Azahar Mosque

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Azahar Mosque
Religion
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Sect Shafi'i school
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Mosque
LeadershipMusa Abu Bakr (Imam)
StatusActive
Location
Location Chanthabuly, Vientiane
Country Laos
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Location of the mosque in Laos
Geographic coordinates 17°58′52.2″N102°36′02.1″E / 17.981167°N 102.600583°E / 17.981167; 102.600583
Architecture
Type Mosque architecture
Founder Shafi'i Laotian Chams
Date established1976 (as a congregation)
Groundbreaking1976
Completed1986
Site area700 m2 (7,500 sq ft)

The Azahar Mosque, also called the Cambodia Mosque, Masjid Cambodia, or the Cham Mosque, is a Sunni Islamic mosque that worships in the Shafi'i school tradition, located in an obscure part of the Chanthabuly district of Vientiane, Laos.

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History

The construction of the mosque started in 1976 and was completed in 1986. It was founded by the Shafi'i adherents of the Laotian Chams who fled Democratic Kampuchea in the 1970s. [1] [2] [3] [4] The Cham community is small, numbering only a few hundred, and is relatively poor. Many of the Chams were persecuted by the Cambodian Khmer Rouge regime from 1975, when their mosques were destroyed, they were forbidden to worship or to speak in the Cham language, and many were forced to keep pigs. They fled to Laos to avoid persecution. [5]

Architecture

The mosque consists of two main buildings, which are the prayer hall and the kuttab (education room). [2] The mosque is painted gold in color for its dome and cream for its wall. The mosque sits in a complex with a total area of 700 m2 (7,500 sq ft). [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Forbes, Andrew (1997). "The Crescent in Laos". Aramco World. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 Sikand, Yogi. "Hidden Beyond the Mekong". Qantara.de. Retrieved 27 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Guides, Insight (6 November 2014). Insight Guides: Laos & Cambodia. Apa Publications (UK) Limited. ISBN   978-1-78005-769-9.
  4. ↑ "GROUP 3 - ISLAMIC MOVEMENT IN LAOS". online.anyflip.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Forbes, Andrew (2001). "The Crescent in Laos: Muslims of Vientiane". Islam Awareness. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Yulianto, Agus (23 November 2016). "Masjid Azahar Laos yang Sunyi Sepi, tapi Damai..." [The Quite Azahar Mosque of Laos, but Peaceful...]. Khazanah (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 August 2021.


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