Shankarpasha Shahi Masjid

Shankarpasha Shahi Jame Masjid, (Bengali: উচাইল শংকরপাশা শাহী মসজিদ, Arabic: شاهي مسجد شنكرفاشا‎), 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] It is located in the village of Shankarpasha in Rajiura Union Parishad, very close to Uchail Bazar.

Shankarpasha Shahi Masjid
শংকরপাশা শাহী মসজিদ
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Year consecrated	1493
Status	active
Location
Location	Shankarpasha, Rajiura Union, Habiganj, Bangladesh
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

From engraved inscriptions, it can be found that the mosque was completed in 1208 by Sultan Alauddin Husain Shah's administrative officer, Majlis Amin. Amin took part in Shah Jalal's Conquest of Gour and one of the 12 to accompany Syed Nasiruddin's expedition in Taraf. Amin's 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

It is a one-storey building. The building has the same length and width which is 21ft and 6in. The width of the verandah is slightly above 3ft 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 5ft apart from the western wall which is about 10ft. 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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See also

References

1. "অনন্য স্থাপত্যশৈলীর প্রাচীন মসজিদ". Samakal. 25 August 2015.
2. "বাংলাদেশের কয়েকটি প্রাচীন মসজিদ". Inqilab Enterprise & Publications Ltd. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
3. "শংকরপাশা জামে মসজিদ, রাজিউড়া, হবিগঞ্জ". Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
4. "হবিগঞ্জের ঐতিহাসিক শঙ্করপাশা মসজিদ রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ সঙ্কটে". nationalnews.com.bd. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
5. "হবিগঞ্জের শঙ্কর শাহী মসজিদ স্থাপত্যের অন্যতম নিদর্শন". Bangladesh Publication Ltd. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
6. Khan, Muazzam Hussain. "Shankarpasha Mosque". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.