Masjid Dato’ Dagang – 1876

"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others..." - Pericles

(Masjid Dato' Dagang in Kg Jawa)

GPS: 03°01′44.24″N 101°27′40.55″E

3.028956, 101.461264

Kampung Dato' Dagang Mosque in Kampung Jawa is located in Mukim Bukit Raja, Klang. This mosque was built in 1876 and named after the founder of the village, Dato' Dagang. The title of Dato' Dagang was given by Raja Mahadi during his reign in the 1860s. Dato’ Dagang’s name is Haji Muhammad Tahir bin Haji Mahmud. He migrated from Batu Bara Sumatra, Indonesia.

According to history, Dato’ Dagang first served King Abdullah. When there was a civil war between King Abdullah and King Mahadi, one of Dato’ Dagang’s follower from Batu Bara was murdered. He then fought with Raja Mahadi to overthrow the administration of Raja Abdullah in the Klang district.

(Located exactly at the main intersection)

(A mosque with unique architecture)

(A side view of Masjid Dato' Dagang)

For his services, he was awarded by Raja Mahadi a number of areas in the Klang district from Bukit Markabah to Pengkalan Batu. He had brought in a group of people from Java to develop the area and a mosque was also built there.

The site for this mosque was a waqaf land of Dato' Dagang, part of which has been turned into a cemetery for public use. The original construction of the building was of stone and wood. The structure was never changed until the time of Dato' Dagang's great -grandson, Dato' Abdul Sudak who renovated the mosque to accommodate the growing number of congregation. To date there have been several changes made to the building. Nevertheless, some of the original structures are still preserved. Among them are the four original pillars made of cengal wood placed in the middle of the mosque. The mosque has been taken care of for generations by Dato Dagang's descendants and had received contributions from the Government to upgrade the mosque. The mosque is able to accommodate more than 500 people at a time. 

(The mosque is closed during MCO)

(The main gate is locked)

In terms of design and decoration, this mosque is heavily influenced by architectural elements from Indonesia. The roof is square and arranged in three storeys and resembles the roof of the Great Mosque of Demak, in Java. This architecture is also sometimes known as overlapping roofs.

The mosque is also equipped with an azan tower, but it is no longer being used. Among the other relics that still remain include beduk and kentung. In the past, the beduk was used to mark the time of prayer, while the kentung was used to convey news and announcements to the villagers in the event of death, disaster or emergency. Now it is kept as historical evidence. Some of the dishes of Jo immigrants from China who once came to this mosque in the past are among the valuable relics that are still preserved today. The current mimbar is new.

(The main prayer hall with blue carpet)

(The corridor is spacious for additional prayer space)

(Fund for iftar and moreh during Ramadhan)

Outside the mosque compound there are many old tombs. Among them are the tomb of Dato’ Dagang, the tomb of Nakhoda Darus, a relative of Dato’ Dagang and some of his followers. The tombs found here are also quite unique in shape because their tombstones are influenced by elements from the district of Batu Bara, Indonesia.

(Cemetery at the back of the mosque)

(The tomb of Dato' Dagang with green dome)