Shankarpasha Shahi Masjid Explained

Shankarpasha Shahi Masjid
Native Name:	শংকরপাশা শাহী মসজিদ
Tradition:	Sunni
Religious Affiliation:	Islam
Map Type:	Bangladesh
Coordinates:	24.3023°N 91.3588°W
Map Size:	250
Location:	Shankarpasha, Rajiura Union, Habiganj, Bangladesh
Consecration Year:	1493
Functional Status:	active
Architect:	Shah Majlis Amin
Architecture Style:	Islamic architecture
Architecture Type:	Mosque
Established:	1493
Year Completed:	1513
Capacity:	100
Length:	6.5m
Width:	6.5m
Dome Quantity:	4
Minaret Quantity:	1
Materials:	Brick

Shankarpasha Shahi Jame Masjid, (Bengali: 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]

History

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

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.

Notes and References

News: http://www.samakal.net/2015/07/11/148839/print . bn:অনন্য স্থাপত্যশৈলীর প্রাচীন মসজিদ . Samakal . 25 August 2015 . bn.
News: http://www.dailyinqilab.com/details/19365/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6- . bn:বাংলাদেশের কয়েকটি প্রাচীন মসজিদ . The Daily Inqilab . 25 August 2015 . bn . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212401/http://www.dailyinqilab.com/details/19365/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6- . 23 September 2015 . dead.
Web site: http://habiganj.sadar.habiganj.gov.bd/en/node/343878/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%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,-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BE,-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C . bn:শংকরপাশা জামে মসজিদ, রাজিউড়া, হবিগঞ্জ . Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . bn . 25 August 2015.
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News: http://www.dailysangram.com/news_details.php?news_id=52401 . bn:হবিগঞ্জের শঙ্কর শাহী মসজিদ স্থাপত্যের অন্যতম নিদর্শন . The Daily Sangram . bn . 25 August 2015.
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