Masjid Al-Jamiul Badawi, Penang - 1965

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(Masjid Al-Jamiul Badawi, Penang)

5.514733 100.425557
05°30′53.12″N 100°25′32.35″E

The original Al-Jamiul Badawi Mosque, has wooden walls and a roof, was built in 1784 on a plot of land belonging to Lebai Abdul Kadir. The mosque was located next to a cemetery. The mosque was too small to cater for the increase in worshippers. It was then decided to build a bigger mosque.

(Signages of the mosque)

(View from the parking lot)

(Two smaller domes and a minaret)

The new mosque was fully completed in 1965 after the old mosque was demolished. In September 1966 this mosque was inaugurated by YAB Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussain, the then Deputy Prime Minister. This mosque was named after the late Dato' Haji Ahmad Badawi bin Haji Abdullah Fahim for his contributions and services.

(Cool marble flooring along the corridor)

(The interior of the mosque)

(The main prayer area, muslimat at the back)

(Ablution area and rest area)

The uniqueness of the architecture of the mosque lies in the dome which is built of bricks, making it magnificent even when viewed from afar. The original dome and pulpit are still in use till today.

We have visited this mosque a few times. The first visit was with our bikers gang during our Kembara 44 Masjid in 2013.

(The graveyards at the back of the mosque)