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Bhong Masjid Sadiqabad is true cultural replica of Muslims in South Punjab

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  B hong Mosque is located in Bhong, a village in Sadiqabad Tehsil, Rahim Yar Khan District. The mosque is located 240 km from Bahawalpur and about 55 km from Rahim Yar Khan. The mosque is famous for its exquisite design, unique architecture, and eye-catching calligraphy.  Sardar Raees Ghazi Muhammad started the construction of this mosque in 1932. His ancestor was one of the caliphs of Hazrat Bahauddin Zakaria. Raees Muhammad Ghazi was also an honorary magistrate and a member of the Bahawalpur Assembly. Despite having a lot of wealth, he lived a pious life. His life's mission was to acquire religious education, worship, and social work, and to build mosques in different areas. Raees Ghazi Mohammad gave instructions for the construction of the Bhong Mosque near his family palace-like house in 1932 and provided a lot of funds. He took a personal interest in each phase of construction. However, Master Abdul Hameed was appointed to supervise the construction of the mosque who supervis