Baba Adam's Mosque
| Baba Adam's Mosque | |
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বাবা আদম মসজিদ | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Munshiganj District, Bangladesh |
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| Architecture | |
| Architect | Malik al-Muazzam Malik Kafur |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Islamic architecture |
| Funded by | Jalaluddin Fateh Shah |
| Established | 1483 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 14.30 m (46.9 ft) |
| Width | 11.45 m (37.6 ft) |
| Interior area | 69.8625 m2 (751.994 ft2) |
| Dome | 6 |
| Website | |
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Baba Adam's Mosque (Bengali: বাবা আদম মসজিদ, Arabic: مسجد بابا آدم) is a mosque situated in the village of Qadi Qasbah under Rampal Union of Bangladesh's Munshiganj District. It was constructed in 1483 A.D by Malik Kafur to function as a Jami mosque during the reign of Jalaluddin Fateh Shah.[1][2] The tomb of Baba Adam Shahid, a 15th-century Muslim preacher, lies near the edifice.
History
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According to the Arabic calligraphy inscription fixed aloft the central doorway in the east, the mosque was built in Rajab 888 A.H (August/September 1483 AD) during the reign of the Sultan of Bengal Jalaluddin Fateh Shah. It was constructed by Malik al-Muʿazzam Malik Kafur, one of the Sultan's officers.[3][4] According to historian Ahmad Hasan Dani, Kafur was of Abyssinian origin.[5] Now a protected monument under the Department of Archaeology, the mosque has been renovated and remains in a good state of preservation.
Architecture
[edit | edit source]Split into two aisles and three bays, the rear of the wall on the west is displayed in three steps of which the middle part contains a multi-cusped ornamental arch-panel. The brick building is roofed over by six identical domes divided into two rows. Two freestanding slender octagonal-based black basalt pillars have chain and bell motifs. Stone pillars hold the pointed two-centred arches of the six domes.[6]
All the entrances and mihrabs are recessed within rectangular frames. The south and north walls contain rectangular niches. The multi-domed mosque does not have a minaret. On both sides of the central doorway there are two multi-cusped rectangular panels. The arches are supported on faceted small pillars and decorated with a terracotta floral design. This type of facade decoration is also found in Shahzadpur Mosque (Sirajganj).[7]
Gallery
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See also
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