I already
know what I am gonna blog!
MOSQUE
TRAIL!
Ideally the
mosque is close to each other lah, even better if it is walkable but itssokay
as the mosque we visited are so unique and beautiful makes the drive worth it.
I would like to these 4 unique mosques that we covered and amazingly each one
of it has its own identity – design, material used, interior, motifs and many
more. You must be wondering what I meant by material used kan, well… coincidentally
the mosques were constructed either using wood or concrete (there was one using
bamboo but I forgot to take a picture of it [facepalm]). And guess what, each
mosque has different architecture and in fact one of it was constructed in 1867.
I saw a few
that is still under construction and look amazing, so I suppose there would be
a repeat trip soon.
Kelantan is
well-known as a religious destination for Islamic learning in the Malay
Archipelago, hence it is dubbed as the Serambi Mekah or Veranda of Mecca. Because
of this, many students who studied here will further their studies in Makkah.
1. Muhammadi Mosque, Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu, Kelantan
2. Ar-Rahman Mosque, Mukim Kubang Batang
This opulent looking mosque was open for public since May 2021 is able to fit it 3,000 congregations. Also coined as the blue mosque, the interior is said to inspired by the most in Cordoba, Spain, and the carpet is aligned to the décor, door and ceiling. The center wall is written in jawi the 4 mazhab Hanafi, Maliki, Syafi'i and Hanbali, one has to look closely to noticed. I was told that the objective of the mosque is to instil love in attending the solat here, in learning Islam, in communication and many more. The upcoming plan is to build a hostel-like accommodation to accommodate those that came here for activities such Islamic/Quranic classes, seminar and etc.
Ar-Rahman Mosque
Mukim Kubang Batang
Jalan Kota Bharu - Pengkalan Kubor
Wakaf Bharu, Tumpat
Kelantan
3. Noor Aini Mosque, Mukim Pasir Hol
Mukim Pasir Hor
15100, Kota Bharu
Kelantan
4. Madrasah Ihya Ulumuddin
Honestly am not sure how to write this, and I hope I do this place justice. Plus, this is from my perspective when I first reach and learn about Madrasah Ihya Ulumuddin.
Truthfully I have been nor seen one and in my imagination every time I hear the word ‘sekolah pondok’ I ‘bayang’kan pondok lah (very layman huh). But this place cancelled what I always imagine of sekolah pondok, for one, it is open for children and adult above the age of 60, it has chalet/hut for student (small yet clean and sufficient), it has proper area for dining and learning. It has a huge mosque that is open for public as well, for organized religious activities ie during Ramadan such as Tadarus, Qiamulail, Khatam Quran, Tilawah Quran, Qurban and etc. They also open for infak of which I did for my late dad, and donated some to the madrasah. So, to me personally this is the new sekolah pondok.
Madrasah Ihya Ulumuddin
Kampung Berangan
16810, Selising
Kelantan
5. Razaleigh Mosque, Gua Musang
Pekan Gua Musang
18300 Gua Musang
Kelantan
I hope I
get to cover more mosques in my future trip to Kelantan, these are truly a
hidden gem that can and should be visited by travelers. You won’t regret it.
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