Heritage Mosque Waiting Attention

Engraving Road, District Pekojan, West Jakarta, perhaps more rightly be called the alley because there are only two goods road footprint. In this alley there was a miserable old building, which is the mosque of Al-Anshor. The mosque which is now so tiny it is established by immigrants from Malabar (India) in the 17th century.

If in 1648 the mosque was standing wide with burial in the mosque complex, then the condition is now very much different. The mosque is now located in dense village alley. Both the yard and the tomb is believed to be the tomb of the founder of the mosque was now gone.

The mosque is now shrunk to only 12 mx 12 m is arguably no longer the original. Because the renovation ever done seems less attention to the principles of restoration. The remaining original buildings that still only represented by a latticed windows, doors, and wooden bar on the roof. The rest, including the four pillars, has changed.

According to the mosque guards, Paiman Legiman son, who grew up in this alley, the old mosque is now untouchable as the attention of relevant agencies. "Last year we got flooded to a height of 70 cm. Why would baseball want, we are self-supporting, so that the mosque make safe from flooding. So we raise up the front," he said.

Indeed, in the courtyard of the mosque was now visible remnant of development that has not been finished. "We ask no attention from the government because this is a heritage building. Old-ilang long can this mosque," said Paiman expressed concern.

Efforts last renovation was done in 1997 or 10 years ago. But, yet again over the last 10 years of renovation, existing buildings that collapsed, so renovations must be done by the local people. "There never was a survey of government. I'm confused, seems to really break up the relationship between the government and the old mosque. Because baseball never any attention," said Paiman. At the mouth of the alley toward the mosque was plastered a large board that contains the determination of the mosque is a building of cultural heritage.

Old village

In the area Pekojan actually not only the old mosque of Al-Anshor. As an old village that used to be the center of the village of Indians and Arabs, still there is a mosque?-Other old mosques there. Among other An-Nawier mosque which was built in 1760, as one of the largest mosques not only in Pekojan, but also in West Jakarta. Then there is a mosque built Langgar High in 1829 and is located right on the banks of Kali Angke. Another is Jami'atul Khair Mosque, founded in 1901. But from all that, al-Anshor was the most miserable.

Masjid An-Nawier can accommodate up to 2,000 worshipers. In the back of the mosque there is the tomb Syarifah Fatmah Alaydrus bint Hussein who earned the nickname Jide (little grandmother) that until now his grave is still diziarahi many people. This mosque has 33 pillars in the prayer room and minarets resembling a lighthouse which is the uniqueness of the mosque.

High Break Mosque named as such because the two-story mosque and when it's the merchants who were passing time can be directly Angke ablutions in this place. The mosque was built by a Captain Arab named Sheikh Said Naum. Before becoming a captain he was a fairly wealthy merchant in Palembang.

The Jami'atul Khair mosque began when at the beginning of the 20th century madrasah in Pekojan stand Jamiatul Khair (good association), precisely in 1901. The organization was set up by Ali and Idrus, both of the Shahab family. This association raises the sympathy of Muslim figures, such as KH Ahmad Dahlan (the founder of Muhammadiyah), HOS Cokroaminoto (Syarikat founder of Islam) and H Agus Salim.

The origins Pekojan

The name comes from the word Khoja Pekojan or Kaja, a local name in India that some people livelihood and Muslim merchants. In addition to their trade also spread Islam in this area.

Prof. Van de Berg in his book Hadramaut and the Arab colony in the archipelago to mention, before inhabited by ethnic Arabs from Hadramaut, the area first became the residence of Bengali people / Koja from India.

One policy Verenigde Oost Indische Compagnie (VOC) against ethnic groups in Batavia is putting them in certain areas based on ethnicity (Wijkstelsel). In addition it also enforces political VOC passenstelsel.

With this system Pekojan residents who will be brought to other places the road passes. From the territorial division based on ethnicity that so now we know the Kampung Melayu, Bali, Banda, Macassar, Java.
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Istiqlal Mosque

. Overview. Istiqlal Mosque is a magnificent mosque that stands firmly in the center of the capital of the Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta. This magnificent mosque was established on August 24, 1961 and inaugurated its use on February 22, 1978. In the 1970s, this mosque is the most magnificent mosques in Southeast Asia. The splendor of this mosque is a symbol of gratitude for the gift of God in the form of the independence of Indonesia. The name of liberty derived from the Arabic language has a meaning equivalent to the word "independence". The idea of ​​building this mosque originally appeared in 1949, ie after the transfer of sovereignty by the Dutch colonial government to the people of Indonesia. This idea was born from the scholars and leading figures at the time, of which KH Wahid Hasyim (the first Minister of Religious Affairs), H. Agus Salim, Anwar Cokroaminoto, Ir. Sofyan, and K.H. Taufiqurrahman. Development idea of ​​this mosque was warmly welcomed by the president of Indonesia at the time, Ir. Sukarno. Even at that time Ir. Sukarno tried hard to help the realization of development masjid.Setelah approval, in 1953, the mosque building committee was formed, headed by Anwar Cokroaminoto, who subsequently was appointed as the Chairman of the Istiqlal Mosque. Committee is tasked to execute the construction of mosques as a whole. Through this committee, in 1954, Ir. Soekarno was appointed as Head of Technical Development and the Istiqlal Mosque is also defined as a mock jury pembangunannya.Pada contest in 1955, this committee held a contest to make sketches and mockups Istiqlal mosque. That said, the contest was attended by 30 participants. Among the 30 participants are included 27 people who submit sketches and maketnya. However, of 27 participants only 22 participants who meet competition requirements. After assessing and evaluating, the jury ultimately define five participants as the nominee. Five participants were F. Silaban with the theme of "deity", R. Oetoyo with the theme "istigfar", Hans Groenewegen with the theme of "greetings", the five students ITB with the theme of "inspiration", and three students of ITB with the theme "equator". After going through a long process, the jury then set F. Silaban as the winner. F. Silaban is a descendant of a religious Batak Nasrani.Proyek construction of this mosque was not run as smoothly and easily. Since planned in the 1950s to the 1960s founded the mosque was not finished. This construction delays due to political situation at that time that was less supportive and beneficial. In those years, parliamentary democracy is applied. Political parties fighting each other and fight over their own interests. These conditions culminated in 1965-1966 when events erupt G30 S / PKI. Practically at a standstill the construction of mosques sekali.Setelah political situation eased, the Minister of Religious Affairs at the time, KH M. Dahlan, pioneered the redevelopment of this mosque. Ir stewardship. Sukarno later replaced by K.H. Idham who acts as Coordinator of the National Committee for Construction of a new Istiqlal Mosque. Under new management, the mosque was finally completed on 31 August 1967 and inaugurated on February 22, 1978 by President Suharto.



B. Feature

Istiqlal Mosque is famous for its grandeur of the building. Size of the building approximately 2.5 acres and occupies an area of ​​land measuring 9.5 hectares with a height of about 55.8 meters. Because buildings are so big and spacious, this mosque can accommodate about 200,000 pilgrims. As well as the glory, the mosque also has a distinctive architecture. The style of the building style of modern Islamic architecture. Tourists visiting the mosque to see the solid construction of this mosque which is dominated by rock marble and stainless steel, ranging from floors, walls, up to the dome. Dome of the mosque itself has a diameter of 45 meters which is made of stainless steel skeleton of the West German steel weighing 86 tons. The outside of the dome is coated with ceramic. The size of the diameter of the dome (45 meters) symbolizes the respect and gratitude to God for the gift of independence of Indonesia on August 18, 1945.Masjid has a floor of five. The roof dome is supported by 12 columns with a diameter of 2.5 meters. Five floors symbolize the five daily prayers that the duty of Muslims, while the 12 columns represent the date of birth of Prophet Muhammad (12 Rabiul Awal). In general, the building of this mosque is composed of the main building, the building predecessor, the giant porch, and patio around. The building is located behind the predecessor of the main building. The main function is as a precursor to building an additional room to the main building, while the patio around the side rooms flanking the main building which is also called the patio around. Meanwhile, a giant terrace building located on the left behind the main building. Building terraces is intentionally made to accommodate pilgrims pray in large numbers, such as prayer and Iduladha Idulfitri. Giant terraces are also often functioned as a place of religious events, such as race art of reading the Qur'an (MTQ) and the rituals haji.Wisatawan who visit this mosque can also see the largest drum in Indonesia. This drum diameter of about 2 meters by 3 meters long and weighs 2.3 tons. That said, the drum is made of meranti tree which has a 300-year-old. In addition, visitors can also see the mosque tower located on the east with a height of 6666 cm in diameter and 5 meters. These heights represent the number of verses in the Qur'an. Not far from the location of the mosque, visitors can also visit other attractions, such as the National Monument and New Market.



C. Location

The mosque is located at Jalan Pintu Air, Central Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia.



D. Access

Location Istiqlal Mosque is quite easy to reach, because it close to Gambir Station. To reach the site, from Sukarno-Hatta Airport to the direction of the station, visitors can use public transportation, like buses metronimi and Transjakarta. Gambir Station, visitors can walk or use a motorcycle taxi to the Istiqlal Mosque.



E. Accommodation and Other Facilities

Istiqlal Mosque until now has supporting facilities such as courtrooms, two-hall building, the Office of Management Executive Agency Istiqlal Mosque (BPPMI), lounge (VIP), and the technical implementation unit. Technical unit consists of scout mosques, kindergartens, libraries, KBIH, cooperatives, polyclinics, to recitals. The mosque is also used offices of religious institutions, including the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), the Central Council of Mosques Indonesia (DMI), National Development and Advisory Center for Marriage Preservation (BP4), the Indonesian Mosque Youth Communication Youth (BKPRMI), Institute of Development Tilawatil Qur'an (LPTQ) National Level, Central Library Islam Indonesia (PPII), Association of Islamic Art and Culture (HSBI), the Association of Fraternity Qori Qoriah Hafiz Hafizhah Indonesia (IPQOH), Office of the tabloid magazine Friday, the National Women's Council of Islamic Organizations Islam Indonesia (BMOIWI), and the Office of the Secretariat of the World Assembly of Muslim scientists who visited the Branch Indonesia.Wisatawan can also attend religious events held in this mosque, among tausiyah, commentator of the Qur'an recitation, tabligh akbar, and the celebration of the anniversary religious holidays. Additionally, for visitors who want to linger here, not to worry, because in the mosque complex have food stalls, souvenir shops, and souvenir shops.



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Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta, Indonesia

In Arabic, the Istiqlal connotes independence, because it is built as well as celebrations and commemorate Indonesia's independence from Dutch colonial empire. Places of worship are dominated beams arrangement inspired by the Soviet-style buildings. The main prayer room of a square with 12 huge pillars. This pillar as a buffer main dome with a diameter up to 45 meters. The form is very iconic, is a historical site that should be maintained.