Gulshan Central Mosque

{{Short description|Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh}}

{{Infobox religious building

| name = Gulshan Central Mosque

| native_name = Gulshan Azad Mosque

| native_name_lang = en

| religious_affiliation = Islam

| image = গুলশান সেন্ট্রাল মসজিদে এন্ড ঈদগাহ ৫.jpg

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|23.790024|90.414823|region:BD_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| location = 111, Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka, Bangladesh

| status = Active

| website = [https://gcmisbd.org/ gcmisbd.org]

| architecture_type = Mosque

| architecture_style =

| established = 1976

}}

The Gulshan Central Mosque and Iddgah Society ({{langx|bn|গুলশান কেন্দ্রীয় মসজিদ এন্ড ইদ্গাহ সোসাইটি}}), also called Gulshan Azad Mosque is a Mosque in Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh.{{Cite Banglapedia|article=Gulshan Thana|author=Syed Shabbir Ahmed}}{{cite news |title=গুলশান সেন্ট্রাল মসজিদে হিফয প্রতিযোগিতা |url=https://dailyinqilab.com/motropolis/news/567673 |access-date=11 February 2025 |work=Daily Inqilab |language=bn}}{{cite news |title=গুলশান মসজিদে রচনা প্রতিযোগিতা |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE |work=Prothom Alo |date=29 November 2016 |language=bn}} It was established on 18 April, 1976 occupying 6 acres of land. It was designed by architect Mesbah-ul-Kabir.{{cite news |title="My buildings possess the poetry of true simplicity."- Architect Mesbah-Ul-Kabir |url=https://www.showcase.com.bd/inside-story/designing-public-realms-architect-mesbah-ul-kabir/ |access-date=11 February 2025 |work=SHOWCASE |date=29 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211085445/https://www.showcase.com.bd/inside-story/designing-public-realms-architect-mesbah-ul-kabir/ |archive-date=11 February 2025 }} The mosque has the capacity to accommodate over 10,000 devotees at a time.{{cite web|url=http://www.beautifulmosque.com/Gulshan-Azad-Mosque-in-Dhaka-Bangladesh|title=Gulshan Azad Mosque in Dhaka|accessdate=8 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-gulshan-central-mosque-also-known-as-azad-masjid-dhaka-bangladesh-144405913.html|title=Gulshan Central Mosque also known as Azad Masjid. Dhaka, Bangladesh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208102957/https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-gulshan-central-mosque-also-known-as-azad-masjid-dhaka-bangladesh-144405913.html |accessdate=8 December 2021|archive-date=8 December 2021 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.masjidnow.com/masjids/1314-azad-masjid-gulshan-dhaka-bangladesh|title=Azad Masjid, Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh Masjid|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208103155/https://www.masjidnow.com/masjids/1314-azad-masjid-gulshan-dhaka-bangladesh |accessdate=8 December 2021|archive-date=8 December 2021 }} Maulana Shamsul Haque was the khatib of the mosque until 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.jugantor.com/national/252759/%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2|title=গুলশান আজাদ মসজিদের সাবেক খতিবের ইন্তেকাল|date=7 December 2019|newspaper=Daily Jugantor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328220727/https://www.jugantor.com/national/252759/%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2 |archive-date=28 March 2023 |lang=bn}} Mahmudul Hasan is the current khatib of this mosque.{{cite news |title=কওমি সনদের স্বীকৃতি : শীর্ষ আলেমদের প্রতিক্রিয়া |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/islamic-life/2018/09/28/684961 |work=Kaler Kantho |date=28 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924193817/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/islamic-life/2018/09/28/684961 |archive-date=24 September 2024 |lang=bn}}{{Cite news |last=Ghazali |first=Tofail |date=3 October 2020 |title=যেভাবে আল্লামা শফীর চেয়ারে বসলেন মাওলানা মাহমুদুল হাসান|url=https://www.jugantor.com/national/351099 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240925183456/https://www.jugantor.com/national/351099 |archive-date=25 September 2024 |work=Daily Jugantor|lang=bn}}