Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque ( ms, Masjid Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah), ( Jawi: جامع عصر حسن البلقية) is a

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

Bandar Seri Begawan Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB; Jawi: بندر سري بڬاوان; ) is the capital city of Brunei. It is officially a municipal area () with an area of and an estimated population of 100,700 as of 2007. It is part of Brunei-Muara District, the s ...

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by t ...

. It is named after Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th and current Sultan of Brunei. It is one of the two state mosques (), the other Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque.

History

The mosque is a

waqf A waqf ( ar, وَقْف; ), also known as hubous () or '' mortmain'' property is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitab ...

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 The Maghrib Prayer ( ar, صلاة المغرب ', "sunset prayer") is one of the five mandatory salah (Islamic prayer). As an Islamic day starts at sunset, the Maghrib prayer is technically the first prayer of the day. If counted from midni ...

and

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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 .

References

1994 establishments in Brunei Mosques completed in 1991 Buildings and structures in Bandar Seri Begawan Mosques in Brunei {{Brunei-mosque-stub

History

Building

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