Ramadan Miah Mosque Explained

Ramadan Miah Jame Mosque
Native Name:রমজান মিয়া জামে মসজিদ
Tradition:Sunni
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Map Type:Bangladesh
Map Size:250
Location:Kabirhat, Noakhali District, Bangladesh
Coordinates:22.8522°N 91.2329°W
Consecration Year:1770
Functional Status:active
Leadership:Khwaja Mu'in ad-Din Chowdhury
Architect:Ramadan Miah
Architecture Style:Islamic architecture
Architecture Type:Mosque
Established:1770
Groundbreaking:1770
Year Completed:1770
Capacity:600
Materials:Brick

Ramadan Miah Jame Mosque, or Ramzan Mia Jame Masjid (Bengali: রমজান মিয়া জামে মসজিদ, Arabic: {{Nastaliq|مسجد رمضان میاں), and more popularly known as Chowdhury Mosjid (Bengali: চৌধুরী মসজিদ), is a mosque in the Noakhali District of Bangladesh. The existence of such an ancient mosque was not widely known to the general public until it was brought forward to Kabirhat's upazila nirbahi officer, Shariful Islam.[1]

Location

The mosque can be found in the village of Daulat Ramdi, located in Kabirhat Upazila's No. 7 Bataiya Union Parishad.[2]

History

The three-domed mosque was built during the Mughal Era and is over 300 years old.[3] It was established by Shaykh Noor Ullah Chowdhury and Shaykh Mujeer Ullah Chowdhury, the ancestors of the current chairman of the mosque, Khwaja Mu'in ad-Din Chowdhury.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ghulam Muhiuddin Nosu . 5 December 2016 . bn:রমজান মিয়া জামে মসজিদ . https://samakal.com/todays-print-edition/tp-lokaloy/article/1612253865/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6 . . bn.
  2. Web site: http://www.kabirhat.noakhali.gov.bd/site/religious_institutes/0ee56997-2725-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6 . Kabirhat Upazila . bn:রমজান মিয়া জামে মসজিদ . bn.
  3. Web site: http://www.noakhalipage.com/2017/04/30/mosjid-kobirhat/ . bn:কবিরহাটে ৩০০ বছরের পুরোনো মসজিদ . bn.