Palembang grand mosque
In this article will discuss about the city of Palembang, you may often hear palembang tour of this beautiful city, in this world there are thousands and even millions About a mosque there in you. grandest mosques in Palembang was there and already well-known in Indonesian society is named masjib grand mosque palembang.
Past grand mosque palembang
Palembang Grand Mosque is one of the heritage of the Sultanate of Palembang. The mosque is known as the center of the city of Palembang. Built 1738-1748 by Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin I, also known as Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin Jaya Wikramo. According to a few people this mosque is the largest mosque in Indonesia on his day . at the beginning of the mosque built in a land of 1,080 square meters (about 0.26 acres) with a capacity of 1,200 people. land later expanded by Sayid Umar bin Muhammad Assegaf Altoha and Sayid Ahmad ibnu Shaykh Sahab under the leadership of Prince Nataagama Karta Mangala Mustafa Ibn Raden Kamaluddin.
Palembang grand mosque in renovations and conducted by the Dutch colonial government. Thereafter, further expansion is done in 1893, 1916, 1950, 1970, and the last in the 1990s. During an expansion in 1966-1969 by the Grand Mosque Foundation, the second floor was built with a land area of 5,520 square meters with a capacity of 7.750 people. During the renovation and development in 1970s by Pertamina, the tower at the mosque was built. Tower with original Chinese style is still maintained until now. The mosque is very typical with its tradition of Palembang. Most of the wood contained in the architecture of the mosque have Palembang typical carvings called Lekeur.
Palembang grand mosque was built in 1966-1969 the second floor. Spacious mosque be 5,520 square meters with a capacity of 7,750 Juma'ah. On January 22, 1970 began the construction of a new tower sponsored by Pertamina. This new tower as high as 45 meters, accompanying the original tower-style Chinese. Renovation of the Great Mosque was inaugurated on February 1, 1971.
Palembang grand mosque central Palembang Darussalam Sultanate Historically, a center of Islamic study which has spawned a number of great scholars. Shaykh Abdus Samad al-Palembani, Pack Fachruddin, and Syihabuddin bin Abdullah, are some scholars who had been a priest of the Great Mosque. The role of the scholars is very large in the development of Islam in the Sultanate of Palembang. The concept of Islamic teachings passed down into the scope of the charity (practice) and knowledge (discourse), so easily accepted and practiced by the Muslim community in Palembang.
