Al-Aman Bahela Khatun Masjid
Mosque in Bangladesh
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Overview
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The Al-Aman Bahela Khatun Mosque (Bengali: Al-Aman Bahela Khatun Jame Mosque) stands in Belkuchi, Bangladesh, about 20 kilometres southeast of Sirajganj. It lies on the west side of the Sirajganj–Enayetpur road, in the Mukandganti neighbourhood of ward 8 of the Belkuchi municipal area.
The complex occupies roughly 50,160 square metres of land, equal to about 20.5 bighas. Its design combines postmodern architecture with Islamic architectural traditions, and it is described in the sources as one of the most beautiful and largest mosques in Bangladesh.
History
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The foundation stone was laid in September 2016 by Mohammad Ali Sarkar of Mukundagati village. He dedicated the complex to his son, Al-Aman, and his mother, Bahela Khatun, whose names the mosque bears.
Sarkar financed the project himself, at a cost of more than 30 crore taka. Construction took four years, with an average of 45 workers on site each day.
From Wikipedia
The Al-Aman Bahela Khatun Mosque (Bengali: আল-আমান বাহেলা খাতুন জামে মসজিদ) is a mosque located at Belkuchi, 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Sirajganj in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh. The mosque is a traditional mosque built on 50,160 square metres (539,900 sq ft), or 20 and a half bighas, of land on the west side of Sirajganj-Enayetpur road in Mukandganti mahalla of ward 8 of the Belkuchi municipal area.
Completed in the Postmodern Islamic style, the mosque described as one of the most beautiful and large mosque in Bangladesh. In September 2016, Mohammad Ali Sarkar of Mukundagati village laid the foundation stone of Al-Aman Bahela Khatun Jame Mosque Complex in Belkuchi in the name of his son Al-Aman and mother Bahela Khatun. He built the mosque at his own expense, spending more than Tk 30 crore. It took four years to build. An average of 45 workers worked every day on the construction.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7_%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Aman_Bahela_Khatun_Mosque