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Abdulhussain Thariani at the foundation ceremony of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. Abdulhusein Meheraly Thariani (3 April 1905 – 30 December 1972) was a member of the first generation of formally trained architects in Pakistan. [1] Amongst his most prominent works is the Baitul Mukarram (National Mosque of Bangladesh) in Dhaka ...
The mosque is on a very high platform. The Baitul Mukarram National Mosque's building is eight storied and 99 feet high from the ground level. According to the original plan, the main entrance of the mosque was to be on the eastern side. The 'shaan' on the east is 29,000 square feet with ablution space on its south and north sides.
Numerous masjids are located in this area. ‘Baitul Mukarram’, the national masjid, is located in this Zone. Naya Paltan Jame masjid, Purana Paltan masjid, Purana Paltan Lane Bot-tola masjid are amongst others to be mentioned. Most of these masjids were built during the earlier decades of the last century.
The building is located in a flood-prone area, [1] and is designed along an axis angled 13 degrees to the Qibla direction. [11] To compensate for this angle, the building is raised on a plinth with a cylinder inside of a square. [ 10 ]
Baitul Mukarram: Dhaka: 1960s Sunni: National mosque. It is the 10th largest mosque in the world, accommodating more than 40,000 people Sunnati Jame Mosque: Muhammadia Jamia Shareef Madrasa, 5 Outer Circular Rd, Dhaka: Sunni: Kakrail Mosque: Ramna Thana, Dhaka: 1952s Sunni: The centre of the country's Tablighi Jamaat: Army Central Mosque Dhaka ...
Baitul Mukarram Mosque: 42,000 [25] 2463 [26] Dhaka Bangladesh: 1959 Sunni: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque: 41,000 [27] 22,412 [27] Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates: 2007 Sunni: Jamia Masjid [28] 33,333 [29] [better source needed] Jammu and Kashmir India: 1400 Sunni: Jamiul Futuh, The Indian Grand Masjid: Jamiul Futuh, The Indian Grand Masjid: 30,000 ...
The Baitul Mukarram Society built the Baitul Mukarram (Arabic: بيت المكرّم; the holy house) mosque and Islamic scholars formed a Darul Ulum (Arabic: دار العلوم; house of knowledge) to popularize and research on Islamic philosophy, culture and way of life. [2]
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