Thursday, May 17, 2012

Jamik Mosque Air Tiris



Vacation Star | Jamik Mosque Air Tiris | Jamik Mosque Air Tiris. This mosque was built in 1901 on the initiative of a scholar who was named Engku Mudo Sangkal.

 

Jamik Mosque Air Tiris located in Tanjung Berulak village which is about 52 km from Pekanbaru. Architectural style of the mosque is a blend of beautiful Malay and Chinese styles, with the pyramid-shaped roof, the walls of the mosque there is a carved ornaments are similar to the one carved ornaments Mosque in Negeri Pahang, Malaysia. 

 
Minaret is quite high, made ​​of wood without the use of iron nails. Meanwhile, another uniqueness of Jamik Mosque Air Tiris is in the bottom of the well is located in the courtyard of the mosque, said there is a large rock-like head of buffalo. 

 

These stones sometimes move without anyone knowing. That said. travelers from Malaysia and Singapore often make pilgrimages to this mosque. Their goal, beside to get a tour also be fulfilled their wishes, namely by bathing of well water of this mosque. The travelers usually come a few days after Eid al-Fitr, or more precisely on the Feast of Ramadhan.

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