Beauty of Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque

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Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque is the state mosque of Johor, Malaysia. Located along Jalan Skudai, Johor Bahru, the mosque was constructed between 1892 and 1900, under the direction of Sultan Abu Bakar. 




One of the most magnificent and historic buildings in the southernmost state of Malaysia, Johor, is the majestic Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque. Known in the Malay language as Masjid Negeri Sultan Abu Bakar, it is the State Mosque of Johor.



As the architect of the mosque, Tuan Haji Mohamed Arif bin Punak set out to recreate English Victorian colonial architecture, as noted by the minarets in the style of British clock towers of the 19th century. Along with some slight Malay influence, the mosque also features some Moorish architectural elements. The Johor government engineer Dato 'Yahya bin Awalluddin supervised Tuan Haji Mohamed Arif bin Punak, who conveyed the Anglophile sentiments of Sultan Ibrahim ibni Sultan Abu Bakar, the Sultan of Johor at the time.


In addition, this Anglophile influence can be seen not only in the British architectural influences on the Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque, but also in many other government and palace buildings designed during the same time in Johor. On top of a prominent hill overlooking the Johor Strait, the mosque was named after Sultan Abu Bakar, the father of Sultan Ibrahim, who ordered the building of the mosque. At any one time, it can hold 2,000 worshipers.

WRITTER: MUHAMMAD FIRDAUS B ZAINOL






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