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Jami Silalouw is a historic mosque located in the village of Sepa

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Jami Silalouw is a historic mosque located in the village of Sepa, Amahai sub-district, Central Maluku, Maluku, Indonesia. This mosque has a history and architecture is quite unique.

Jami Silalouw is a historic mosque located in the village of Sepa

In addition, not as usual a mosque, Jama Masjid Silalouw does not have a name. Therefore, Silalouw means the gathering place. However, the elders in the village often call Peiori Mosque. Actually, Peiori is the name penjual bedug di jakarta of a nakalo or mushalla built a group of people (caravan) that live in the mountains. When then some caravan was agreed to unite to form a village on the coast, then built a mosque named Peiori. The mosque is now living limestone walls bear witness to the formation of an Islamic society in Central Maluku.

 

This mosque was built in 1666 AD. The walls are made of boards, foundations and walls while the lower part is made of limestone wall. Until now the roof has several times changed through local government aid. [1]

 

Jami Silalouw uniqueness can be listened to in some ways. First, the inside of the mosque is decorated with calligraphy verses of the Qur’an to this day can not be captured or photographed. While the exterior can. This is not because it is prohibited by takmir mosque, but each photographed not always so. There have been many people who try it, but when it does not produce a printed image.

 

Second, around 1960 tragic events. When the muezzin call to prayer from the top of the tower Isha killed by lightning and then fell to earth. Surprisingly, minarets are not broken, only suffered minor damage.

 

Third, in 1951 and 1952, Sepa Village burned by rebels RMS (South Maluku Republic) because this society is the Muslim majority of the Republicans. Once the severity of damage caused by the barbarity of the rebels RMS so many homes were burned to rubble. But strangely, Jami Silalouw escape from the disaster. When in fact this mosque is the main target which must be burned.

 

Jami ‘Pringapus is a mosque located in Pringapus, Semarang regency.

 

Not far from the mosque complex is the tomb of an Islamic fighters from the District Pringapus that is in the public cemetery of Mount Munggut, Pringapus. On the eve of the fasting of Ramadan, thousands of people make a pilgrimage at the tomb. Those who came to the tomb complex was aged over 50 years. In fact, there are already classified as elderly, or aged over 70 years.


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