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INVESTIGATING THE ARCHITECTURAL ORIGIN OF THE GAYEBI MOSQUE IN OSMANPUR, SYLHET, BANGLADESH Chowdhury, Shubhajit; saha, kawshik; Arefin, Mohammad Samsul; Haque, Mahinul
Journal of Islamic Architecture Vol 5, No 4 (2019): Journal of Islamic Architecture
Publisher : Department of Architecture, Faculty of Science and Technology, UIN Maliki Malang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (1996.973 KB) | DOI: 10.18860/jia.v5i4.7569

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This study aimed to investigate the architectural origin, style, and legacy of the Gayebi Masjid (Divine Mosque), which is located as a witness of time in Osmanpur, Balaganj, Sylhet, Bangladesh. The origin of the mosque is shrouded in mystery, as the actual construction period and the patronizing builder is unknown to the people. On the other hand, based on the characteristics and features, it can be generally assumed that the mosque was constructed either in the Sultanate or the Mughal period of Muslim rule in Bengal. The mosque has prominent architectural features that can also be found in other Sultanate and Mughal mosques in the surrounding region. However, the real-time period of construction of the mosque remains uncertain, as no other evidence, document, or argumentation can be found except the existing mosque’s architectural features. For this study, the attributions and characteristics will be critically examined to form a comparative analysis to determine the mosque’s origin and architectural style. The method of this research was a critical review and descriptive analysis of all the collected information, and the interpretation of some physical evidence from the field survey, as well as comparative analysis of the data with some other case studies. However, through this research and careful investigation, we conclude that the most convincing assumption is the original structure of the mosque resembles the architecture of the Sultanate period. On the contrast, more than a few additional architectural features were added during the later Mughal period. 
MORPHOLOGY OF A SACRED URBAN LANDSCAPE: THE CASE STUDY OF SYLHET CITY, BANGLADESH Saha, Kawshik; Sobhan, Rezwan; Nahyan, Mohammad
Journal of Architectural Research and Education Vol 2, No 2 (2020): Journal of Architectural Research and Education
Publisher : Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

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This study investigates how different religious streams influence the morphological development of a historic city by giving a unique identity as a sacred landscape. Sylhet city, which is popularly known as the spiritual capital of Bangladesh, has been shaped by two different spiritual streams over years. From thousand years Sylhet is known for a transitional hub of political, cultural, ethnical and religious migration which shaped a unique urban fabric in the morphology of this city. The spirituality of Sylhet deeply influenced by two major streams of religious philosophy of both Islam and Hinduism, not in conventional form but in form or Sufism and Vaishnavism which is deeply rooted in a spirit of mysticism, humanity, and self-consciousness. God is prayed here not in form of temples or mosques but in Akhadas (informal shrine) and Mazars (tomb of saints, places are a mediator between creator and creation. These ritual centers also turned to be the focal point of the city surrounded by public spaces, road networks, commercial centers through the juxtaposition of sacred space and community space. Truly Mazars and Akhadas are a center of cultural transition beyond language, geography and race to shape this sacred land a spiritual identity and symbol of faith. This study focuses on these paradigms in terms of architecture and urban design to make a new approach to redefine the understanding of Sylhet city for future researchers and historians.
Co-Authors Arefin, Mohammad Samsul Chowdhury, Shubhajit Haque, Mahinul Nahyan, Mohammad Sobhan, Rezwan