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Shankarpasha Shahi Masjid
শংকরপাশা শাহী মসজিদ
Location of the mosque in Bangladesh
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Shankarpasha, Rajiura Union, Habiganj
Country	Bangladesh
Coordinates	24°18′08″N 91°21′32″E
Architecture
Architect	Shah Majlis Amin
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Bengal Sultanate
Established	1494-1499 AD
Specifications
Capacity	100 worshipers
Length	6.5 m (21 ft)
Width	6.5 m (21 ft)
Dome	Four
Minaret	One
Materials	Brick

The Shankarpasha Shahi Jame Masjid, (Bengali: শংকরপাশা শাহী মসজিদ), Persian: شاهي مسجد شنكرپاشا), also known as the Uchail Mosque, is a 16th-century mosque, located in the Habiganj Sadar Upazila of Bangladesh. 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 Shah Majlis e Amin member of the Majlish of Bengal Sultanat under Sultan Alauddin Husain Shah. It was built on the memory of conquest of Taraf on the very location where the conquest begin by the twelve Saints who came to spread Islam in the region along with Saint Shahjalal (R). His mazar is located next to the mosque. According to Banglapedia, it was built sometime between 1494 and 1499 AD. 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 6.55 metres (21 ft 6 in). The width of the verandah is slightly above 0.91 metres (3 ft) 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 1.5 metres (5 ft), apart from the western wall, which is approximately 3.0 metres (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. The mosque has three doorways, with the middle one much larger than the others. There is a small minaret, that is not attached to the mosque.

Gallery

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  Side view
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  Wall design
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  Design
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  Entrance
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  Pillar

See also

• Islam in Bangladesh
• List of mosques in Bangladesh

External links

Media related to Uchail Mosque at Wikimedia Commons