Malwali Masjid/Mosque, Kakrail Markaz ( bn, মালওয়ালী মসজিদ, কাকরাইল মারকাজ) is a mosque in the Kakrail neighbourhood of Ramna

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

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. Located near

Ramna Park Ramna Park ( bn, রমনা উদ্যান, ''Rômna Uddan'') is a large park and recreation area situated at the heart of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. This forested park with pond near its center is one of the most beautiful are ...

, it is the centre of the Tabligh Jamat in Bangladesh.

Management

The mosque is being managed by two disputed groups of tablighi jaamat. Followers of Aalami Suras (World Sura) controls the markaz for 28 days and followers of Nizamuddin ( Main Stream Tablighi Jamaat) controls the markaz for 14 days

History

There is disagreement as to when and by whom the mosque was first built but it is seemingly the case that a previous mosque existed in the premises prior to Tablighi administration. Some claim that the original mosque was made of

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and built by the gardeners (known as ''Mali''s) of nearby

. It was known as Malwali Masjid ( bn, মালওয়ালি মসজিদ). It is known from the senior attendants that a mosque was established here by a member of the

Nawab family of Dhaka The Nawab of Dhaka (Bengali: "ঢাকার নবাব"), originally spelt in English Nawab of Dacca, was the title of the head of largest Muslim zamindar in British Bengal and Assam, based in present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh. The title of ''na ...

about 300 years ago, along with other installations by the family. In the beginning, the mosque was quite small and had a small pond in front. In 1952, the

Tablighi Jamaat Tablighi Jamaat (, also translated as "propagation party" or "preaching party") is a transnational Deobandi Islamic missionary movement that focuses on exhorting Muslims to be more religiously observant and encouraging fellow members t ...

movement in

relocated their headquarters from

Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque The Khan Mohammad Mirza Mosque is a historical mosque near Lalbagh Fort in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History The mosque was built in Atish Khan Mahalla by Khan Mohammad Mridha under the instruction of Qadi Ibadullah in 1706 CE. The mosque rises above it ...

, and declared the Kakrail Mosque as its ''Markaz'' (centre). The three-storey mosque was rebuilt under the supervision of Haji Abdul Muqit, an architect belonging to the Tablighi Jamaat.

Architecture

The present mosque is designed by engineer Haji Abdul Muqit. Adjacent to the roof of the mosque are triangular carvings. The pillars of the mosque are square in shape. The west wall of the mosque is rippling. The mosque also has wide verandas on three sides. On the south and north sides there are two pond-like houses for

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rituals and can serve hundreds of people at once. There are also more modern arrangements for performing Wudu outside of the mosque building. A short distance north of the mosque is a two-storey building for toilets and bathrooms. There are no entrance doors and so it is open day and night.

References

{{Mosques in Bangladesh, state=collapsed Mosques in Dhaka Tablighi Jamaat