Excellent Example of Wooden Art: Momin Mosque of Mathbaria
Momin Mosque of Mathbaria
There is a village namely Udayatara Burhirchar in the north of about 15 kilometers from Mathbaria upazila under Pirojpur district. A home namely Akon barhi is located on the west side of the Momin Mosque road in the northern part of this village. Momin mosque of wooden art is located in front of this Akon barhi.
It is known that a person named Maulovi Momin Uddin Akon built this mosque in 1912 – 1920 CE. Momin Uddin Akon was one of the leaders of the Farayeji Andolan (movement). It is more known that this mosque was built by 22 woodcarvers of Delhi.
The complete wooden carvings, a mosque built with woods, is a wonderful example of wood work. The outer and inner walls of the mosque are engraved with spinach, flowers and Arabic script. The iron nail (pin) was not used to build the mosque. The floor of this mosque is terraced with cement. The roof with Tin is on the mosque. The rectangular mosque is 3.50 meters long and 1.50 meters wide.
Indo-Persian, European architectural art and the architect’s own basic excellence are reflected beautifully in the art of the mosque. The mosque is considered unique in Bangladesh as well as south asia. The traditional mosque was declared a ‘protected archaeological heritage’ by the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on April 17, 2003 CE. Currently, this archaeological heritage is preserved under the supervision of the Department of Archaeology, Bangladesh. [Md. Shahin Alam]
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