Historical Jamalpur Shahi Mosque

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The scene you are seeing is Jamalpur Shahi Masjid. This mosque is a historical mosque.

Jamalpur Shahi Mosque is located in Bara Jamalpur village under Sadullapur upazila, 16 km west of Gaibandha district headquarters. It is said that about 600 years ago, 360 awliyas from Iraq spread to different parts of the world to spread Islam. Among them, this historic Shahi Mosque was built under the supervision of Sufi Hazrat Shah Jamal (RA) who came to Gaibandha and named the Union Parishad and the mosque after him. The mausoleum of Hazrat Shah Jamal is located just north of the mosque.

The Jamalpur Shahi Mosque was buried for a long time. Later in the 60th century, a person named Haqqani Qutbuddin, the administrator of Gaibandha sub-district tried to search the mosque but failed. The local people saw the mosque when the banyan trees growing in the place of the mosque fell in a sudden heavy storm. Because of that, many people also inform it as Ghaibi Mosque. There is also a huge Dighi in front of the mosque, there are many legends surrounding the Dighi.

The lower wall of Jamalpur Shahi Mosque is 72 inches and the upper wall is 56 inches thick. There were only 2 rows of prayer inside the mosque. So the mosque was expanded and renovated while keeping the original infrastructure intact. At present, around 600-700 worshipers can perform prayers in this Shahi mosque with two floors.

Source: https://vromonguide.com