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'''Katabon Mosque''' ({{lang-bn|কাটাবন মসজিদ}}) in [[Shahbag]], [[Dhaka]] is a center for [[Missionary#Muslim missionary activity (Dawah)|Muslim mission]]aries in [[Bangladesh]]. It houses the Bangladesh Masjid Mission (Bangladesh Mosque Mission) and is officially named as the "Bangladesh Masjid Mission Complex Central Mosque".<ref>[http://www.bdyellowbook.com/catalog/Garments___Accessories/Textile_Chemicals_Importers___Suppliers/Imperial_International_Ltd_-info9104.html Bangladesh Yellow Pages]</ref><ref>[http://www.bdtradezone.com/alpha.php?letter=I Bangladesh Trade Zone]</ref><ref>[http://www.bdtradeinfo.com/yellowpages/des_data.asp?subcategory_id=741 Bangladesh Trade Info]</ref> It is founded where the stables of the [[Dhaka Nawab Family]] was.<ref>Mohammad Alamgir, [http://banglapedia.org/ht/S_0261.HTM Shahbag], ''[[Banglapedia]]''</ref> |
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'''Katabon Mosque''' ({{langx|bn|কাটাবন মসজিদ}}) in [[Shahbag]], [[Dhaka]] is a center for [[Missionary#Islamic missions|Muslim mission]]aries in [[Bangladesh]]. It houses the Bangladesh Masjid Mission (Bangladesh Mosque Mission) and is officially named as the "Bangladesh Masjid Mission Complex Central Mosque".{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} It is adjacent to where the stables of the [[Dhaka Nawab Family]] used to be.<ref>{{cite book |last=Alamgir |first=Mohammad |year=2012 |chapter=Shahbag |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Shahbag |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> |
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The mosque houses the Islamic Economics Research Bureau, which works to "synergize the intellectual capabilities of the modern day professionals, academicians, and students of Islamic Banking and Finance".<ref>Mohammen Nasir Jawed, ''Year Book of the Muslim World'', page 167, South Asia Books, 2006, ISBN 81-86420-00-2</ref> Other Islamic organizations like Islam Prochar Samity (Association for Preaching Islam), [[Hizb ut-Tahrir|Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh]] and Liberated Youth, are around the corner.<ref>Sayeed Mahmud Nizam, [http://www.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/2005/03/04/page01.htm Shop Talk] ''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''</ref><ref>[http://www.khilafat.org/newPages/CircleInfo/circle.php Circle Information]</ref><ref>[http://www.islamicfinder.org/getitWorld.php?id=70815&lang= Islamic Finder]</ref> Many of these Islamic organizations are at the front line of preaching of [[Wahhabism|orthodox Islam]] in Bangladesh.<ref>U.A.B. Razia Akter, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XyzqATEDPSgC&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=%22Islam+Prochar+Samity%22&source=web&ots=CyWeaszfID&sig=mf0sc_RJzjggccUcahgKIN5XZhc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA51,M1 Islam in Bangladesh], BRILL, 1992, ISBN 90-04-09497-0</ref> |
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The mosque houses the Islamic Economics Research Bureau, which works to "synergize the intellectual capabilities of the modern day professionals, academicians, and students of Islamic banking and finance".<ref>Mohammen Nasir Jawed, ''Year Book of the Muslim World'', page 167, South Asia Books, 2006, {{ISBN|81-86420-00-2}}</ref> The Bangladesh Masjid Mission advocate a more [[Islam|orthodox form of Islam]] in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite book |author=U.A.B. Razia Akter |title=Islam in Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XyzqATEDPSgC&dq=%22Islam+Prochar+Samity%22&pg=PA51 |year=1992 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=90-04-09497-0 |page=51}}</ref> |
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There has been claims to associate the Masjid Mission with [[Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh]].<ref>Rajat Kumar Kujur, [http://www.sspconline.org/article_details.asp?artid=art73 Bangladesh: The Locus of Islamic Terrorism], Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict</ref> Muslim protesters gather around the mosque,<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16036197_ITM 2,000 Muslims in Bangladesh capital protest Israel's attacks on Lebanon, police say], Associated Press, 2006-06-21</ref> while students of neighboring [[University of Dhaka]] has protested against the activities conducted at the mosque.<ref>Jim Salter, [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-20647990_ITM DU Campus], United News Bureau, Bangladesh, 2004-03-10</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of mosques in Bangladesh]] |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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* [http://wikimapia.org/1300193/ Katabon Mosque] at [[WikiMapia]] |
* [http://wikimapia.org/1300193/ Katabon Mosque] at [[WikiMapia]] |
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* [http://www.bmmbd.org/ Bangladesh Masjid Mission Official Website] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928165906/http://www.bmmbd.org/ Bangladesh Masjid Mission Official Website] |
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[[Category:Mosques in Dhaka]] |
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[[rw:Umusigiti wa Katabon]] |
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[[mk:Џамија Катабон]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:56, 21 December 2024
| Katabon Mosque | |
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কাটাবন মসজিদ | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
  Shown within Bangladesh | |
| Geographic coordinates | 23°44′18.2″N 90°23′28.6″E / 23.738389°N 90.391278°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
Katabon Mosque (Bengali: কাটাবন মসজিদ) in Shahbag, Dhaka is a center for Muslim missionaries in Bangladesh. It houses the Bangladesh Masjid Mission (Bangladesh Mosque Mission) and is officially named as the "Bangladesh Masjid Mission Complex Central Mosque".[citation needed] It is adjacent to where the stables of the Dhaka Nawab Family used to be.[1]
The mosque houses the Islamic Economics Research Bureau, which works to "synergize the intellectual capabilities of the modern day professionals, academicians, and students of Islamic banking and finance".[2] The Bangladesh Masjid Mission advocate a more orthodox form of Islam in Bangladesh.[3]
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[edit]- ^ Alamgir, Mohammad (2012). "Shahbag". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Mohammen Nasir Jawed, Year Book of the Muslim World, page 167, South Asia Books, 2006, ISBN 81-86420-00-2
- ^ U.A.B. Razia Akter (1992). Islam in Bangladesh. BRILL. p. 51. ISBN 90-04-09497-0.
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