At-Taqwa Mosque

Not to be confused with the Attaqwa Mosque in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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
Masjid At-Taqwa
مسجد التقوى
Basic information
Location No. 8, Zi Li 1st Road, Dayuan District,[1] Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Taiwan Republic of China
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Completed 9 June 2013[2]
Construction cost NT$ 6,990,000[3]
Dome(s) 1

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

History

The mosque development started from an Indonesian-Taiwanese couple who own an Indonesian shop around the area where most of the Indonesian workers work at the factories or households. They purchased an 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.[2][7]

Activities

Beside hosting the normal five compulsory daily prayers for Muslims, the mosque also regularly held classes, such as Mandarin language.[8]

Architecture

At-Taqwa Mosque prayer hall

This 130 square meter mosque is 26 meters in length and 5 meters in width. The building consists of three stories, in which the first story is dedicated for the male prayer hall, second story is for female prayer hall and guest room, and the third floor is for classes and dormitories.[9]

Transportation

At-Taqwa Mosque is accessible North West from Taoyuan Station of the Taiwan High Speed Rail. In the future, the mosque will be closer served from Dayuan Station of the Taoyuan Metro.

See also

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References

  1. Daguan Rd, Dayuan Township (1 January 1970). "Dàguān Road, Dayuan Township, Taiwan - Google Maps". Maps.google.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "[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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Twitter / hadziq: 台灣第七座清真寺". Twitter.com. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  5. "Masjid At-Taqwa: Masjid ke-7 di Taiwan, Masjid Indonesia Pertama di Taiwan". dakwatuna.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  6. "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.
  7. 蔡, 依珍 (8 September 2013). "賣便當 蓋清真寺" (in Chinese). China Times. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  8. "Kelas Mandarin At-Taqwa-Dayuan". YouTube. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  9. "Masjid At-Taqwa: Masjid ke-7 di Taiwan, Masjid Indonesia Pertama di Taiwan". dakwatuna.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

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