As Syakirin Mosque
Also known as: As Syakirin Mosque
mosque in Malaysia
Key facts
- Built
- 1996
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Overview
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The As Syakirin Mosque (Malay: Masjid As Syakirin), also called the KLCC Mosque, stands in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre near the Suria KLCC shopping centre and the Petronas Twin Towers, facing KLCC Park. Its modern Islamic architecture is marked by columns with pyramid-shaped tops and a metallic blue colour scheme. The mosque has two floors. The lower floor holds the ablution areas and restrooms, along with a small shop selling sweets and cold drinks, while the upper floor contains the main prayer hall and a wide courtyard. It also has a hall for about 500 people with a sound system, plus meeting rooms. The name means "the grateful ones".
History
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The record gives 1996 as the year of construction. According to the sources, the premises were registered on 12 July 1999 as a prayer hall (surau) for Petronas staff, and later received mosque status and came under the administration of the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council.
In 2009 the mosque underwent a major renovation that raised its capacity from 6,000 to 12,000 worshippers.
From Wikipedia
The As Syakirin Mosque (Malay: Masjid As Syakirin), also known as KLCC Mosque, is a mosque located in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The mosque is situated near the Suria KLCC shopping centre and the Petronas Twin Towers, the tallest twin towers in the world.
In 2009, the mosque went through a major renovation to increase the capacity from 6000 people to 12,000 people.
Mosque initially registered as a prayer on 12 July 1999 for Petronas staff, and status as a mosque before being administered by the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council (religious council).
This two-storey mosque area of 21 hectares. It is regarded as the jewel in the park because of its strategic location and facing KLCC Park also provides a hall that can accommodate up to 500 people with audio system complete with meeting rooms and room remains.
Ash-Syakirin name means' the people of the grateful chosen as the official name for this mosque. The mosque is an architectural landmark of Islam in a rapidly developing area in the capital city, Kuala Lumpur.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Syakirin_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Asy-Syakirin
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/E%C5%9F-%C5%9Eakirin_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B4%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86