The Abu Bakar Royal Mosque ( ms, Masjid Diraja Abu Bakar) is

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's royal mosque which is located in

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. It was officially opened in 1976 by Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang replacing the nearby Abdullah Mosque or Old Royal Mosque. Its interesting features include the royal mausoleum.

Abdullah Mosque

The Abdullah Mosque or Old Royal Mosque is an old royal mosque of Pahang located near royal mausoleum and the new mosque (Abu Bakar Royal Mosque). The mosque was built in 1928, after an 8-year construction period, during the reign of Sultan Abdullah Al-Mu’tassim Billah Shah and was officially opened on 8 January 1932 by Tengku Mahkota Abu Bakar ibn Sultan Abdullah Al-Mu’tassim Billah Shah on behalf of his father. It's named after the sultan who commissioned its construction. It may accommodate around 2000 worshippers in total at full capacity. Admission for getting in or seeing it is free. This cultural building is easily readable by foot, near Johor. The Abdullah Mosque was constructed in

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style and was the principal mosque in Pekan for performing Friday prayers from 1932 until 1976.

Royal Mausoleum

List of graves

This is a list of Sultans and members of the royal family who have been laid to rest in the mosque.

Sultan graves

* Sultan Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mutassim Billah Shah ''(died 1974)'' * Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu'adzam Shah ''(died 2019)''

Tengku Ampuan/Sultanah graves (Graves of Royal Consorts)

* Tengku Ampuan Besar Raja Fatimah binti Al-Marhum Sultan Iskandar Shah Kaddasullah'' (died 1988)'' * Tengku Ampuan Afzan binti Al-Marhum Tengku Panglima Perang Tengku Muhammad ''(died 1988)''

Royal family graves

* Tengku Ahmad Iskandar Shah ibni Tengku Abdullah ''(died 1990)'' * Tengku Datuk Puteri Kamariah binti Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar ''(died 2006)'' * Tengku Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar ''(died 1988)'' * Tengku Abdullah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar ''(died 2018)'' * Tengku Hajjah ‘Ainul Jamil binti al-Marhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar ''(died 2012)'' Tengku Sri Nila Utama * Tengku Putri Nur Aziah binti al-Marhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar ''(died 1972) * Y.Bhg. Dato’ Hajjah Rafeah binti Haji Buang ''Tok Puan Setia Perkasa'' ''(died 23rd July 2002)''

Non-royal family graves

* Rafeah Buang ''(died 2002)'' – Malay singer