Madani Square Explained

Madani Chattar
Native Name:	মাদানী চত্বর
Location:	Nayasarak Road, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Designer:	Jishnu Kumar Das (Nirmanik Architects)^[1]
Type:	Monument
Open:	18 February 2019
Dedicated To:	Hussain Ahmed Madani
Coordinates:	24.8994°N 91.8748°W

Madani Square, (Bengali: মাদানী চত্বর||translit=Madani Chottor||lit=Madani Square), also known as Madani Chattar or Madani Point, is a monument in Nayasarak Road in Sylhet built to commemorate Hussain Ahmed Madani's contributions towards dawah in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It was completed and opened on 18 February 2019 replacing the junction marking Nayasarak Point.^{[2] [3]}

Construction and history

In early August 2017, the mayor of Sylhet City Corporation, Ariful Haque Choudhury announced his plans to build a monument on Nayasarak Point and to rename it Madani Chattar, after the Islamic scholar Hussain Ahmed Madani.^[4]

The monument was designed by Bangladeshi architect Jishnu Kumar Das.

Due to the point being opposite Noyasharak Jame Masjid – a mosque in which the scholar visited and stayed in since 1922, teaching the local community about Islam.^[5] During the opening ceremony, Asjad Madani, the scholar's son was also present.

Structure

The structure contains four pillars, designed like mihrabs, which increase in size and a circular base.^[6] The tallest one contains a square where the Arabic word "Allahu" is written. The chattar also contains lights which operate at night.^[7]

See also

• Allah Chattar, a similar monument built later in Muradnagar
• Shapla Square

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nirmanik Architects at Nayasarak. Facebook.
2. News: Qiyampuri. Junayd. http://ekushejournal.com/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F/. bn:মাদানী চত্বর উদ্বোধন ; মেয়র আরিফের প্রতি আরেকটি আবেদন. Sylhet. Ekushe Journal. 19 February 2019. bn. 23 February 2019.
3. News: Prabartak. Ojana. https://sylhetersokal.com/2019/02/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D/. bn:নয়াসড়কে মাদানী চত্বর উদ্বোধন. Sylheter Sokal. 19 February 2019. bn. 23 February 2019.
4. News: https://sylhetreport.com/?p=20050. bn:সৈয়দ হুসাইন আহমদ মাদানীর নামে সিলেটে ‘মাদানী চত্বর’ হচ্ছে. Sylhet Report. 23 August 2017. bn. 23 February 2019.
5. News: https://www.banglanews24.com/islam/news/bd/701826.details. bn:সিলেটের নয়াসড়ক এখন থেকে ‘মাদানী চত্বর’. Sylhet. BanglaNews24. 17 February 2019. bn. 23 February 2019.
6. News: https://www.dailyinqilab.com/article/187365/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0. bn:নয়াসড়ক পয়েন্ট এখন মাদানী চত্বর. Sylhet. Daily Inqilab. 19 February 2019. bn. 23 February 2019.
7. News: https://www.pbd.news/whole-country/94157. bn:সিলেটের নয়াসড়ক পয়েন্ট এখন ‘মাদানী চত্বর’. Sylhet. PBD News. 19 February 2019. bn. 23 February 2019.