At-Taqwa Mosque

The At-Taqwa Mosque (Chinese: 大園淸眞寺; 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]

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

At-Taqwa Mosque
大園淸眞寺
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationNo. 8-2, Zi Li 1st Road, Dayuan, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Taiwan
Geographic coordinates25°04′01.96″N 121°10′49.29″E
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed9 June 2013[1]
Construction costNT$ 6,990,000[2]
Specifications
Length26 meters
Width5 meters
Interior area130 m2
Dome(s)1

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.[4][5] 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][6] On 24 April 2016, the Taiwan Muslim Association (TMA; Chinese: 台湾輔導穆斯林協會; pinyin: Táiwān Fǔdǎo Mùsīlín Xiéhuì) was established and headquartered at the mosque.[7]

Activities

Beside hosting the normal five compulsory daily prayers for Muslims, the mosque also regularly holds classes, such as Mandarin language. The mosque also hosts the branch office of the Zakat foundation Dompet Peduli Ummat Daarut Tauhiid (DPU DT) in early 2017.[8] It is also the headquarters of the Taiwan Muslim Association (Chinese: 臺灣輔導穆斯林協會; pinyin: Táiwān Fǔdǎo Mùsīlín Xiéhuì).[9]

Architecture
At-Taqwa Mosque prayer hall

This 130 square metre 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, the second story is for the female prayer hall and guest room, and the third floor is for classes and dormitories.[10]

Transportation

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

See also

References
  1. "[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. Asri, Suliati (24 October 2017). "Taoyan bandar mesra muslim" [Taoyuan, Muslim-friendly City] (in Malay). My Metro. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. al-Fatih, Muhammad (4 June 2013). "Masjid At-Taqwa: Masjid ke-7 di Taiwan, Masjid Indonesia Pertama di Taiwan" [At-Taqwa Mosque: 7th Mosque in Taiwan, 1st Indonesian Mosque in Taiwan] (in Indonesian). dakwatuna.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  5. Hary Hernandha, Rahmandhika Firdauzha (7 January 2017). "At Taqwa: Ikon Perjuangan Islam dari Indonesia untuk Taiwan" [At-Taqwa: The Symbol of Struggle from Indonesia for Taiwan]. GoodNews from Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  6. 蔡, 依珍 (8 September 2013). "賣便當 蓋清真寺" [Sell Convenience Goods and Built Mosque]. 中時新聞網 [China Times] (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  7. "About TMA". Taiwan Muslim Association. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  8. Muftisany, Hafidz (21 February 2017). "DPU DT Buka Kantor Cabang di Taiwan" [DPU DT Opened Branch Office in Taiwan]. Khazanah (in Indonesian). Republika. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  9. "Contact". Taiwan Muslim Association. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  10. al-Fatih, Muhammad (4 June 2013). "Masjid At-Taqwa: Masjid ke-7 di Taiwan, Masjid Indonesia Pertama di Taiwan" [At-Taqwa Mosque: The 7th Mosque in Taiwan, the 1st Indonesian Mosque in Taiwan]. Dakwa Tuna (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 April 2014.
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