Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque
History
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah summoned John Lawson to the country's capital, in the early 1990s after being inspired by the Englishman's work. Lawson was asked to design the glass dome for a new mosque that would be constructed to mark the sultan's 25th year of reign. Although it was first officially called the Kiarong Mosque, it would go on to be named after the sultan of Brunei name.
The mosque is a waqf of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. The construction began in 1988 on a 20-acre site in Kiarong. The mosque was inaugurated on 14 July 1994 with the Sultan attending the Maghrib and Isha prayers in conjunction with His Majesty's 48th birthday celebration.
Building
Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque is the largest mosque in the country and can accommodate 5,000 worshippers at a time.
The mosque has 29 golden domes and four minarets with height of 58 metres (190 ft).
Kiarong Muslim Cemetery
The Kiarong Muslim Cemetery is situated near the mosque.
Notable burials
- Dato Paduka Seri Setia Profesor Dr. Haji Mahmud Saedon bin Awang Othman (died 24 June 2002)
- Pengiran Lela Wijaya Pengiran Haji Mohammad Yusof bin Pengiran Mohammad Limbang (died 1 August 2004)
- Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Awang Abidin bin Orang Kaya Periwara Abdul Rashid (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs) (died 22 November 2010)
- Victims of the 2012 Rampayoh helicopter crash
- Captain Mohammad Ismael bin Dato Setia Haji Samid (Bell 212 helicopter crash victim) (died 20 July 2012)
- Lieutenant (U) Pengiran Haji Arif Iskandar bin Pengiran Haji Shahbuddin (Bell 212 helicopter crash victim) (died 20 July 2012)
- Mohammad Khairol Mahdi bin Haji Sahri (Bell 212 helicopter crash victim) (died 20 July 2012)
- Awang Haji Mashud bin Haji Awang Damit (Brunei's first local Al Quran Tilawah Champion) (died 12 March 2013)
- Pehin Orang Kaya Setia Raja Dato Seri Paduka Haji Awang Ali bin Haji Awang Mohammad Daud (Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs) (died 24 October 2018)
- Mejar (B) Awang Haji Abu Bakar bin Haji Ibrahim (Member of Legislative Council) (died 16 September 2007)
See also
References
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- ^ "SenaraiMasjid - Jame' 'Asr Hassanil Bolkiah". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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- ^ "Sultanate - News | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Sultan attends former deputy minister's funeral". www.sultanate.com. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "His Majesty pays last respects to former statesman". borneo363.rssing.com. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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