Sultan of Ternate Mosque
mosque in Indonesia
Key facts
- Built
- 1606
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Overview
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The Sultan of Ternate Mosque, also known as the Old Mosque of Ternate, is a historic mosque in the city of Ternate in North Maluku (Maluku Utara), Indonesia. It served as the royal mosque of the Ternate Sultanate and is described as the largest mosque in the city. The building is regarded as evidence of the first Islamic sultanate in the eastern part of the Indonesian archipelago. It stands on Jalan Pahlawan Revolusi.
History
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Islam took hold in Ternate in the late fifteenth century. According to the sources, one of the sultanate's rulers began to embrace Islam around 1465–1486, and his son Sultan Zainal Abidin (1486–1500) declared Islam the official religion of the state, established a government based on Islamic law and involved scholars in it.
Our records give 1606 as the year the mosque was built.
From Wikipedia
Sultan of Ternate Mosque (Indonesian Masjid Sultan Ternate), also known as the Old Mosque of Ternate, is an old mosque in Ternate City, Indonesia. It is the largest mosque in the city and the royal mosque of the Ternate Sultanate.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_of_Ternate_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Sultan_Ternate
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C