Cut Mutiah Mosque
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Cut Mutiah Mosque is a mosque
located at Jalan Cut Mutiah No. 1, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
. The mosque is named after the well-known Indonesian heroine Cut Nyak Meutia
(1870-1910) who took part in the struggle against Dutch colonialism in Aceh
.
The building dates from the Dutch
era. The mosque is unique, distinct from other mosques around the world. It has a mihrab
located to the side of the prayer shaf sholat (area for worship), rather than in front of the shaf as is more usual. The kiblah direction for prayer is not aligned with the direction of the building; rather, it is slanted into the wall because the building was not originally designed as a mosque.
) Bouwploeg firm of Pieter Adriaan Jacobus Moojen (1879–1955) who helped build the nearby Gondangdia area in the elite Jakarta suburb of Menteng
.
This building was used as a post office and a train company office during the Dutch
era and the Kempetai Navy
era of Japan
ese rule in Indonesia (1942–1945). After Independence in 1945, it was also used as the office of Home and Religion (1964–1970). Later, after Ali Sadikin
's term as Governor of Jakarta, it was converted into a provincial mosque on 18 August 1987.
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
located at Jalan Cut Mutiah No. 1, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. The mosque is named after the well-known Indonesian heroine Cut Nyak Meutia
Cut Nyak Meutia
Cut Nyak Meutia is a Indonesian national hero from Aceh.-Life:Cut Nyak Meutia, also known as Cut Meutia, was born in Perlak, Aceh, in 1870. When she grew into adulthood, she married Teuku Sam Searah. They divorced not long after marriage.-Against the Dutch:Cut Nyak Meutia's new husband was Cut...
(1870-1910) who took part in the struggle against Dutch colonialism in Aceh
Aceh
Aceh is a special region of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its full name is Daerah Istimewa Aceh , Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam and Aceh . Past spellings of its name include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin...
.
The building dates from the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
era. The mosque is unique, distinct from other mosques around the world. It has a mihrab
Mihrab
A mihrab is semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla; that is, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying...
located to the side of the prayer shaf sholat (area for worship), rather than in front of the shaf as is more usual. The kiblah direction for prayer is not aligned with the direction of the building; rather, it is slanted into the wall because the building was not originally designed as a mosque.
History
The mosque was formerly the architectural offices of the Dutch N.V. (Naamloze vennootschapJoint stock company
A joint-stock company is a type of corporation or partnership involving two or more individuals that own shares of stock in the company...
) Bouwploeg firm of Pieter Adriaan Jacobus Moojen (1879–1955) who helped build the nearby Gondangdia area in the elite Jakarta suburb of Menteng
Menteng
Menteng is a subdistrict of Central Jakarta, one of the administrative city which forms the special capital territory of Jakarta, Indonesia.The subdistrict is best known as the location of the Menteng residential area, a new urban design developed in the 1910s to become a residential area for Dutch...
.
This building was used as a post office and a train company office during the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
era and the Kempetai Navy
Navy
A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
era of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese rule in Indonesia (1942–1945). After Independence in 1945, it was also used as the office of Home and Religion (1964–1970). Later, after Ali Sadikin
Ali Sadikin
Ali Sadikin was an Indonesian politician. He was often called Bang Ali. He served as the governor of Jakarta, the country's capital, from 1966 to 1977. Appointed by a weak Sukarno, he likely had the full approval of Suharto. A former marine, he saw the city as a battlefield...
's term as Governor of Jakarta, it was converted into a provincial mosque on 18 August 1987.
See also
- Timeline of Islamic history
- Islamic architectureIslamic architectureIslamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religious styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day, influencing the design and construction of buildings and structures in Islamic culture....
- Islamic artIslamic artIslamic art encompasses the visual arts produced from the 7th century onwards by people who lived within the territory that was inhabited by or ruled by culturally Islamic populations...
- List of mosques in Asia
- Islam in IndonesiaIslam in IndonesiaIslam is the dominant religion in Indonesia, which also has a larger Muslim population than any other country in the world, with approximately 202.9 million identified as Muslim as of 2009....
- Indonesian architectureIndonesian architectureThe Architecture of Indonesia reflects the diversity of cultural, historical and geographic influences that have shaped Indonesia as a whole. Invaders, colonisers, missionaries, merchants and traders brought cultural changes that had a profound effect on building styles and techniques....