The Gulshan Central Mosque and Iddgah Society (Bengali: গুলশান কেন্দ্রীয় মসজিদ এন্ড ইদ্গাহ সোসাইটি), also called Gulshan Azad Mosque is a Mosque in Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2][3]
| Gulshan Central Mosque | |
|---|---|
Gulshan Azad Mosque | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Active | |
| Location | |
| Location | 111, Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
 Interactive map of Gulshan Central Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 23°47′24″N 90°24′53″E / 23.790024°N 90.414823°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Established | 1976 |
| Website | |
| gcmisbd.org | |
History
editThe mosque was established on 18 April, 1976 occupying 6 acres of land. It was designed by architect Mesbah-ul-Kabir.[4] The mosque has the capacity to accommodate over 10,000 devotees at a time.[5][6][7] Maulana Shamsul Haque was the khatib of the mosque until 2019.[8] Mahmudul Hasan is the current khatib of this mosque.[9][10]
In addition to men, the mosque has separate prayer facilities for women.[11]
See also
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References
edit- ↑ Syed Shabbir Ahmed (2012). "Gulshan Thana". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "গুলশান সেন্ট্রাল মসজিদে হিফয প্রতিযোগিতা". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ "গুলশান মসজিদে রচনা প্রতিযোগিতা". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 29 November 2016.
- ↑ ""My buildings possess the poetry of true simplicity."- Architect Mesbah-Ul-Kabir". SHOWCASE. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ "Gulshan Azad Mosque in Dhaka". Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ "Gulshan Central Mosque also known as Azad Masjid. Dhaka, Bangladesh". Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ "Azad Masjid, Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh Masjid". Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ "গুলশান আজাদ মসজিদের সাবেক খতিবের ইন্তেকাল". Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). 7 December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023.
- ↑ "কওমি সনদের স্বীকৃতি : শীর্ষ আলেমদের প্রতিক্রিয়া". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 28 September 2018. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024.
- ↑ Ghazali, Tofail (3 October 2020). "যেভাবে আল্লামা শফীর চেয়ারে বসলেন মাওলানা মাহমুদুল হাসান". Daily Jugantor (in Bengali).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "রাজধানীর যেসব স্থানে নারীদের নামাজের ব্যবস্থা রয়েছে". Barta 24 (in Bengali). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
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