Halal Travel Guide: Yangon - 23 Mosque Quarters, Part Two
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Summary: This second part of the Yangon mosque guide continues through the city's old mosque quarters, including the shrine of Bahadur Shah II and other Muslim sites near the National Museum area. It preserves the source's mosque names, locations, community notes, and historical details.
A detailed guide to the twenty-three mosques of Yangon, Myanmar (Part 2)
The shrine (gongbei) of the last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah II, is located inside the shrine complex, right next to the National Museum of Myanmar. In 1858, Bahadur Shah II was exiled to Yangon. He lived in a small wooden house near the Shwedagon Pagoda until he passed away in 1862. Because his grave had no markings and only his two children and a servant attended the funeral, his burial site was soon forgotten. In 1905, the local Muslims (dosti) in Yangon protested to the British, and in 1907, the British agreed to put up a tombstone. In 1991, workers digging a drainage ditch accidentally found a brick grave. After identification, it was confirmed to be the grave of Bahadur Shah II himself. The shrine (gongbei) for Bahadur Shah II was officially completed in 1994, and a prayer hall was built next to it.
Bahadur Shah II was a devout Sufi sheikh during his life, and today his shrine (gongbei) has become a famous Sufi holy site in Myanmar. Since there are no Muslims (dosti) living near the shrine (gongbei), not many people come here for namaz on a daily basis.
The Thinchai Sunni Maha Maiden mosque is located inside the Yangon Sunni cemetery. It is mainly used by those visiting graves, and the current building was constructed in 1989. There are also several tombs (mazar) of Sufi saints inside the Yangon Sunni cemetery, and many Muslims (dosti) often come here to perform religious gatherings (gu'ermaili).
I visited the Golab Khan Jumu'ah mosque on Tha Mein Ba Yan Street in northern Yangon, where I also met children studying the Quran. Overall, after walking around this time, I feel that the religious atmosphere in Yangon is very strong.
Summary: This second part of the Yangon mosque guide continues through the city's old mosque quarters, including the shrine of Bahadur Shah II and other Muslim sites near the National Museum area. It preserves the source's mosque names, locations, community notes, and historical details.
A detailed guide to the twenty-three mosques of Yangon, Myanmar (Part 2)
The shrine (gongbei) of the last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah II, is located inside the shrine complex, right next to the National Museum of Myanmar. In 1858, Bahadur Shah II was exiled to Yangon. He lived in a small wooden house near the Shwedagon Pagoda until he passed away in 1862. Because his grave had no markings and only his two children and a servant attended the funeral, his burial site was soon forgotten. In 1905, the local Muslims (dosti) in Yangon protested to the British, and in 1907, the British agreed to put up a tombstone. In 1991, workers digging a drainage ditch accidentally found a brick grave. After identification, it was confirmed to be the grave of Bahadur Shah II himself. The shrine (gongbei) for Bahadur Shah II was officially completed in 1994, and a prayer hall was built next to it.
Bahadur Shah II was a devout Sufi sheikh during his life, and today his shrine (gongbei) has become a famous Sufi holy site in Myanmar. Since there are no Muslims (dosti) living near the shrine (gongbei), not many people come here for namaz on a daily basis.
The Thinchai Sunni Maha Maiden mosque is located inside the Yangon Sunni cemetery. It is mainly used by those visiting graves, and the current building was constructed in 1989. There are also several tombs (mazar) of Sufi saints inside the Yangon Sunni cemetery, and many Muslims (dosti) often come here to perform religious gatherings (gu'ermaili).
I visited the Golab Khan Jumu'ah mosque on Tha Mein Ba Yan Street in northern Yangon, where I also met children studying the Quran. Overall, after walking around this time, I feel that the religious atmosphere in Yangon is very strong.
