Historic Ali Shahpur Mosque

The historic Ali Shahpur Mosque is an ancient mosque about 500 years old. The mosque has one dome. The width of the wall of this mosque is 3 feet. It is 42 inches wide with a wall to keep it intact. There are 4 towers in the four corners of the mosque. There is a minaret at the top of the dome. There is an arched door in the east wall of this mosque. On either side of this door are two doors decorated with east ornaments. On closer inspection, it would seem that the doors are decorated with two wooden and various designs, which seem to have been closed recently. But in reality all the ornaments on the door are brick and permanently closed. The mosque is built of Gaudiya brick. The foundation, walls and dome of the mosque are placed above the arch. The inside of the mosque and the dome have various designs. The exterior walls of the mosque have a variety of melon designs. Who built this historic mosque during whose time or who built it is estimated from the architectural indications of the mosque at that time. Although the exact history of this mosque is not known, everyone thinks that it is 5 to 600 years old by looking at the antiquities of the mosque. Some people think that 7/8 hundred years ago a religious person named Alisha came to this area to preach the religion and built this mosque in this village. And for this reason the village was named Ali Shahpur after him. This ancient mosque is located in Ali Shahpur village of FatehpurYuin in Nacholupazila of Chapainawabganj. The mosque is located in a remote area about 10 km west of NacholUpazilaSadar. To visit this mosque you have to resort to Chapai-Gomstapur Highway. The Chapai-Gomstapur Highway is the road that runs west from the fire service junction of ChapaiNawabganj district town along the banks of the river Mahananda. First on this street you will find Hearty Culture Center, Nayagola Bazar, and Police Line. Then Fatehpur Bazar through Balugram turn.

Going a little ahead of Fatehpur Bazar, Khulsi-Munshi Bazar bus stop. Khulsi-Nachol Road on the right hand side from here. Ali Shahpur Mosque is only 8 km from this road. It only takes 20 minutes to go by bike. This road will have some twists and turns. However, anyone can tell the way to Ali Shahpur. This is the nearest and easiest road to reach Ali Shahpur. According to the locals, before independence, the mosque was surrounded by forests. At that time no one used it as a mosque. After independence, Rasul Mia, 65, renovated the mosque and was the first to offer Friday prayers with his sons. Later the mosque was further renovated and expanded permanently. At present it is being used as the Jame Mosque of the village.