Sura Mosque

Sura Mosque
সুরা মসজিদ
Sura Mosque is located in Bangladesh
Sura Mosque
Location of the mosque in Bangladesh
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Mosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationGhoraghat, Dinajpur Rangpur
CountryBangladesh
Coordinates25°15′07″N 89°12′44″E / 25.2520°N 89.2123°E / 25.2520; 89.2123
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
Style
Completed910 AH (1504/1505 CE)
DomeFour (one large)

The Sura Mosque (Bengali: সুরা মসজিদ) is a historical mosque in Ghoraghat Upazila of Dinajpur District in the division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. It is a fine example of the Mughal architecture. It is believed that it was constructed during the Bengal Sultanate era of Hussain Shahi dynasty in the 16th century, based on its architectural design and level of craftsmanship.

Location and history

The Sura Mosque is situated in Ghorahat Upazila in Dinajpur District, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Upazila headquarters. There is no inscription tablet at the mosque, but it has been dated to the early 16th century in the light of its close links with dated monuments of similar style. An inscription from the time of Alauddin Hussain Shah, dated at 910 AH (1504/1505 CE) was discovered in the village Champatali, a few miles away from the place. It records the construction of a mosque, and if this inscription describes the mosque at Sura, the year 1504 CE is the date of its construction.[1]

Description

The mosque stands on a raised mound of earth and is approached from the east by a flight of steps. It has a single dome over one large square room, and a verandah that has three domes.[1] It has a 4.87-metre (16.0 ft) square prayer chamber, flanked on the east by a 1.82-metre-wide (6.0 ft) foreroom that measures 8.53 by 12.5 metres (28.0 by 41.0 ft) externally. At one time it was surrounded by high walls, which is a style otherwise unknown in Bengal.[1]

The kiblah wall contains three semicircular mihrab niches with cusped arches, each set within an ornamented rectangular frame. The central mihrab is the largest of the three, and is of stone. The brick walls are faced with stone slab from within and the outside surfaces have some evidence of rich carving work of terracotta.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ahmad, Sultan (2012). "Sura Mosque". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ Hasan, Perween (2007). Sultans and Mosques: The Early Muslim Architecture of Bangladesh. I. B. Tauris. pp. 192–193. ISBN 978-1-84511-381-0.

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