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Masjid al-hidayah Simpang Ampat Melaka

Assalamualaikum. Semoga sihat sejahtera belako. Yang sakit tu banyakkan beristighfar dan baca Quran. Ubat bukan penyemboh.

Hari ini nak kongsi satu masjid di Melaka.

Jumaat lepas saya ke Melaka. Ada family Day. Dalam perjalanan sempat singgah solat Jumaat di masjid ini. Masjid ini tidaklah besar sangat. Masjid agak lama. Sebelum dibenarkan masuk suhu badan dan rekod jemaah diambil utk mematuhi SOP covid19. Afiq tak dibenarkan masuk kerana dia demam. Syabas kpd AJK masjid!

Pintu masuk utama ke masjid terletak menghadap jalan sisi bukan jalan besar. Jalan besar agak sibuk tidak sesuai utk parkir.

Masjid ini berhampiran A Famosa Freeport factory outlet dan Taman Tema. Sesiapa bercuti ke sini boleh singgah di masjid ini.

Untuk sampai ke sini dari arah KL, exit tol Simpang Ampat Alor Gajah. Selepas tol pusing ke kiri di bulatan. Selepas sekitar 1 km pusing kanan di lampu isyarat. Masjid ini terletak di sebelah kiri.

Pintu masuk utama ke masjid.

Masjid-masjid di Miri, Sarawak (Mosques in Miri, Sarawak)

NOTE: This post was first written in 2013. Info deemed correct at that time. 

With population of more than 400,000, Miri is the second largest city in Sarawak. Moslems in Sarawak generally are Malays, Bruneians and Melanau and others who converted. They are minority group making up about 30% of Sarawak population. In Miri they live around Piasau, Lereng Bukit, Pulau Melayu and Luak Bay, whereas Chinese could be found in Jee Foh, Krokop and Pujut areas. In this posting, I will share some of the mosques in and around Miri, that I have visited during my tour of duty.

Masjid Jamek Miri

Constructed in 1955, probably the oldest mosque around in Miri. This masjid is popular among budget travelers who arrived in the city for the first time and has no place to go. Every Friday night, following kuliah maghrib, decent dinner are served not only to jemaah but also passers by regardless of race and religion. Same with every Ramadan times. A 4-star Hotel Mega and a mid-sized shopping center are located next to the masjid. The prayer hall is air-conditioned. North Yu Seng Road, where most happenings at night in Miri take place is just few steps away from mosque entrance. Halal restaurants are plenty around the masjid. Muara, Serai Wangi, Madly, SCR are few worth mentioning. There are some more behind Hotel Mega. If you walk further up along Jalan Merbau, you will come to Bintang Mall, where you can find fast food chains like KFC, MacDonalds, Pizza Hut, One Station, Coffee Beans, Big Apples, etc. This mall is a popular haunting for Brunei folks looking for excitement during their weekend.

Despite the name, there is no solat Jumaat here, as Masjid Attaqwa is nearby. Parking space is available but very limited. Access is from the back thru Sekolah Agama Rakyat entrance.

This is the first masjid I came with contact with when I first arrived in Miri during Ramadan 2010.

 

Masjid Attaqwa

Masid Attaqwa, with Hotel Imperial at the background

Being the official district masjid, this is masjid frequented by VIPs and politicians and state government officials attending official functions. The structure is quite old and maintenance are bad despite the status as district mosques. Carperts should haen been changed long time ago.

Parking are spacious. Not air-conditioned. Jumaat prayers are performed here. Within 5-10 minutes walking distance from the mosque are Imperial Hotel, Imperial shopping center, Miri City Fan, Pustaka Miri, Wisma Persekutuan, Wisma Kastam, Stadium Miri, Dewan Suarah and  are next to the mosque.

 

Masjid Annaim, Lutong

Masjid Annaim, Lutong, Miri

The biggest masjid north of Miri until Kuala Baram even up to Sungai Tujuh. The masjid is located in Lutong town, some 20 km from Miri city center. Lutong is home for Petronas Carigali and Shell Sarawak and because of this, every Friday, you could notice luxury imported cars filling up the car park.

The masjid epitomizes 1Malaysia concept as it co-exists with a church in the same plot of land. MYY Mall, a shopping mall under construction, is right in front of the entrance to the mosque.

Masjid Piasau Jaya

Masjid Nurul Ehsan, Piasau Jaya

Piasau is a mature neighborhood in Miri, populated mainly by Muslims. Retired government officers and teachers settled down here in a quiet and clean neighborhood full of trees and schools and this mosque. The mosque is huge and clean and recently carpeted (as of June 2012).  Ramadhan is a  ‘happening’ month for this mosque. A lot of parking space. A number of halal restaurants nearby — among them are De Kelate, Alamak, Global Ikhwan’s owned Restoran Ikhwan. Solat Jumaat is conducted weekly at this mosque.

Surau Lereng Bukit

Kampung Lereng Bukit is located alongside Miri-Lutong main road opposite Pelita Commercial Center. If you have been wondering why Miri is known as oil town, you will have easy time to guess what bukit (hill) the name of Kampung Lereng Bukit refers to. The first oil rig in Miri was  built on top of Canada Hill in 1910. From the hilltop you could see the whore Miri and environs and weather permitting, some offshore oil platforms. The kampung is mainly occupied by muslims from Malays and Melanau origins.

The surau is walking distance to Pelita Commercial Center where you can find Servay shopping center, Hotel Grand Palace, Hotel Imperial Palace, Secret Recipe, Cosway, etc. You must cross busy road though to get here.

Masjid Arrayyan, Tudan

Masjid Arrayyan in Tudan, Miri

This masjid is located north of Miri, in the neighborhood of Tudan about 15 minute drive from Miri downtown.  Working class and partly squatters from among Malays and Ibans co-exist in Tudan.  The masjid will be bustling with  activities comes Ramadhan.  Main prayers hall is  air-conditioned. It has a huge compound.

Fully air-conditioned. Limited parking space.  Jumaat prayers conducted here.

Masjid Padang Kerbau

Solat Jumaat is conducted here.

 

Masjid XXXX, Luak Bay

Going south along Tanjung Lobang road toward Bakam, you will come across this masjid.

Solat Jumaat is performed here.

Surau Kg Pulau Melayu

Pulau Melayu is located on a small peninsular between Miri River and South China Sea. Along the river, there are jetties, a gateway to offshore oil and gas platforms operated by PETRONAS Carigali and Shell Sarawak.

Solat Jumaat is performed here. Prayers hall fully air-conditioned.

Surau Darul Ikhlas, Lutong

Surau Darul Ikhlas near Lutong.Miri

This surau is located near Miri Crude Oil Terminal (MCOT) in Lutong, surrounded by villages forming early faces of Miri, along Jalan Miri-Kuala Baram. An old wooden structure, it is probably previously a double storey house  converted to a surau. Hidden from main road, the surau is not easy to find. You need to ask local folk.

Masjid IKBN, Miri

It is located in Permyjaya neighborhood, a fast growing  area of greater Miri.

Located deep inside Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara (IKBN) complex, it is frequented by folks living in the  nearby new housing estates, and of course, the staff quarters of IKBN. With the opening of Giant Permyjaya late 2011, the are has become more exciting.

Fully air-conditioned. A lot of parking space. You must pass by security checkpoint at the entrance of IKBN, which a wave of hand would do. If you are stopped, just say you are going to the masjid and they will let you go with no questions asked. Activities are aplenty especially for IKBN students and sometimes public are also invited, thank to dedicated team of ustaz and ustazah there, one of them I know quite well — Ustaz Azatul, a Perak man with Sarawak heart. At the time of writing, he is still there.

Surau Pujut 9

This is a small wooden surau. Perhaps known to local only as finding it not easy as it is nestled deep inside the Pujut 9. Every Sunday at 9am to 10am, Ustaz M Amin from Petronas Carigali  conduct Kuliah Ahad here, attended by few who are hungry of Islamic knowledge. Last time he was reading Tawhidul Am (Sifat 20).

NOTE: This post was first written in 2011. Info deemed correct at that time. 

Masjid Jamek Kepala Batas, Alor Setar, Kedah

Ini kisah di bulan Januari 2020. Anak saudara bernikah nun jauh di utara. Kepala Batas, Kedah.

Kepala Batas terletak 20 km ke utara Bandaraya Alor Setar dan ianya sinonim dengan pekan airport. Di sinilah lokasi Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim untuk kegunaan orang-orang Kedah dan Perlis. Kepala Batas juga sinonim dengan TUDM. Di sini ada sekolah untuk bakal-bakal juruterbang helikopter dan pesawat tentera atau nama glamornya Kolej Tentera Udara.

Bagaimana nak mai ke masjid ini? Selepas keluaq dari plaza tol Kepala Batas, hangpa pusing kanan selepas lampu isyarat pertama. Sampai saja di lampu isyarat ke dua, masjid tu dok sebelah kanan. Senang kan!

Besaq dan luas dan selesa betoi masjid ni. Kalau hangpa lalu jalan ni singgahlah sembahyang di sini. Kedai makan pon banyak di depan masjid. Hati-hati lintas jalan. Tengok sendiri gambaq-gambaq di bawah kalau tak percaya no.

Masjid dilihat dari jalan besar.
Kubah yang diukir dengan ayat-ayat suci.
Karpet tebal. Kawasan mihrab imam.
Toodia anak menakan chek. Kacak bergaya. Dia keja di Kolompo. Bini dia orang Kepala Batas.
Masjid ini pun ada food bank untuk tolong asnaf

Masjid Andalusia, Sg Petani, KEDAH.

Baru ini masa pi kenduri di Sungai Petani Kedah, singgah di masjid ini untuk solat Zuhur / Asar.
Masjid ini terletak di Bandar Laguna Merbok di Sungai Petani.
Sangat dekat dengan tol plaza Sg Petani Utara.

Sg Petani ialah bandar kedua terbesar di negeri Kedah, terletak hampir 60km di selatan Alor Setar.

Pintu masuk utama
Minaret dan kubah dengan senibina yang unik
Ruang solat dengan karpet tebal dan berhawa dingin
Mihrab yang simpel
Dua orang jemaah. Sayalah tu hehe

Masjid 2 tingkat ini memang luas dan selesa di kawasan perumahan yang agak ekslusif di SP. Berhawa dingin dan dijaga rapi. Di belakang masjid ada dewan serbaguna untuk majlis perkahwinan dan lain2.

Kalau sapa lalu SP, boleh singgah di sini untuk solat dan iktikaf di rumah Allah ini.

Surau al Muallimin, Bandar Sri Permaisuri, KL

Surau ini terletak dalam kawasan kuarters guru di Sri Permaisuri, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. Ianya sebuah surau yang kecil dan macam kurang makmur je. Hanya penghuni kuarters dan keluarga mereka yang menggunakan surau ini.

Sempat solat di sini semasa menziarahi saudara yg tinggal dalam kuarters ini pada satu waktu dahulu.

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