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[sg_han]

WhatEver Lah

yeh she accepts this fact

[Tibet Libre]

‘See the human factor, not race’
http://www.chinahist...p;#entry4903313

???

I do not understand this. What again is the justification / excuse for Muslims to deny other religious communities the same right for building worshipping places they do claim in non-muslim countries?

Edited by Tibet Libre, 19 September 2007 - 09:42 AM.

[Hang Li Po]

West Shanghai Mosque


Location : Shanghai, China

Architect/Planner : Xiao-an Wang

Client : Shanghai Islamic Association

Date : 1992

Century : 20th

Decade : 1990s

Project ID :1759

Award : Aga Khan Award for Architecture

[sg_han]

lack of chinese feature!

[Andy Lau]

very arabic-centric... i don'T see any chinese in these structures except the Chinese characters lol But nice picture by the way =) What made you decide to convert to Islam?

Edited by Andy Lau, 19 October 2007 - 07:15 PM.

[sg_han]

very arabic-centric... i don'T see any chinese in these structures except the Chinese characters lol But nice picture by the way =) What made you decide to convert to Islam?

she didnt convert . her father is chinese and mother malay muslim if i did not remember wrongly.she was borned a muslim.

[Hang Li Po]

Mosque In Kelantan (Malaysia) & Pattani (Thailand)


Great Mosque Kota Bharu




A rare photo of a now non-existent Masjid Besar Kota Bharu, said to be taken shortly before the demolition work around 1940s.
The concrete minaret, as can be seen to the right of the photo is in fact one of the existing parts of the present day Masjid Muhammadi.
A brick mosque was built in 1920s beside the existing old wooden mosque to support the daily religious services, but only around 1940s the wooden Mosque was finally torn down to give way to the new mosque expansion and upgrading work.
A local heritage that was lost to the advancing of Western ideas of modernisation.



Telok Manok Mosque @ Wadi Al Hussain Mosque










Judging from the old photo of the long gone Masjid Besar Kota Bharu,
it is interesting to realise that how much it resembles this 400 years old Masjid Telok Manok or Masjid Wadi Al Hussain
in Telok Manok, in Pattani, Southern Thailand.
A very old mosque, remnant from the glorious era of the once famous Islamic Malay Kingdom of Pattani.
Luckily, the Masjid Telok Manok is still exist and obviously in good shape.
By looking at this living example of old Malay architecture,
perhaps one could get an idea on how the demolished Masjid Besar Kota Bharu





A rare shot of Masjid Kampung Laut at its original site in Kampung Laut, Tumpat, Kelantan.
This photo, said to be taken in 1960s,
shows the condition of the oldest mosque in Malaysia, before the great flood that almost erased it completely from existence.
Note that there was a graveyard by the mosque, probably as old as the structure itself.
If you go to Kampung Laut nowadays and pay a visit to the former, now submerged site of Masjid Kampung Laut, you will notice that only a small plot of the old graveyard still remains
as large part of it had long gone with the merciless flow of the Kelantan river.



Credit

http://raykinzoku.fotopages.com

http://korok.fotopages.com

[Hang Li Po]

Vietnam Mosque



Hanoi Mosque @ Al-Noor Mosque


Location : Hanoi












The mosque in Hanoi is known as 'Indian pagoda'. Its Arabic name is Al-Noor masjid.

It was built in 1890 and renovated in 1950 (see pictures).

Its address is 12 Hang Luoc street, Kim Ma commune, Hoan Kiem dis., Hanoi.

This masjid has Indian architecture and used mainly by Muslims from overseas. The Imams of this masjid are the Afghani-Arabic teachers from Al-Fath Islamic primary school close by.

Muslims in Hanoi are mainly the Embassy workers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Palestine, Iran, Iraq and so forth. It is possible that they make up over 90% of Muslims in Hanoi.

As for the Vietnamese Muslims themselves, most of them live near the masjid. There are about 3 Muslim families whose grandfather is a Pakistani, one couple consists of Vietnamese and Bangladeshi, one old revert, one young revert. At the moment there are about 15 of us.



Saigon Central Mosque @ Indian Jamia Muslim Mosque


Location : Ho Chi Minh City









Built By Indian Muslim in 1935

Edited by Hang Li Po, 24 October 2007 - 12:31 AM.

[Hang Li Po]

Chau Giang Mosque


Location Chau Doc


















List of Masjids and Suraos in Vietnam


http://www.angelfire...masjidList.html



Built in 1963, renovated in 1993;150 Cham families pray here

[kaiselin]

The top addition to the roof of these Mosques is very interesting. They look a bit top heavy and structurally unsound, but the uniqueness of the design sets them apart from anything I have ever seen before.
I wonder why this particular design developed as it does not seem to follow the norm and yet it has kept the far eastern feel.

Telok Manok Mosque @ Wadi Al Hussain Mosque

I have only seen pictures of Mosques in the Middle East before, so I have enjoyed seeing how the Mosques have evolved to fit the native cultures architecture as well as retaining the qualities of a Mosque.
I am also struck by the simplicity of the design of all the buildings. The ornate geometric designs that we normally associate with Mosques is almost totally missing, and the arch, seems to be the main connection to Mideastern style.[which seems to be totally missing from this Mosque pictured here]

I can not remember the name for the arch, but I do remember that it is representative of the gate way of sorts, a portal thru which you focus your prayers.

Edited by kaiselin, 20 October 2007 - 09:18 AM.

[hapalicious]

Vietnam Mosque
Hanoi Mosque @ Al-Noor Mosque
Location : Hanoi

i rode by this place all the time ! the inside seems a lot more "impressive" looking than the outside....at the time i just thought it looked really shabby.

[kaiselin]

lack of chinese feature!

As I looked at the pictures of the West Shanghai Mosque, I have to agree that the architect Xiao-an Wang
simplified to the point of almost complete lose to any relation to Chinese architecture what so ever.
What little connection to eastern style there is seems to be the stark simplicity of Japanese style, skipping over Chinese style altogether.
In the picture of inside the main room, [forgive me, I don't know the terminology with in Mosques, sorry]



you can see windows or screens that have a bit of an Asian touch as seen by maybe as a modern Frank Lloyd Wright inspired architect might have added some concessions to Asian style.
What a shame that Xiao-an Wang did not take the speakers in to consideration when designing the room, They are a real distraction to the overall affect.
Never the less, I really like the Mosques design.
I like the picture that was taken from the tiny structure of arches looking up to the main peak on the dome.



It took me a while to locate where that picture was taken. Very nicely done.

Edited by kaiselin, 20 October 2007 - 09:56 AM.

[Hang Li Po]

Great Mosque Tongxin (Ningxia)










QingJing Mosque (GuangZhou) Fujian








Yining Huizu Mosque (Xinjiang)

[polar_zen]

Those are really nice!


Hang Li Po, do you have any pictures of mosques in the Philippines? I would be interested in seeing some.

[SNK_1408]

Photo on Korea's Seoul mosque





Some links:
http://www.islamawar...sia/KoreaSouth/
http://www.koreaislam.org/e-index.php