Masjid Bagan Air Itam Jalan Baru, Penang - 1870

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(Masjid Bagan Air Itam Jalan Baru)

GPS: 5.357683, 100.21032
05°21′27.66″N 100°12′37.15″E

Masjid Bagan Air Itam Mosque Jalan Baru was originally built in the 1870s. It is said that the pillars supporting the mosque were chiseled rocks from the area of ​​Tok Gambut, Sg.Pinang, about 3 km from Bagan Air Itam. As many as 14 stone pillars of 20 feet long and a foot wide were transported using bullock-carts to the site of the mosque to be used as supporting pillars. The hard work of the villagers had succeeded in building this historic mosque. Unfortunately, no one knows how, when and who built this mosque, although it stands majestically as one of the oldest treasures in this area.

(The mosque view from the back)

(The main entrance)

(The history of Masjid Bagan Air Itam)

(The main prayer hall)

(The original stone pillars in the prayer hall)

A hundred years have passed, the increase in population and congestion during Friday prayers have inspired the qariah to rebuild this mosque. During the initial stage starting in 1994 and over several years, the mosque committee set up donation fund and collected contribution from donors. For their efforts, perseverance and patience, they managed to collect RM600,000 before the construction project began. All funds, whether in monetary form or building materials, were from public donations.

(Muslimat prayer area and a stain glass  window)

(A wide airy corridor)

(The graveyard behind the mosque)

In June 2000 Masjid Bagan Air Itam's new mosque was inaugurated by its imam, Tuan Haji Saad bin Mat Lazim, a respected community leader and the Chairman of the Mosque Construction Authority.

(An old kampung house nearby)