Bandar Shahi Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in Narayanganj, Bangladesh}}
{{Infobox religious building
| name = Bandar Shahi Mosque
| native_name = বন্দর শাহী মসজিদ
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| religious_affiliation = Islam
| location = Narayanganj District, Bangladesh
| funded_by = Jalaluddin Fateh Shah
| map_type = Bangladesh
| map_size = 220px
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| map_relief = yes
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| coordinates = {{coord|23.612821|N|90.516843|E|region:BD|display=inline,title}}
| established = {{start date and age|1482}}
| architecture_type = Mosque architecture
| architecture_style = Bengal Sultanate
| founded_by = Malik al-Muazzam Baba Saleh
| dome_quantity = 1
| materials = Brick, Stones
| interior_area = 6m²
| functional_status = Active
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Bandar Shahi Mosque ({{langx|bn|বন্দর শাহী মসজিদ}}) is a medieval mosque situated at Bandar, Narayanganj district. It was built in 1482 AD by Baba Saleh a high official under Sultan Jalaluddin Fateh Shah ({{Reign|1481|1487}}).
History
The mosque is located in Khondkartola, a residential area in Bandar Upazila, Narayanganj District, Bangladesh. It is about situated about a half kilometers from the mosque and tomb of Haji Baba Saleh. It was built in 1482 AD (886 AH) by Malik al-Muazzam Baba Saleh, under Sultan Jalaluddin Fateh Shah.{{Cite Banglapedia|last=Khan|first=Muazzam Hussain|article=Bandar Shahi Mosque|article-url=Bandar_Shahi_Mosque}} Baba Saleh is credited to have also built mosque at Azimnagar (1495 AD), and the Baba Saleh Mosque (1505 AD) during the reign of Alauddin Husain Shah ({{Reign|1494|1519}}).{{Cite Banglapedia|last=Khan|first=Muazzam Hussain|article=Baba Saleh|article-url=Baba_Saleh}}
Architecture
The mosque is a square-shaped structure measuring {{Convert|6.20|m|ft|abbr=on}} a side in the interior and {{Convert|9.70|m|ft|abbr=on}} in the exterior. There are five entrances: three on the eastern facade, one on the northern side, and one on the southern side. The central eastern entrance measures {{Convert|1.70|m|ft|abbr=on}} in width, while the northern and southern entrances, as well as the two flanking eastern entrances, each measure {{Convert|1.50|m|ft|abbr=on}} in width. The western wall contains three semicircular mihrab niches, each surmounted by a half-dome. The mosque's interior is dominated by a large hemispherical dome, supported by squinches.{{Cite book |last=Hasan |first=Perween |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qvjcEAAAQBAJ |title=Sultans and Mosques: The Early Muslim Architecture of Bangladesh |date=2024-01-25 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |isbn=978-0-7556-5360-7 |pages=96 |language=en}} The inscription of the Mosque reads:
Allah the most High, says, 'And the places of worship are for Allah [alone]. So invoke not anyone along with Allah' [Quran 72:18]. The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, says, 'He who builds a mosque, Allah will build for him a palace in Paradise' [Hadith). This blessed mosque was built by the great Malik [lord] Baba Saleh, in the reign of the Sultan, son of the Sultan, Jalal al-Dunya wal-Din, Abul Muzaffar Fath Shah the Sultan, son of Mahmud Shah the Sultan, may Allah perpetuate his kingdom and sovereignty; on the 1st of the month of Dhul Qada, in the Hijri year of the Prophet 886 [22 December 1481].{{Cite book |last=Hasan |first=Perween |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qvjcEAAAQBAJ |title=Sultans and Mosques: The Early Muslim Architecture of Bangladesh |date=2024-01-25 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |isbn=978-0-7556-5360-7 |pages=97 |language=en}}
See also
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References
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{{Mosques in Bangladesh}}Category:Bengal Sultanate mosquesCategory:Munshiganj District Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1482 Category:Mosques completed in the 1480s
Category:Mosques in Dhaka Division
Category:Mosque buildings with domes in Bangladesh Category:Sunni mosques in Bangladesh