Shankarpasha Shahi Jame Masjid, (Sylheti: ꠡꠋꠇꠞꠙꠣꠡꠣ ꠡꠣꠢꠤ ꠝꠍꠤꠖ, Bengali: উচাইল 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]
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.
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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.
^অনন্য স্থাপত্যশৈলীর প্রাচীন মসজিদ. Samakal (in Bengali). 25 August 2015.
^. The Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
^শংকরপাশা জামে মসজিদ, রাজিউড়া, হবিগঞ্জ (in Bengali). Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
^হবিগঞ্জের ঐতিহাসিক শঙ্করপাশা মসজিদ রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ সঙ্কটে (in Bengali). nationalnews.com.bd. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
^হবিগঞ্জের শঙ্কর শাহী মসজিদ স্থাপত্যের অন্যতম নিদর্শন. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 August 2015.
^Khan, Muazzam Hussain. "Shankarpasha Mosque". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
January 01, 1970
shankarpasha, shahi, masjid, shankarpasha, shahi, jame, masjid, sylheti, ꠇꠞꠙ, ꠝꠍ, bengali, উচ, ইল, করপ, মসজ, persian, شاهي, مسجد, شنكرپاشا, ancient, mosque, habiganj, sadar, upazila, bangladesh, built, during, 15th, century, located, village, uchail, shankarpa. Shankarpasha Shahi Jame Masjid Sylheti ꠡ ꠇꠞꠙ ꠡ ꠡ ꠢ ꠝꠍ ꠖ Bengali উচ ইল শ করপ শ শ হ মসজ দ 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 Shankarpasha Shahi Masjidꠡ ꠇꠞꠙ ꠡ ꠡ ꠢ ꠝꠍ ꠖ শ করপ শ শ হ মসজ দReligionAffiliationIslamBranch traditionSunniYear consecrated1493StatusactiveLocationLocationShankarpasha Rajiura Union Habiganj BangladeshLocation in BangladeshGeographic coordinates24 18 08 N 91 21 32 E 24 3023 N 91 3588 E 24 3023 91 3588ArchitectureArchitect s Shah Majlis AminTypeMosqueStyleIslamic architectureDate established1493Completed1513SpecificationsCapacity100Length6 5mWidth6 5mDome s 4Minaret s 1MaterialsBrick Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 Gallery 4 ReferencesHistory editFrom 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 editIt 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 Gallery editThis section contains an unencyclopedic or excessive gallery of images Please help improve the section by removing excessive or indiscriminate images or by moving relevant images beside adjacent text in accordance with the Manual of Style on use of images February 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message nbsp Wall nbsp Wall nbsp Design nbsp Design nbsp Design nbsp Design nbsp Design nbsp Wall nbsp Entrance nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp References edit অনন য স থ পত যশ ল র প র চ ন মসজ দ Samakal in Bengali 25 August 2015 ব ল দ শ র কয কট প র চ ন মসজ দ The Daily Inqilab in Bengali 25 August 2015 Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 শ করপ শ জ ম মসজ দ র জ উড হব গঞ জ in Bengali Government of the People s Republic of Bangladesh Retrieved 25 August 2015 হব গঞ জ র ঐত হ স ক শঙ করপ শ মসজ দ রক ষণ ব ক ষণ সঙ কট in Bengali nationalnews com bd Retrieved 25 August 2015 হব গঞ জ র শঙ কর শ হ মসজ দ স থ পত য র অন যতম ন দর শন The Daily Sangram in Bengali Retrieved 25 August 2015 Khan Muazzam Hussain Shankarpasha Mosque Banglapedia National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Asiatic Society of Bangladesh Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shankarpasha Shahi Masjid amp oldid 1208950180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
