Short answers, pulled from the story.
Farhad Khan, a Mughal official appointed as the faujdar of Sylhet, commissioned the Sylhet Shahi Eidgah during the 17th century. The open-air prayer hall was constructed on a hill to serve solely for the celebration of Eid prayers.
A bloody confrontation erupted within the prayer hall when rebels led by Syed Muhammad Hadi and Syed Muhammad Mahdi attacked British colonial forces. District supervisor Robert Lindsay shot dead both Hadi and the Pirzada of Sylhet after the rebels refused to surrender.
Mohandas Gandhi, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, and A. K. Fazlul Huq delivered influential speeches at the Sylhet Shahi Eidgah. These leaders used the vast open space to address massive crowds and debate ideas that led to the creation of Pakistan.
The Sylhet Shahi Eidgah features three distinct gates for entry and houses fifteen domes within its vast courtyard. The structure mimics the grandeur of a Mughal fort while maintaining an open-air design without walls.
The large pond known locally as fukoir or fukri serves as a wudu khana where worshippers perform ablutions before prayer. This body of water provides a natural and accessible source of water for ritual purification for thousands of worshippers.