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Belabo Bazar Central Juma Mosque Situated at Belabo Bazar, 12 km South-East from Narsingdi district town.

Establishment of this mosque is quite miraculous. It is learnt from the local people that at about 275 years ago the inhabitants of the area heard that somebody was reciting the verses of the Holy Quaran from inside a pillar situated in the East side of the Bazar, in such a melodious voice which cannot be described in any manner. This was happening in almost in everyday but nobody could see who recites the verses. This message was spread in the nearby village and the people of the villages started coming to hear the miraculous recitation. Some people also started praying beside the said pillar out of emotion. Considering the difficulties of the visitors, one Mohammad Ali Bepari constructed a small tin-shed mosque beside the said pillar where only 1012 pious people could say their prayer at a time. But at one stage people having emotion and religious feeling started coming in a large number from the near and far areas to pray for remission of their difficulties with the belief that if they pray in to the mosque they will get relief. Thus the mosque becomes renowned as "Fajilater Mosjid", the mosque of remission.

At the end of the reign of the Mughal Emperor a pucca building was constructed in place of the said tin-shed mosque. But in the late twenties the condition of the mosque became worst. The mosque also becomes dangerous for the pious people to pray there. Then some small traders of the Bazar under the leadership of one Swapon came forward and prepared a temporary shed out side the original mosque using bamboo mats and shacks where 500 to 700 pious people could say their prayer. But that arrangement was not sufficient because the inhabitants of the nearby villages believe that if they pray in to the "Fajilater Mosjid" their wishes will become true thus a large number of pious people come to the mosque everyday. In Friday some 7000 to 8000 people gathered there and they faced a tremendous trouble during rainy season. Considering the trouble of the pious people, the local dignitaries become anxious and thereby they requested the members of the par1iament of both BNP and Awami League for solving the problem. At one stage it was declared that the mosque will be re-constructed with the aid of Saudi Government. Some officials of Saudi and Bangladesh Government also visited the mosque but in vein. The local people became hopeless when the project did not come in to light. At this stage the dignitaries of the locality approached to the Managing Director of Tharmex Group Mr. Abdul Kadir Mollah and requested him to visit the mosque and to say his prayer in any of the Fridays. One Friday in the year 2006, Abdul Kadir Mollah went there to say his prayer and found that some 20000 pious people have gathered there to say their Friday prayer. Then Abdul Kadir Mollah promised that he will construct a mosque with a capacity of praying 10000 people. Thereafter he searched for an eye-catching design of a mosque in the internet and upon selection of a lucrative design he rapidly completed the construction by engaging a local contractor and handed over the key of the mosque to the Masjid Committee on November 8, 2008.

According to the renowned Architects, this mosque is the best mosque of the country as has been constructed following the modern architectural view and using most valuable marble stones and tiles. Total cost incurred in construction of this mosque is about 3(three) crore 21 (twenty one) lacs taka where 12000 pious people can say their prayer at a time.

Abdul Kadir Mollah also established an Eatim Khana beside the mosque where 240 distress students are learning Quaran at the cost of Mollah. Not only that the said Mollah has established a total 8 Eatim Khana at the cost of his 8 industrial units. He also established some more 20 mosques in different areas of the district. Abdul Kadir Mollah is a non-politician pious man and he has established all these religious institutions with the view to make happy the almighty Allah.