Ban Ho Mosque

Ban Ho Mosque

On the left is the prayer hall, and on the right is the educational hall.
Basic information
Location Chiang Mai
 Thailand
Geographic coordinates 18°47′12.07″N 99°0′4.49″E / 18.7866861°N 99.0012472°E / 18.7866861; 99.0012472
Affiliation Islam
Status Active
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Specifications
Minaret(s) 2

Hedaytul Islam (Ban Ho) Mosque (Chinese: 王和清真寺; pinyin: wánghéqīngzhēnsì, Thai: มัสยิดเฮดายาตูลอิสลามบ้านฮ่อ), located at Night Bazaar in Chiang Mai, is one of the biggest mosques in the province, and also one of the seven Chinese mosques in Chiang Mai.

History

It was first built in nineteenth century by a group of Chinese people, called Chin Ho or Hui, mostly came from Yunnan.[1] The present-day buildings were built later, with an Arabic style rather a Chinese style, except in front of the prayer hall, there is the Chinese term, "清真寺" or qingzhensi,which means a mosque (literally 'Temple of Purity and Truth').[2]

Education

Every Saturday and Sunday, there is a class for young local Muslims, beginning around 8 O'clock to the noon prayer (dhuhr). The mosque also receives 20 students each year for parents who can't afford to send their children to a government school.[3] However, most of them are from the other part of the country, rather in Chiang Mai. The students are both Chinese and non-Chinese Muslims.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 10-04-2008
  2. ↑ ^ Forbes, Andrew ; Henley, David (2011). Traders of the Golden Triangle. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. ASIN: B006GMID5K
  3. ↑ http://www.oknation.net/blog/hidayatool/2009/02/02/entry-1
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