Shahi Mosque is the historical building of Brakshanbaria

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The picture you are looking at is the historical building of Shahi Mosque in Brakshanbaria. Bhadughar Shahi Mosque is located in Brakshanbaria district of the ancient plains. In front of this mosque is the Eidgah, which is the second largest Eidgah in the district.

Muslim rule existed in the Indian subcontinent for about 700 years. Mughal rulers are one of them. Among these Mughal rulers, Mohiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707), popularly known as Jindapir, became known as a very God-fearing ruler.

During the reign of this great king Mohiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir in 1084 Hijri under the supervision of Noor Elahi Ibn Majlish Shahbaz, the zamindar of Sarail Pargana at that time, this historic Bhadughar Shahi Mosque was built. The English year was 1663.

Vadughar Mosque is a single-domed mosque but its area is 44 feet in length and 24 feet in width. The thickness of the wall is 5 feet 6 inches. The minaret of this mosque is 75 feet high. Its length width is 12 by 9 feet. The interior of the mosque has beautiful craftsmanship.

This mosque has its history written in Persian on black stones. The first imam of Bhadughar Shahi Mosque was Maulana Mullah Nasiruddin (RA), the successor of King Alamgir's teacher Shaykh Ahmad Ibn Abu Saeed Ibn Obaidullah Al Hanafi As Siddiqui (Shaykh Mollajiun Rahmatullah Alaihi). This mosque can be called a piece of history.

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