Zahir Mosque

Zahir Mosque
Masjid Zahir مسجد زاهر‎
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Shafi'i Sunni
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Alor Setar, Kota Setar, Kedah
Country	Malaysia
Shown within Alor Setar
Geographic coordinates	6°07′13″N100°21′54″E / 6.12028°N 100.36500°E / 6.12028; 100.36500
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Islamic Indo-Saracenic Revival
Groundbreaking	1912
Completed	1915
Specifications
Dome(s)	Five
Minaret(s)	Several

The Zahir Mosque (Malay : Masjid Zahir, Kedah Malay : Masjid Zaheq) is a Sunni mosque in Alor Setar, Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia, and the state mosque of Kedah. Built in British Malaya in 1912, the Zahir Mosque is one of the grandest and oldest mosques in Malaysia. ^[1]

History

The mosque was built upon the tomb and grave of fallen Kedah warrior that died during the Siamese invasion of Kedah.

The design was inspired by the vision of the late Sultan Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Abidin II, who was in turn inspired by the Azizi Mosque of the Langkat Sultanate in North Sumatra. ^[1] The state's annual Qurʾān-reading competition is held within the premises of the mosque.

See also

• Islam portal
• Malaysia portal

Zahir Mosque prayer hall

• Islam in Malaysia
• List of mosques in Malaysia

References

1. "Zahir Mosque". Tourism Malaysia . Retrieved 26 May 2014.

External links

Media related to Zahir Mosque at Wikimedia Commons

• Masjid Zahir, Alor Setar