from the mosque and tomb of Haji Baba Saleh. It was built in 1482 AD (886 AH) by Malik al-Muazzam Baba Saleh, under Sultan Jalaluddin Fateh Shah.[1] Baba Saleh is credited to have also built mosque at Azimnagar (1495 AD), and the Baba Saleh Mosque (1505 AD) during the reign of Alauddin Husain Shah (r. 1494–1519).[2]
Architecture
[edit]The mosque is a square-shaped structure measuring 6.20 m (20.3 ft) a side in the interior and 9.70 m (31.8 ft) in the exterior.[1] There are five entrances: three on the eastern facade, one on the northern side, and one on the southern side. The central eastern entrance measures 1.70 m (5.6 ft) in width, while the northern and southern entrances, as well as the two flanking eastern entrances, each measure 1.50 m (4.9 ft) in width. The western wall contains three semicircular mihrab niches, each surmounted by a half-dome. The mosque's interior is dominated by a large hemispherical dome, supported by squinches.[3] The inscription of the Mosque reads:
Allah the most High, says, 'And the places of worship are for Allah [alone]. So invoke not anyone along with Allah' [Quran 72:18]. The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, says, 'He who builds a mosque, Allah will build for him a palace in Paradise' [Hadith). This blessed mosque was built by the great Malik [lord] Baba Saleh, in the reign of the Sultan, son of the Sultan, Jalal al-Dunya wal-Din, Abul Muzaffar Fath Shah the Sultan, son of Mahmud Shah the Sultan, may Allah perpetuate his kingdom and sovereignty; on the 1st of the month of Dhul Qada, in the Hijri year of the Prophet 886 [22 December 1481].[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Bandar Shahi Mosque". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Baba Saleh". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ Hasan, Perween (2024-01-25). Sultans and Mosques: The Early Muslim Architecture of Bangladesh. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-7556-5360-7.
- ^ Hasan, Perween (2024-01-25). Sultans and Mosques: The Early Muslim Architecture of Bangladesh. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-7556-5360-7.
