The Shankarpasha Shahi Jame Masjid, (), ), also known as the Uchail Mosque, is a 16th-century

mosque A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...

, located in the

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. It is located in the village of Uchail Shankarpasha, Rajiura Union, Habiganj.

History

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 Mazar of Al-Mazar may refer to: *Mazar (mausoleum), Muslim mausoleum or shrine Places * Mazar (toponymy), a component of Arabic toponyms literally meaning shrine, grave, tomb, etc. ; Afghanistan * Mazar, Afghanistan, village in Balkh Province * ...

is located next to the mosque. As years passed, the area became entrapped in dense vegetation and forest land. Recently, this mosque has been discovered again.

Description

It is a one-storey building. The building has the same length and width which is . The width of the

verandah A veranda (also spelled verandah in Australian and New Zealand English) is a roofed, open-air hallway or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front an ...

is slightly above wide. It has four domes; with 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 approximately , apart from the western wall, which is approximately . 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. The mosque has three doorways, with the middle one much larger than the others. There is a small

minaret A minaret is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generally used to project the Muslim call to prayer (''adhan'') from a muezzin, but they also served as landmarks and symbols of Islam's presence. They can h ...

, that is not attached to the mosque.

Gallery

File:Uchail mosque.jpg, Side view File:Uchail mosque 6.jpg, Wall design File:Uchail mosque 9.jpg, Design File:Uchail mosque 11.jpg, Entrance File:Uchail mosque 5.jpg, Pillar

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{{Habiganj District 16th-century mosques in Bangladesh Bengal Sultanate mosques Historic sites in Bangladesh Mosque buildings with domes in Bangladesh Mosque buildings with minarets in Bangladesh Mosques completed in the 1510s Mosques in Sylhet Division Religious buildings and structures completed in 1513 Sunni mosques in Bangladesh Habiganj District

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