At-Taqwa Mosque

Coordinates: 25°04′01.96″N 121°10′49.29″E / 25.0672111°N 121.1803583°E / 25.0672111; 121.1803583

At-Taqwa Mosque
大園清真寺
Basic information
Location No. 8-2, Zi Li 1st Road, Dayuan,[1] Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Completed 9 June 2013[1]
Construction cost NT$ 6,990,000[2]
Specifications
Length 26 meters
Width 5 meters
Interior area 130 m2
Dome(s) 1

The At-Taqwa Mosque (Chinese: 大園清真寺; pinyin: Dàyuán Qīngzhēnsì; Indonesian: Masjid At-Taqwa) is a mosque in Dayuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It is the seventh mosque built in Taiwan.[3][4][5][6][7]

History

The mosque development was started by an Indonesian-Taiwanese couple who own an Indonesian shop around the area where most of the Indonesian workers work at the factories or in households. They purchased empty land beside their shop to build a mosque. With the help of funding and lending from various organizations, the mosque could finally be constructed a year later. The mosque was officially opened on 9 June 2013.[1][8] On 24 April 2016, the Taiwan Muslim Association was established and headquartered at the mosque.[9]

Activities

Beside hosting the normal five compulsory daily prayers for Muslims, the mosque also regularly holds classes, such as Mandarin language.[10] The mosque also hosts the branch office of the Zakat foundation Dompet Peduli Ummat Daarut Tauhiid (DPU DT) in early 2017.[11] It is also the headquarters of the Taiwan Muslim Association (Chinese: 台湾輔導穆斯林協會; pinyin: Táiwān Fǔdǎo Mùsīlín Xiéhuì).[12]

Architecture

At-Taqwa Mosque prayer hall

This 130 square metre mosque is 26 metres in length and 5 metres in width. The building consists of three stories, in which the first story is dedicated for the male prayer hall, the second story is for the female prayer hall and guest room, and the third floor is for classes and dormitories.[13]

Transportation

At-Taqwa Mosque is accessible north west from Dayuan Station of the Taoyuan Metro.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "[UNDANGAN] Peresmian Masjid At-Taqwa, Dayuan, Taiwan : Keluarga Muslim Indonesia di Taiwan (KMIT)". Kmitw.org. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dayuan: BMI peduli Masjid At Taqwa : Keluarga Muslim Indonesia di Taiwan (KMIT)". Kmitw.org. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Twitter / hadziq: 台灣第七座清真寺". Twitter.com. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Masjid At-Taqwa: Masjid ke-7 di Taiwan, Masjid Indonesia Pertama di Taiwan". dakwatuna.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sunny&travel: Sunny台北輕旅行－當一日的穆斯林女人 - yam天空部落". Blog.yam.com. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Hary Hernandha, Rahmandhika Firdauzha (7 January 2017). "At Taqwa: Ikon Perjuangan Islam dari Indonesia untuk Taiwan". GoodNews from Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Asri, Suliati (24 October 2017). "Taoyan bandar mesra muslim" (in Malay). My Metro. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  8. ↑ 蔡, 依珍 (8 September 2013). "賣便當 蓋清真寺" (in Chinese). China Times. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "About TMA". Taiwan Muslim Association. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kelas Mandarin At-Taqwa-Dayuan". YouTube. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Muftisany, Hafidz (21 February 2017). "DPU DT Buka Kantor Cabang di Taiwan". Khazanah. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Contact". Taiwan Muslim Association. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  13. ↑ al-Fatih, Muhammad (4 June 2013). "Masjid At-Taqwa: Masjid ke-7 di Taiwan, Masjid Indonesia Pertama di Taiwan" (in Indonesian). Dakwa Tuna. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
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