Town Padang Mosque, also known as the Indian Muslim Mosque, is situated on Jalan S.P. Seenivasagam in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Town Padang Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Sect | Hanafi |
Location | |
Location | Ipoh, Perak |
Country | Malaysia |
Architecture | |
Style | Mughul |
Funded by | M.Shaik Adam |
Completed | April 1908 |
The mosque was built to serve Indian Tamil Muslims of the Hanafi sect who had no place to worship, and was opened at a ceremony in April 1908. [1] [2]
The cost for the construction was approximately $25,000, including the land and building, of which $20,000 was provided by M. Shaik Adam, a wealthy businessman and proprietor of the Kinta Aerated Water Works, [3] with the balance being provided by the government and other donors. [2] He came to Perak in the late 1880s, and started as a tailor's clerk before he established his own business in Ipoh in the late 1890s. He made large donations to other religious institutions, and died in Taiping in 1912. [4]
The square-shaped mosque, in a green and white design, was constructed in the Mughul architectural style and features scalloped arches. [1] [5]
Town Padang Mosque, also known as the Indian Muslim Mosque, is situated on Jalan S.P. Seenivasagam in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Town Padang Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Sect | Hanafi |
Location | |
Location | Ipoh, Perak |
Country | Malaysia |
Architecture | |
Style | Mughul |
Funded by | M.Shaik Adam |
Completed | April 1908 |
The mosque was built to serve Indian Tamil Muslims of the Hanafi sect who had no place to worship, and was opened at a ceremony in April 1908. [1] [2]
The cost for the construction was approximately $25,000, including the land and building, of which $20,000 was provided by M. Shaik Adam, a wealthy businessman and proprietor of the Kinta Aerated Water Works, [3] with the balance being provided by the government and other donors. [2] He came to Perak in the late 1880s, and started as a tailor's clerk before he established his own business in Ipoh in the late 1890s. He made large donations to other religious institutions, and died in Taiping in 1912. [4]
The square-shaped mosque, in a green and white design, was constructed in the Mughul architectural style and features scalloped arches. [1] [5]