Asrafia Jame Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in Narayanganj, Bangladesh}}
{{Distinguish|Ashrafiya Mosque}}
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{{Infobox religious building
| name = Asrafia Jame Masjid
| native_name = {{lang|bn|আশরাফিয়া জামে মাসজিদ}}
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Asrafia_Jame_Masjid.jpg
| image_upright = 1.4
| alt =
| caption = A front view of the mosque, painted blue
| location = 10 K B Shaha By Lane, Amlapara, Narayanganj, Dhaka Division
| country = Bangladesh
| map_type = Bangladesh
| map_size = 250
| map_alt =
| map_relief = yes
| map_caption = Location of the mosque in Bangladesh
| coordinates = {{coord|23.6223|N|90.5035|E|region:BD_type:landmark|format=dms|display=it}}
| religious_affiliation = Sunni Islam
| sect = Hanafi
| status = Friday mosque
| functional_status = Active
| architecture_style = Mughal
| founded_by = Rahim Bakhsh Haji, Ahladi Bibi
| footnotes = {{cite news|url=https://nagarsangbad24.com/the-bearer-of-tradition-and-historical-mosque-asrafia-jame-masjid/ |title=The Bearer Of The Tradition And Historical Mosque Asrafia Jame Masjid|date=28 August 2021|website=Daily Nagar Sangbad}}{{cite news|url=https://teachers.gov.bd/content/details/675736
|title= Asrafia Jame Mosque, Narayanganj|date=31 August 2020|website= Teachers Bangladesh Government Site }}
| year_completed = 1890
| dome_quantity = One
| minaret_quantity = One
}}
Asrafia Jame Masjid ({{langx|bn|আশরাফিয়া জামে মাসজিদ}}, {{langx|ar|جامع الأشرفية}}), previously known as the Mosque of Ahladi Bibi, is a Hanafi Sunni Friday mosque, located in the urban neighbourhood of Amlapara, in the city of Narayanganj, in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. It was built during the British Raj colonial period, dating from the 1890s CE.
History
File:Asrafia Mihrab.JPG on the western wall.]]
The Asrafia Jame Masjid is one of the oldest mosques in the Narayanganj District. On 20 April 1898, a Bengali Muslim zamindar by the name of Rahim Bakhsh Haji (1857-1935) {{cite news|url=http://www.namdar.net/RahimBakhsh.htm|title=Partition History & Museum|access-date=2020-11-11|archive-date=2020-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111101236/http://www.namdar.net/RahimBakhsh.htm|url-status=dead}} and his wife talukdar Ahladi Bibi officially purchased Zamindari Portion from Harendra Kumar Roy Chowdhury, the Zamindar of Baliati.{{cite news|url=https://dailyasianage.com/news/32586/baliati-zamidar-bari|title=Baliati Zamidar Bari|date=1 October 2016|website=Daily Asian Age}} Later, Haji and his wife decided to donate a portion of land in Amlapara to serve as a charitable endowment and a place of worship. The mosque was named after the wife as "Ahladi Bibir Masjid". Over time, the name changed to Asrafia Jame Masjid. The mosque has been found recorded in the British map (C S Parcha).
After renovations in 2002, the mosque lost much of its past heritage, architectural style and decorative style. At present, there is nothing remaining from the original mosque except the dome, mihrab and minaret.{{citation|author=Mridha Ratul, Shahriar Hasan|date=16 August 2019|title=Save the Heritages of Bangladesh|chapter=চলো "আল্লাদী বিবির মসজিদ" এর গল্প শুনি।|language=bn|trans-title=Come, let us hear the story of Alladi Bibi's mosque.}}
Architectural elements and style
Although the mosque was constructed in the colonial period, the structure followed the style of Mughal architecture. It was built as an extremely tall single-storied mosque with great emphasis on the vertical qualities. There are small four domes in the four sides of the roof. A mihrab is located in the western wall, stood from the base of the ground floor to one-third of the height of the first floor. It contains the Shahada written in Arabic calligraphy with glass and stone-flowing Mughal styles. The mihrab's design is made of pieces of glass and stones of five colours; blue, green, yellow (light matte), brown and white.{{cite AV media |people= |date=6 June 2018|script-title=bn:কী আছে আল্লাদী বিবির মসজিদে?|trans-title=What is inside the Mosque of Alladi Bibi|medium= |language=bn|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0zWzuMWnuM&feature=youtu.be|access-date=23 June 2018|format=YouTube|time= |location=Amlapara|publisher=Ekattor TV}} The architecture of the mosque is defined by a combination of embellishments and proportional adjustment among elements such as arches, domes, mihrab etc.
See also
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References
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External links
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- {{cite news |author1=Khan Ujjal |author2=Ghulam Ashraf |script-title=bn:অন্যান্য স্থাপত্যশৈলীর প্রাচীন মসজিদ |date=11 July 2015 |url=http://www.samakal.net/2015/07/11/148839/print |work=Samakal |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924093842/http://www.samakal.net/2015/07/11/148839/print |archive-date=24 September 2015}}
- [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- Ancient Mosque in Bangladesh], Daily Inqilab, 9 July 2015
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