Pagla Jame Mosque

{{Infobox religious building

| name = Pagla Jame Mosque

| native_name = পাগলা জামে মসজিদ

| native_name_lang = bn

| sect =

| religious_affiliation = Sunni Islam

| image = Mosque of pagla bazar,sunamgonj.jpg

| image_upright = 1.4

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| map_type = Bangladesh

| coordinates = {{coord|24.9281|91.4518|region:BD_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}

| map_size = 250

| map_relief = 1

| map_caption = Location in of the mosque in Bangladesh

| location = South Sunamganj

| country = Bangladesh

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| status = Friday mosue

| functional_status = Active

| leadership =

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| architect = Mumin Astagar

| architecture_style = Islamic

| architecture_type = {{nowrap|Mosque architecture}}

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| established =

| groundbreaking = 1924

| year_completed = 1941

| construction_cost = ৳10 Crores (BDT)

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| length = {{cvt|150|ft|m|order=flip}}

| width = {{cvt|50|ft|m|order=flip}}

| height_max = {{cvt|40|ft|m|order=flip}}

| dome_quantity = Three

| dome_height_outer = {{cvt|25|ft|m|order=flip}}

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| minaret_quantity = Six

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The Pagla Jame Mosque ({{langx|bn|পাগলা জামে মসজিদ||Pagla Friday Mosque}}), known locally as Raypur Boro Moshjid, ({{langx|bn|রায়পুর বড় মসজিদ}}; {{langx|ar|جامع رايفور الكبير||Great Mosque of Raypur}}), is a Sunni Friday mosque, located in the village of Raypur, Paschim Pagla in the South Sunamganj upazila of Sunamganj District, Bangladesh. It lies on the banks of the Mahashing River. It was built by a local businessman called Yasin Mirza.{{cite news|url=https://thedhakatimes.com/97184/pagla-big-jami-mosque/|script-title=bn:সুনামগঞ্জের ঐতিহাসিক পাগলা বড় জামে মসজিদ|work=Dhaka Times|date=16 March 2018|language=bn|access-date=25 March 2019}} According to The Daily Star, the mosque is one of the district's best tourist destinations.{{cite news |last1=Hossain |first1=Feda Al |title=Top 6 places to travel in Sunamganj |url=https://images.thedailystar.net/life-living/travel/news/top-6-places-travel-sunamganj-3135696 |work=The Daily Star |date=5 October 2022}}

Overview

After travelling and admiring buildings around the subcontinent, in particular Calcutta, a local businessman named Yasin Mirza decided to build a mosque in his local village of Raypur. Groundbreaking took place in 1924 and construction in 1931. It took ten years to complete. Yasin Mirza hired architects and builders from cities of the British Raj such as Calcutta and Delhi. The main architect was Mumin Astagar, a descendant of one of the architects of the Taj Mahal. During this period, Mumin was living in Dacca.{{cite news |url=http://sylheterdak.com.bd/details.php?id=3386 |script-title=bn:স্থাপত্যের অনন্য নিদর্শন পাগলা জামে মসজিদ |first=Muhammad |last=Burhan |date=26 October 2016 |work=Sylheter Dak |language=bn}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In front of the two-storey mosque building is a large eidgah. There is a gate on the north side. The building has three domes.{{cite news |url=https://sunamganjerkhobor.com/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%9C-%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%A7%87-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B/ |script-title=bn:পাগলা বড় জামে মসজিদে ছিলো দর্শনার্থীদের বাড়তি ভিড় |first=Yaqub |last=Shahriar |date=16 September 2016 |work=Sunamganjer Khobor |location=Pagla Bazar |language=bn |access-date=8 April 2019 |archive-date=11 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611023420/https://sunamganjerkhobor.com/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%9C-%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%A7%87-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B/ |url-status=dead }}