Halal Travel Guide: Bangkok - Indonesian Mosque Quarters, Part 2
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Summary: This second part of the Bangkok Indonesian mosque-quarter guide continues with Darul Abidin Mosque, Bayan Mosque, and the history of Javanese Muslim communities in the city. The article keeps the mosque dates, architectural details, Qur'anic fruit symbolism, community history, and images in order.
Darul Abidin Mosque
Famous architects M. A. Kasem and Kasem Ittikasem built Darul Abidin Mosque in 1912. It features a neoclassical style, and workers added mosaic tiles to it in 1986. The outer walls of the mosque feature pomegranate patterns. Pomegranates, dates, grapes, and other fruits are all mentioned in the Quran. In those two gardens, there are fruits, dates, and pomegranates. Because of this, they often appear in Islamic art.
Bayan Mosque sits right next to Darul Abidin Mosque. Javanese gardeners built this other mosque in the early 20th century.
Summary: This second part of the Bangkok Indonesian mosque-quarter guide continues with Darul Abidin Mosque, Bayan Mosque, and the history of Javanese Muslim communities in the city. The article keeps the mosque dates, architectural details, Qur'anic fruit symbolism, community history, and images in order.
Darul Abidin Mosque
Famous architects M. A. Kasem and Kasem Ittikasem built Darul Abidin Mosque in 1912. It features a neoclassical style, and workers added mosaic tiles to it in 1986. The outer walls of the mosque feature pomegranate patterns. Pomegranates, dates, grapes, and other fruits are all mentioned in the Quran. In those two gardens, there are fruits, dates, and pomegranates. Because of this, they often appear in Islamic art.
Bayan Mosque sits right next to Darul Abidin Mosque. Javanese gardeners built this other mosque in the early 20th century.
