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Allahu Chattar (), also known as Allah Chattar (), is a tower in
Muradnagar Muradnagar is a city and a municipal board in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It lies about from Ghaziabad, the district headquarters, and from Delhi. Muradnagar is a part of Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System. Geogra ...
,
Comilla Comilla (), officially spelled Cumilla, is a metropolis on the banks of the Gomti River in eastern Bangladesh. Comilla was one of the cities of ancient Bengal. It was once the capital of Tripura kingdom. Comilla Airport is located in the Duli ...
. It replaced the Doel Square.


Location and history

Under the initiative of local politician
Yussuf Abdullah Harun Yussuf Abdullah Harun () is an Awami League politician and former member of parliament for Comilla-3. Early life Harun was born on 15 November 1947 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bhubanghar in Muradnagar, Tippera District. His f ...
, plans to build a tower were announced. The politician mentioned that he designed the tower himself. It was officially opened by Harun on 7 September 2019 at 5pm. The square is located east of the Muradnagar bus stand on the four-road junction. It is bounded on the north-west by Homna Upazila, on the north-east by Ramchandrapur via Bancharampur Road, on the south by Muradnagar-Dhaka Road and on the east by Companyganj via Nabinagar Road.


Structure and details

The circular tower contains the
99 names of Allah Names of God in Islam () are 99 names that each contain Attributes of God in Islam, which are implied by the respective names. These names usually denote his praise, gratitude, commendation, glorification, magnification, perfect attributes, ...
written in
Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
text. The name
Allah Allah ( ; , ) is an Arabic term for God, specifically the God in Abrahamic religions, God of Abraham. Outside of the Middle East, it is principally associated with God in Islam, Islam (in which it is also considered the proper name), althoug ...
is inscribed at the top. It is 30 feet high and 14 feet in diameter from the ground. The plaque is rich in six
Arabic calligraphy Arabic calligraphy is the artistic practice of penmanship, handwriting and calligraphy based on the Arabic alphabet. It is known in Arabic language, Arabic as ''khatt'' (), derived from the words 'line', 'design', or 'construction'. Kufic is the ...
terracotta.


See also

* Madani Square, a similar monument built earlier in
Sylhet Sylhet (; ) is a Metropolis, metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as o ...
*
Shapla Square Shapla Square (, Shapla Chottor) is a huge sculpture at the heart of Motijheel, a central business district, near the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It depicts a Shapla (water lily, the species '' Nymphaea nouchali''), the national ...


References

{{Comilla District Monuments and memorials in Bangladesh Buildings and structures in Bangladesh Islam in Bangladesh Architecture in Bangladesh Squares in Bangladesh Towers completed in the 2010s