Masjid Tok Jabbar Kg Telok, Perak - 1917

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(Masjid Tok Jabbar Kg. Telok, Perak)

 
4.17587, 100.951644
04°10′33.13″N 100°57′05.92″E

Masjid Tok Jabbar was built by a rich man of Kg. Gajah who had a rubber plantation in the early 1900s. He built a mosque in Kg. Telok with Chinese Islamic civilization characteristics on a plot of land that he donated. When the Japanese army entered Kg. Gajah via Sungai Perak, the mosque was already there and was never damaged by cannon shots by the Japanese.

(A big yellow signage)

(The view from the side road)

(The dome has been replaced)

(The walls are bricks and cemented)

Masjid Tok Jabbar has the same shape as other old mosques in Kg. Gajah. The original five-sided wooden dome was replaced by a aluminum dome. This mosque does not have a Tower. The original red brick shingle roof has been replaced because of leakages. The original mihrab is made of wood. There are stone pillars in the prayer room. There is no calligraphy but carvings could be seen on the eaves of the mosque. The entire architecture symbolizes the era of Islamic Chinese civilization.

(A bridge over the river)

(Colorful painted railings)

Masjid Tok Jabbar is located not far from Sungai Perak. There is a racing track nearby. Next to the mosque is a bridge leading to the race track.