Madina Mosque (Bengal)

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Madina Mosque
Old Medina Masjid - Hazarduari Complex - Nizamat Fort Campus - Murshidabad 2017-03-28 6373.JPG
The old Madina Mosque, in 2017
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Mosque
StatusActive
Location
Location Hazarduari Palace complex, Murshidabad, West Bengal
Country India
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Location of the two mosques in West Bengal
Administration Archaeological Survey of India
Geographic coordinates 24°11′15″N88°16′06″E / 24.187444°N 88.268269°E / 24.187444; 88.268269
Architecture
Type Mosque architecture
Style Indo-Islamic
Founder
Completed
  • 18th century (Old)
  • 1847 (New)
Dome(s)One (each, both old and new)
Official nameOld Madina Mosque
Part of Hazarduari Palace and Imambara (Murshidabad)
Reference no.N-WB-122

The Madina Mosque are two mosques, located in the Nizamat Fort Campus in Murshidabad, in the state of West Bengal, India. The two mosques on the fort campus are the old Madina Mosque, built by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah during the 18th century, and the new Madina Mosque, built by Nawab Mansur Ali Khan in 1847.

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The old mosque was a part of the (now destroyed) Nizamat Imambara, built by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah, which was partially burnt in a fire in 1842, and was completely burnt when it caught fire on 23 December 1846. [1] The old Madina Mosque survived the 1846 fire and was left in its place. When Nawab Mansur Ali Khan [2] built the present Nizamat Imambara in 1847, he built another Madina Mosque inside the new building. Both of the mosques are parallel to the south face of the Hazarduari Palace, that is on the banks of the Bhagirathi River. The old Madina Mosque is situated a little south to the new one and on the west of the clock tower and beside the place where the Bacchawali Tope rests.

Architecture

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. 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 small and is single domed.

The present Nizamat Imambara was constructed in 1847 under the supervision of Sadeq Ali Khan. [4] [5] The new Madina Mosque is located within the grounds of the new Nizamat Imambara. The new mosque was 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 new Madina Mosque, encircling the shrine. The arches and the walls of the mosque are ornamented with texts from the Quran.

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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.

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