Jamek Sultan Abdul Aziz mosque

History

Jamek Sultan Abdul Aziz mosque began in 1956 with the rise of a two-storey building on the current spot of the mosque, formerly known as ‘Surau Kawasan Melayu’ Petaling Jaya. The old surau can occupy from 100-150 congregation members. In the early 60s, the surau changed from its wooden base to a concrete, shaped like a half-open umbrella. The new building is larger compared to the old surau and can occupy up to 300 congregation members. The new building was officiated by DYMM Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Hishamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj, the Sultan of Selangor of that time on the 23rd October 1964. The building was officially named ‘Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Aziz’ in honour of the Sultan.
In 2005, the Federal Government and the State Government had agreed to approve a sum of money for the purpose of rebuilding the mosque which was around RM15 million.
In September 2006, the old mosque of Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Aziz was demolished to make space to the new mosque on the same site. The newly built mosque occupied a floor space of 7,374 square feet, with a few amenities such as an office, a meeting room, a lobby, a dialysis centre, a parking lot, a large space for prayers, and classrooms.
The mosque was first used on 20th August 2008 and finally officiated on 10th October 2008

Urban and Architectural

The mosque's sheer structure is easily visible by passerby with its use of a bright yellow-coloured Mughal-inspired bulbous pointed dome with a single tall but slender minaret. The three-storeyed structure is modestly shaped by modern elevations clad in a yellowish color, and a grey band running horizontally across the facade wall.

While the simple exterior form is dominated by the yellow dome, the interior takes its influence from the Moorish-inspired high gibla wall and horseshoe arches. The white and orange alternate voussoirs of the blind arches create an impressive visual feature of the main prayer hall.

The female prayer gallery is located above: the interior bigger volume is accentuated by the squinched wall and rounded columns supporting the main dome. Clad in a tangy colour, the main dome is decorated with a backbone with white frames that resemble the mosque in Cordoba. The main gibla arch paves a space for the Imam and the mihrab niche, beset a multifoil arch under a huge round band of calligraphic art inscriptions. An attached mimbar is made apparent through the use of a half-round cantilevered pulpit platform on the right-hand side of the main prayer hall.