Madina Mosque (Bengal)

Coordinates: 24°11′15″N 88°16′06″E / 24.187444°N 88.268269°E / 24.187444; 88.268269
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Madina Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
LeadershipNawab Siraj ud-Daulah, Nawab Mansur Ali Khan
Location
LocationMurshidabad, West Bengal, India
Geographic coordinates24°11′15″N 88°16′06″E / 24.187444°N 88.268269°E / 24.187444; 88.268269
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic
Dome(s)1
The Nizamat Imambara with the dome of the new Madina Mosque seen with the old Madina Mosque on the left.

The Madina Mosque is a mosque in the

mosques in the fort campus, the old one built by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah during the 18th century.and the new one by Nawab Mansur Ali Khan
in 1847.

The old mosque was a part of the old

Bacchawali Tope
rests.

History and features

The old Madina mosque at Nizamat Fort campus, Murshidabad.

The old mosque constructed by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah, and soil from Mecca was brought which was mixed with its foundation, so that it could provide an opportunity to the poorer members of the local Muslim community to have an experience of Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam. Constructed primarily of wood, the old Imambara was damaged by fire in 1842 before being completely destroyed by a second fire in 1846.[3] However the old Madina mosque survived the fire. The old mosque is smaller compared to the one built by Nawab Nasur Alikhan and is single domed.

The present Imambara was constructed in 1847 under the supervision of Sadeq Ali Khan.[4][5] Within this Imambara lies the new Madina mosque.

The new mosque is built on a raised platform decorated with ornamental china tiles, and the foundation contains soil from Karbala. It is said that in the past, fountains stood between the Memberdalan and the Madina Mosque, encircling the shrine. The arches and the walls of the mosque are ornamented with texts from the Quran.

Maps

A partial map of the Nizamat Fort Campus, showing the Nizamat Imambara in yellow and the buildings inside it, including the New Madina, Nowbat Khana, and Memberdalan
Shia
Complex, and the Zurud Mosque

References

  1. ^ "Nizamat Imambara". India, the pristine beauty. Online Highways LLC. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  2. ^ "The History of Murshidabad, The Nawabs of Bengal, Feradun Jah (1838-1881 AD)". Welcome to Murshidabad. District Magistrate, Murshidabad, Government of West Bengal (India). Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Nizamat Imambara". Online Highways LLC. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Heritage Murshidabad » Imambara". Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  5. ^ "The History of Murshidabad". District Magistrate, Murshidabad, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.

External links

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