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Bandaraya Kuching Mosque

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History

The first mosque built in Kuching was in 1847. The Grand Mosque is the first and oldest in Sarawak and has become a symbol of Islam in the state. The mosque was built by a well -known and well -known Sarawak Malay Leader, Datu Patinggi Ali and his family.
Then in 1929 the Dato's and the Muslim community with the help of King Brooke's government have worked together to build and beautify this State Mosque with the construction of large doors, windows, pulpits and high and large black domes.
This magnificent Grand Mosque stood firm as a glorious Islamic syiar until in 1967 the next change took place with the laying of the foundation stone for the newly built State Mosque on the same site in the same year.
In February, 1966, His Highness Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, was invited to lay the Foundation Stone of the Mosque to be renewed.
After seeing the condition of the Mosque and seeing how important it is for Sarawak to have a complete and medium -sized mosque, as a symbol of Islam and unity, he suggested that the old mosque be demolished and replaced with a new mosque.

Urban and Architectural

The current mosque's architecture was formulated in the 1960s and features a main central onion-shaped dome of Mughal influence, it is flanked with four smaller domes which sit on an open elevated base. It has no detached minaret: instead, there are six smaller attached minarets, each surmounted with cupolas and onion-shaped domes. The mosque's building is finished with modern-style crenellations on the parapet wall with a series of moon-crescent finials on top of its pilasters. The main central onion-shaped dome is made out of lightweight metal in golden yellow color that is used to indicate the main prayer hall located below. The large onion-shaped dome is cis used to express the importance or grandeur of the structure as compared to its surroundings.

At the front is a pavilion linked to the main entrance, with a modernist approach dome, perched on a terrazzo-clad platform with three leading steps, up to the main prayer hall, and two more steps to the upper female prayer gallery. The interior space is passively lit with natural lighting through glass windows and louvred blocks.

The Intricate Italian porcelain tiles ornament were used in the interior walls of the mosque and has added to the charm to the mosque. A grand chandelier from France continues to function. The gibla front wall is marked with a blind arch featuring repetitive names of Allah prescribed on a teak wood tile. It is also where the mihrab niche is located, and a timber mimbar platform placed to its right, The Kuching City Mosque has a two-storeyed building housing the administration office, classrooms, a guest room and a meeting room next to the mosque building

Description

Bandaraya Kuching Mosque is a mosque in Kuching, Sarawak. Formerly the State Mosque of Kuching, it is off Jalan Market, on the site of the first mosque that was built in 1847 by the family of a famous Malay leader, Datuk Patinggi Ali.

References

https://www.iloveborneo.my/tahukah-anda-sejarah-masjid-bahagian-kuching/

https://itc.gov.my/listings/masjid-bahagian-kuching-masjid-bandaraya-kuching-sarawak/

Aziz, A. A., 2016. MASJID - Selected Mosques and Musollas in Malaysia, ATSA Architects Sdn. Bhd.


Details

Location

332, Jalan Datuk Ajibah Abol, Kampung No3, 93400 Kuching, Sarawak,

Worshippers

4000

Owners

Datuk Patinggi Ali

Architect Name

Lee Yoon Thim

Year of Build

1968

Area

106

Drawings

Map

History

The first mosque built in Kuching was in 1847. The Grand Mosque is the first and oldest in Sarawak and has become a symbol of Islam in the state. The mosque was built by a well -known and well -known Sarawak Malay Leader, Datu Patinggi Ali and his family.
Then in 1929 the Dato's and the Muslim community with the help of King Brooke's government have worked together to build and beautify this State Mosque with the construction of large doors, windows, pulpits and high and large black domes.
This magnificent Grand Mosque stood firm as a glorious Islamic syiar until in 1967 the next change took place with the laying of the foundation stone for the newly built State Mosque on the same site in the same year.
In February, 1966, His Highness Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, was invited to lay the Foundation Stone of the Mosque to be renewed.
After seeing the condition of the Mosque and seeing how important it is for Sarawak to have a complete and medium -sized mosque, as a symbol of Islam and unity, he suggested that the old mosque be demolished and replaced with a new mosque.

Urban and Architectural

The current mosque's architecture was formulated in the 1960s and features a main central onion-shaped dome of Mughal influence, it is flanked with four smaller domes which sit on an open elevated base. It has no detached minaret: instead, there are six smaller attached minarets, each surmounted with cupolas and onion-shaped domes. The mosque's building is finished with modern-style crenellations on the parapet wall with a series of moon-crescent finials on top of its pilasters. The main central onion-shaped dome is made out of lightweight metal in golden yellow color that is used to indicate the main prayer hall located below. The large onion-shaped dome is cis used to express the importance or grandeur of the structure as compared to its surroundings.

At the front is a pavilion linked to the main entrance, with a modernist approach dome, perched on a terrazzo-clad platform with three leading steps, up to the main prayer hall, and two more steps to the upper female prayer gallery. The interior space is passively lit with natural lighting through glass windows and louvred blocks.

The Intricate Italian porcelain tiles ornament were used in the interior walls of the mosque and has added to the charm to the mosque. A grand chandelier from France continues to function. The gibla front wall is marked with a blind arch featuring repetitive names of Allah prescribed on a teak wood tile. It is also where the mihrab niche is located, and a timber mimbar platform placed to its right, The Kuching City Mosque has a two-storeyed building housing the administration office, classrooms, a guest room and a meeting room next to the mosque building

Description

Bandaraya Kuching Mosque is a mosque in Kuching, Sarawak. Formerly the State Mosque of Kuching, it is off Jalan Market, on the site of the first mosque that was built in 1847 by the family of a famous Malay leader, Datuk Patinggi Ali.