Renowned mosque of Barisal

Baitul aman jame-masjid or Guthia mosque is a famous mosque in Barisal. This is probably the largest mosque from our southern Bangladesh. It is also one of the most beautiful mosques in Bangladesh. Mr. S. Sharfuddin Ahmed Santu established this mosque in 16 Dec 2003. He spent 10 millions dollars build this Guthia masjid. Its designs are taken from Europe, Asia, and Middle East's most famous mosque. In this masjid, there is lots of expensive marble stone on the wall. Which is bring from Egypt (Misr). Beside the mosque, there is a madrasa , joined by walkway.

The masjid area is park-like with flower garden, shrubs, fruit tree, park-like etc. In the mosque area there are also several ponds and canals. Guthia Mosque of Barisal, is a mosque complex of Bangladesh having a land area of 14 acres, comparing to the 8.30 acres land area of the national mosque Baitul Mukarram of the country.

The Baitul Aman Jame Masjid Complex consists of a Mosque, a huge Eidgah, a graveyard, three lakes, Madrasa and an orphanage. Established on December 16, 2003, Guthia Mosque is also a tourist spot in Bangladesh. This mosque is at its best during the night. It is nicely decorated, and the lighting are nearly perfect.

It is delicately beautiful and picturesquely colorful. There are lot of pathways around where the visitors can have their stroll. Its really a peaceful place and anyone would surely love to spend few moments here during the night. This huge mosque has a very high minaret which is also beautiful. It has several domes at the top of the mosque (not sure how many). Probably several thousands of people at a time can participate into the prayer here. This mosque is a bit far from the town. The mosque is under a boundary, and everything is nicely organized. This mosque is also a tourist attraction for the local people.