Indrapuri Old Mosque

Indrapuri Old Mosque Meuseujid Tuha Indra Puri
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Region	Southeast Asia
Status	Active
Location
Location	Indrapuri, Indonesia
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia Show map of Aceh Indrapuri Old Mosque (Northern Sumatra) Show map of Northern Sumatra Indrapuri Old Mosque (Sumatra) Show map of Sumatra Indrapuri Old Mosque (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates	5°24′55″N95°26′48″E / 5.4154°N 95.4466°E / 5.4154; 95.4466
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Acehnese
Completed	between 1607 - 1636 [1]

Indrapuri Old Mosque (Acehnese: Meuseujid Tuha Indra Puri, Indonesian: Masjid Tua Indrapuri) is a mosque in Indrapuri, Indonesia. Constructed in the early 17th-century, it is one of the oldest mosques in Aceh Province.

History

The mosque of Indrapuri in the late 19th-century.

Indrapuri Old Mosque was constructed between 1607 and 1636. ^[1] The mosque was built on top of the base of a former 12th-century Hindu temple from the Hindu Kingdom of Lamuri of North Sumatra. It is narrated that the kingdom had fought against navy from China, and Lamuri kings emerged victorious eventually with the help of Meurah Johan, who was a prince of the Islamic Linga dynasty and later became a Lamuri king as an adherent of Islam. Since then, the place has been converted into a mosque. ^{[2] [3]}

Renovation occurred in 1696 and later in 1879. ^[2]

Building

Indrapuri Old Mosque was built over a land of 33.875 square metres (364.63 sq ft), the area which corresponds to the base of the older Hindu temple. The mosque is located to the east riverbank of Aceh River, around 100 metres (330 ft) from the edge of the river. ^[4]

See also

• List of mosques in Indonesia

References

1. Analiansyah, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Jamiʾah ar-Raniry 2004, p. 106.
2. Uka Tjandrasasmita 2009, p. 316.
3. Alfan; Beynon, D.; Marcello, F. (2016-07-11). Brebbia, C. A.; Boquera, A. Martinez (eds.). "Changing a Hindu temple into the Indrapuri Mosque in Aceh: the beginning of Islamisation in Indonesia – a vernacular architectural context". Islamic Heritage Architecture and Art. WIT Press: 85–95. ISBN   978-1-78466-083-3.
4. Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Kabupaten Aceh Besar

Further reading

• Analiansyah, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Jamiʾah ar-Raniry (2004). Ensiklopedi pemikiran ulama Aceh (in Indonesian). Ar-Raniry Press. ISBN   9789793717036.
• Uka Tjandrasasmita (2009). Arkeologi Islam Nusantara (in Indonesian). Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia. ISBN   9789799102126 . Retrieved January 10, 2013.