Masjid Kariah Tuan Tulis Ismail, Negeri Sembilan – 1921

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(Masjid Kariah Tuan Tulis Ismail)

GPS: 2.748509, 102.179968
02°44′54.63″N 102°10′47.88″E

Masjid Kariah Tuan Tulis Ismail is a beautiful mosque with orange bright brick wall and a bright blue 3-tier roof located in Kampung Kuala Talang, Tanjung Ipoh, Kuala Pilah.

This mosque was built in 1914 and completed in 1915. The land was a waqaf land owned by Tuan Haji Ismail bin Hussein, a religiously pious man also known as Tuan Tulis. He built the mosque with his own expenses with the assistance of Tukang Kahar and the residents of Kampung Kuala Talang. The mosque was renovated in 1995 funded by a philanthropist, Tuan Hj Abd Aziz B Rentah.

(A large parking area)

(A huge Kris replica in front of the mosque)

(The signage on the bright orange wall of the mosque)

At the beginning of the construction the congregation was 120 members and has now reached more than 350. The mosque manages and regulates cemeteries and suraus around the area. This mosque has also been the Champion in the District Level for Model Mosque Award several times.

Masjid Tuan Tulis is synonymous with Makam Tuan Tulis located next to the mosque.

(A pathway leading to Tuan Tulis mausoleum)

(The mosque Minaret)

The Tomb of Tuah Tulis

Tuan Tulis was born in the 1840s and died in 1922. He was buried in the mosque compound. According to the beliefs of the local community, his body was said to have disappeared suddenly while being lowered into the grave.

(Tuan Tulis Mausoleum)

(A warning signage)

(A lady reciting the Quran)

(Termite mound on the grave)

(Air ventilation vents inside the mausoleum)

After his death, a memorial tomb was built in 1930’s by the order of the first Yam Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhammad Ibnu Tuanku Antah as a remembrance of Tuan Tulis effort in curing his illness. Tuan Tulis's tomb has been frequented by the public since then. As a pious man, he was well respected. He is best remembered for his success in producing a handwritten copy of the Qur'an.

(Kitab Tafsir Jalalain dan 30 juzuk al-Quran)

(The Guest Book for visitors)

(An old tabuh is displayed in the compound)

(The washroom area)