Baba Adam Mosque Munshiganj

Baba Adam Mosque with six domes built by Kafurshah is located in Dargabari village of Mirkadim in Munshiganj district. Even though he was born in far away Arabia, Saint Baba Adam Shaheed (RA) entered India for the purpose of spreading Islam. Later, in 1178, he arrived at Mirkadim in Munshiganj during Sen's rule. At that time Munshiganj was under the rule of Ballal Sen. This saint lost his life at the hands of the tyrant Hindu king Ballal Sen in a local war. Baba Adam Mosque was built in 1483 319 years after the death of martyr Baba Adam. Standing witness to the tradition for nearly 530 years, this mosque reminds the memory of the self-sacrificing father Adam of old.

The mosque is 43 feet long and 36 feet wide, built using red terracotta patterned bricks in the Muslim architectural style. The interior of the 6-domed mosque has a semi-circular carved concave mehrab on the west wall and four octagonal ornate minarets built of granite stones at the four corners. Of the three arched entrances to the front of the mosque, only the middle one is currently in use. The work of ancient paintings on both sides of the central entrance is eye-catching. Besides, there is a black stone plaque engraved in Persian on the upper part of the eastern wall of the mosque. Baba Adam's shrine is in the south east corner of the mosque.

In 1948, the traditional Baba Adam Mosque was brought under the supervision of the Bangladesh Directorate of Archeology and in 1991, a postage stamp with the image of the mosque was issued by the Government of Bangladesh. Throughout the year numerous visitors from the country and abroad come to visit this mosque.

Distance from Dhaka to Munshiganj by road is only 23 km. Munshiganj can be reached by taking a bus bound for Mawa from Gulisthan, Abdullahpur or Mirpur in Dhaka. Baba Adam Masjid will be reached after 5 kilometers by rickshaw from Munshiganj.

If you want, you can go to Munshiganj by sea. In that case, board the Munshiganj-bound launch from Dhaka's Sadar Ghat launch terminal. Then he took a rickshaw from Munshiganj and went directly to Baba Adam Mosque.

One can return from Dhaka to Munshiganj in one day. However, if you need to stay overnight, you will find several residential hotels including Hotel Three Star, Hotel Comfort located in the district headquarters. Padma, Mawa and Meghna Village Holiday Resort etc. are notable among the attractive resorts in Munshiganj.

Munshiganj has good quality food hotels and restaurants. Munshiganj's Chittar Dai, Anandar Sweets, Khuder Bauua (Khuder Khichuri) and Bhagyakul Sweets are popular dishes.

Other Sightseeing Places in Munshiganj Other sightseeing places in Munshiganj include Jagadish Chandra Memorial Museum, Bhagyakul Zamindar Bari and Mawa Ferry Ghat.

Feature Image: Chowdhury Samirul Quader