Jamek Mosque, officially Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque ( ms, Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad) is one of the oldest

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, ...

s in

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. It is located at the confluence of the Klang and

Gombak River The Gombak River ( ms, Sungai Gombak) is a river which flows through Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. It is a tributary of the Klang River. The point where it meets the Klang River is the origin of Kuala Lumpur's name. Gombak River was used ...

and may be accessed via

Jalan Tun Perak Jalan Tun Perak, formerly Jalan Mountbatten (1961–1981) Mountbatten Road (1946–1961) and Java Street (1889–1946), is a major road located in the historic centre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was a major commercial street of early Kuala Lu ...

. The mosque was designed by

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, and built in 1909. The name "Jamek" is the Malay equivalent of the Arabic word ''jāmiʿ'' () meaning a place where people congregate to worship. It is also referred to as "Friday Mosque" by the locals.

History

The mosque was built on the location of an old Malay burial place at the confluence of Klang and Gombak River and named Jamek Mosque. A couple of mosques previously existed in the Java Street and Malay Street area serving the Malay communities, but Jamek Mosque was the first large mosque to be built in Kuala Lumpur. The foundation stone of the mosque was laid by the Sultan of

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sem ...

, Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah on 23 March 1908, and the Sultan officially opened the mosque on 23 December 1909. The construction of the mosque cost $32,625, funded in part by the Malay community with contribution from the British colonial government. The architect was

who designed the mosque in the Indo-Saracenic style, loosely reflecting Indian Muslim Mughal architectural style. Masjid Jamek served as Kuala Lumpur's main mosque until the national mosque,

Masjid Negara The National Mosque of Malaysia ( ms, Masjid Negara Malaysia) is a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has a capacity for 15,000 people and is situated among of gardens. Its key features are a minaret and a 16-pointed star concrete main ...

, was built in 1965. The mosque has since been enlarged with extensions built, and the originally open-air forecourt roofed over. One of the domes of the mosque collapsed in 1993 due to heavy rain, but has since been repaired. On 23 June 2017, the mosque was renamed Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque by Selangor's

Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Al-Haj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj ( Jawi: ; born 24 December 1945) is the ninth and current Sultan of the Malaysian state of Selangor. He ascended the throne on 22 November 2001, succeedi ...

after his ancestor — the fourth Sultan of Selangor Sultan Abdul Samad — as the mosque was originally built on land that was part of the state of Selangor.

Features

The design of the mosque has been described as a

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Indo-Saracenic Indo-Saracenic architecture (also known as Indo-Gothic, Mughal-Gothic, Neo-Mughal, or Hindoo style) was a revivalist architectural style mostly used by British architects in India in the later 19th century, especially in public and government ...

or Mughal architecture. A. B Hubback also designed a number of building in similar style, such as the

Kuala Lumpur railway station ( Jawi) zh, 吉隆坡 ta, கோலாலம்பூர் , address = Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, 50621 Kuala Lumpur , borough = , country = Malaysia , coordinates = , grid_name ...

and the

Ubudiah Mosque The Ubudiah Mosque ( ms, Masjid Ubudiah) is a small mosque located in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia. History The mosque is located beside the Royal Mausoleum on Jalan Istana at Bukit Chandan in Kuala Kangsar. The mosque was ...

in Kuala Kangsar. The mosque has 2 main minarets among other smaller ones; the pattern of pink and white banding of the minarets, formed of brick and plaster, has been described as "blood and bandage". The mosque has 3 domes, the largest of which reached in height. The prayer hall is located beneath the domes. The mosque was refurbished in 1984 and the minaret nearest the river was underpinned as it was already sloping.

Access

The mosque lends its name to the

Masjid Jamek LRT station Masjid Jamek LRT station is a rapid transit station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the interchange station between two of Rapid KL's light rapid transit (LRT) systems, namely the LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines and the LRT Kelana Jaya Line ...

located just outside the mosque compound. The station is among Kuala Lumpur's busiest metro interchanges, being served by the

Kelana Jaya Line The LRT Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) line and the first fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It forms a part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System in and around ...

Sri Petaling Line The LRT Ampang Line and the LRT Sri Petaling Line are medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) lines in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The combined network comprises 45.1 kilometres of tracks (28.0 miles) with 36 stations and was the first r ...

and

Ampang Line The LRT Ampang Line and the LRT Sri Petaling Line are medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) lines in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The combined network comprises 45.1 kilometres of tracks (28.0 miles) with 36 stations and was the first ...

. The station is located between

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and Little India;

Dataran Merdeka Independence Square ( ms, Dataran Merdeka) is a square located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is situated in front of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building. It was formerly known as the Selangor Club Padang or simply the ''Padang'' (meaning "field" ...

is also nearby.

Imams and Muadhins of Jamek Mosque

Imams

* Chief of Imams Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque : ** Ustaz Hj. Muhammad bin Awang Besar (1976-1995) ** Ustaz Ahmad Tarmizi bin Abdul Razak ** Ustaz Mohd Saiful Azhar (2010) ** Ustaz Mohd Faisal bin Tan Mutallib (2010–Nov 2017) ** Ustaz Haji Yahya Mahyuddin bin Datuk Haji Utoh Said (Dec 2017–Now) * Imams: ** Ustaz Late Hj. Abdul Halim bin Yatim (1994 - 12 December 2018) ** Ustaz Mohd Zamri bin Shafie (2004-2013) ** Ustaz Mohd Hisyam bin Azman (2012-2013) ** Ustaz Mohd Syukri bin Ismail (2012–31 December 2019) ** Ustaz Ahmad Nizzam bin Rasali (2014–present ) ** Ustaz Ahmad Firdaus bin Nordin (2013 - 2014) ** Ustaz Abdul Razak bin Ismail (Feb 2015-2016) ** Ustaz Muhammad Farhan bin Nasharuddin (Feb 2015–present) ** Ustaz Muhammad Adeeb bin Nasharuddin (November 2017 – present) ** Ustaz Luqman Bin Abdul Majid (1 Feb 2020 - present)

Muadhins

Chief Of Muadhins : * Ustaz Mohd Izwan bin Sharif (Until Nov 2014) * Ustaz Nor Azaruddin bin Ahmad (2014 - now) * Ustaz Azli bin Ibrahim (2019 - now) Muadhins : * Ustaz Mohd Al-Shahqafi (2011-2012) * Ustaz Mohd Syukri bin Ismail (December 2011-July 2012) * Ustaz Muhammad Hafiz bin Mohd Arif (Since July 2012 – present) * Ustaz Mohd Farhan bin Nasharuddin (Since Jun 2013-Jan 2015) * Ustaz Mohd Raizal (2013-2014) * Ustaz Ahmad Sayuti bin Ismail (Since Feb 2015-2016) * Ustaz Haji Syed Hasri bin Syed Omar Al-Habsyi (Jan-December 2017) * Ustaz Zulfadli bin Jaafar (2018-now) * Ustaz Azmarul Husnika (Since November 2017 – present)

Gallery

File:20190822 Jamek Mosque Kolam Biru-1.jpg, View of the mosque at the confluence of Gombak and Klang rivers File:Masjid Jamek confluence.jpg, View of Jamek mosque and the confluence of Gombak and Klang rivers in 2011 File:Jamekmosque KL.JPG, View of Jamek mosque from across the river File:Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Masjid-Jamek-01.jpg, Ablution place File:Inside Masjid Jamek - panoramio.jpg, Prayer Hall File:2016 Kuala Lumpur, Meczet Jamek (09).jpg, Under Construction during 2016 File:Zero Mile Kuala Lumpur.jpg, Zero Mile Pillar with a view of Jamek mosque at the confluence of Gombak and Klang rivers in the background

References

{{Mosques in Malaysia Mosques completed in 1909 Jamek Mosque buildings with domes

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