Hussaini Dalan

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Hussaini Dalan
হোসেনি দালান
South view of Hussaini Dalan in 2011
Religion
Affiliation	Shia (Twelver)
Festival	Day of Ashura
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Hussainiya
Status	Active
Location
Location	Dhaka, Dhaka District
Country	Bangladesh
Location in Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates	23°43′21″N 90°23′52″E / 23.7224°N 90.3979°E / 23.7224; 90.3979
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture
Style	Mughal British Colonial
Founder	Mir Murad
Funded by	Shah Shuja
Date established	1015 AH (1606/1607 CE)
Interior area	871 m2 (9,380 sq ft)
List of Old Dhaka Heritage Sites

The Hussaini Dalan (Bengali: হোসেনি দালান, Arabic: حسیني دلان) is a Twelver Shi'ite Imambara that was originally built during the later half of the Mughal rule in the 17th century in Dhaka.^[1] It was built as the Imambara of the Shia Muslim community. Hussaini Dalan serves as the main Hussainiya of Dhaka, or venue for majlis or gatherings held during the month of Muharram; the ten-day religious gathering commemorates the martyrdom of Hussain, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.