Bibi Maryam Mosque

Bibi Maryam Mosque is a masjid located in the Killarpul area of Narayanganj district in Bangladesh which was built under the period of Mughal intervention in around 1860. This masjid has been renamed in the 21st century as Killarpul Shahi Jame Masjid.HistoryIn principle there are two major assumptions by the historians on the person who sanctioned the Masjid construction and history of its evolution. With respect to the first assumption one concerned source suggests that Nawab Shaista Khan, the Mughal Subahdar of Bengal who was active between 1664 and 1688 built it in a fortified complex in the early 1680s. Nawab Shaista Khan is presumed to be Bibi Maryam's father by this source who named it as token of affection for her daughter after her premature demise and enshrined her in the complex. Meanwhile, the other piece of assumption advocates that Bibi Maryam was actually wife of IshaKha Masnad-E-Ala who built both the masjid and the Shrine in the aftermath of her death. The former opinion is much more concrete than the latter since the masjid architecture is absolutely that of Mughal style. It is also justified by the historians who have examined the used building materials and applied construction techniques to learn that both were exercised during the age of Nawab Shaista Khan's existence. However this masjid has been acknowledged as one of the prominent surviving Mughal buildings in Bangladesh despite its limited accommodation. According to the present masjid authority during its construction only members of both Nawab Shaista Khan's family and administration formed the Muslim population of the present day Killarpul area it is situated in. Even as late as the 1950s Hindus almost monopolised the area population where hardly ten people would appear for the congregational prayer in stark contrast to the daily hundreds of worshipers who appear for any prayer.

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