Don't judge the book by it's cover ! Same goes to this mosque that is located in Sungai Dua , Penang. This is Masjid Jamik Haji Abdul Rashid.
My wife and me happened to stop for prayer at this mosque as we were planning to go to the famous Mee Udang Sungai Dua (Medan Selera Sri Tambang, Sungai Dua). This has been a go to place when we crave for Baby Lobster Noodle. The taste is consistent , service is pretty fast and the stall is fairly clean ( but dont look into the river part, I am sure you have no business there). And the price is fairly reasonable.
As I was heading into this small mosque at the heart of Sungai Dua Town, i did not notice that it was from the back entrance. It is just an ordinary mosque at the suburban area. There is a motorcyle parking porch and few spots to park your car.
At the entrance, there stood tall the mosque hailing tower, just like an ordinary small town mosque designs in Malaysia. Nothing special , no big deal. As I entered the mosque balcony, towards the ablution area , then I realized the design of the place is somehow showing an extraordinary arts. The path towards ablution area are covered with white pebbles.
I started to look around to take some photos but then the bilal was reciting the iqamah , a signal to proceed for the Maghrib Prayer. I quickly took the ablution and proceed for the prayer. Looking forward to explore the area right after the prayer. The inner building where we perform the prayer is like any other mosque, but i notice the design of the wooden windows that portrays the malay traditional look really inspires me, and I wonder who are the people behind all these brilliant ideas to decorate as such. Obviously , decoration is not part of the key indicators of your faith towards Allah SWT, but on the flip side , having a conducive, peace and tranquility do help a person to appreciate more , the gifts of Allah , the estethic values a man could think of. As long as the public fund is not lavishingly spent , in my opinion , it is still acceptable to a certain extend.
Right after the maghrib prayer ended , I took out my camera phone and start to snap all over the places. This blog is a non profit , so i presumed it was okay to take some photos and share with some of you , who probably like to read through.
This is another part of the mosque, not sure exactly what it is , but probably a section for the females or some sort of office /classroom ( I am just assuming )
The ablution area is simply artistic , with wooden steps and pebbles.
Look at each window-doors alike , the colours simply blend with the surroundings. It's like a traditional Malay house or perhaps the design is like the ancient Malay Castles, if I may exaggerate it. The floor is a minimalist marble colours, blended well with the dimesion of the building.
This is like a coffee corner or a hang out place. just by itself , at table with three stools.
This is at the front part of the mosque. I simply love the colours of the glasses and white background
The restrooms are designed like those R&R , with motion detector
At the ablution area , lovely lighthings and
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