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_India Muslim Ipoh Mosque

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The mosque was built by Indian laborers using conventional building strategies learnt in their country to make a mosque in a Mughal building fashion reminiscent of the awesome fortifications found within the Northern Indian State of Rajastan. The mosque is square with balustrades on the roof which see comparable to fortifications, driving numerous individuals to liken the plan to that of a castle. This can be a well kept up building and Muslim guests who have gone interior to supplicate have detailed this can be a inviting and faultlessly clean mosque.

The frontal area of the prayer hall houses the mihrab or a chamber niche that is directed towards Mecca – which is the centre direction for prayer. A wooden pulpit or minbar is placed on the right where the leader of prayer delivers his sermon.

As the mosque caters to the Indian Muslim devotees, the sermon is conducted in Tamil. A tall, grandfather clock on the left side of the mihrab tells the time through the round, wall mounted clock built at the top.

At the left corner, visitors can find a medium-sized table and a cabinet that are used to display plaques and commemorative items received by the mosque. The natural sunlight brightens the mosque during the day through its long, square-trimmed framed window.

The place for ablution is typically built at the back. The same rules apply at Masjid India Muslim Ipoh where the semi-circular walls with mounted water taps are located at the very end just outside of the prayer hall.

References

https://www.rollinggrace.com/2020/09/historical-masjid-india-muslim-ipoh-perak-mosque-malaysia.html

https://malaysialife.org/masjid-india-mosque-in-ipoh/

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

Mosque Data

Architect

Type

Central

Country

Malaysia

Owner/Founder

Shaik Adam Mohammad Ghaus

Year

1908

Area

827 m2

Drawings

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Mosque Data

Architect

Type

Central

Country

Malaysia

Owner/
Founder

Shaik Adam Mohammad Ghaus

Year

1908

Area

827 m2

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