All in all, the Mayor Mohammad Jummah Mosque manages to combine traditional values with modern philosophy in an accessible contemporary design.

Located adjacent to the 200 years old Azimpur graveyard in Lalbagh, the Mayor Mohammad Hanif Jame Mosque is a threshold space on a 16,500 sft land area belonging to the Dhaka South City Corporation. The updated design serves as a departure from traditional mosques in both physical and philosophical designs, combining old and new ideas into a contemporary concept.
The main concept of the Shaan is to create a window between terrestrial life on Earth and celestial life after death in a systematic and poetic way. The Shaan provides a view of both sides – the bustling street to the south representing busy life and the serene graveyard to the north representing a calm afterlife. People entering the Shaan from the south road pass through what is essentially a veil between realms where they are met with the main hall to the east and a bridge of glass and steel framing the graveyard to the north. Upon this bridge is an engraving reminding us of a phrase from the Holy Qur’an: “Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.” [Qur’an, 2:156]