Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 Java Lane
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+94 777762373
Over 100 years old mosque where I attend jumma prayers every Friday
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It’s known as “Malay Military Mosque” it’s an impressive building founded in 1864, located with in a walk distance (3-5 minutes) from Kompannavidiya train station
The photos of this Java Lane Masjid that I have uploaded to Google Maps, were taken in Feb 2004 The digital cameras of that era did not have the facility of GPS (Global Positioning System), where location of the Masjid would have been part of the meta data of the photograph. The center of any Muslim community is the Masjid (also known as Mosque) It is at the Masjid that congregational prayers are conducted 5 times a days. It is at the Masjid a weekly (Friday) where a sermon is delivered to the congregation. It is at the Masjid that people of the locality as well as travelers, gather to break their Fasts at sunset, during the days of the month of Ramazan. It is at the Masjid that people (as well as travelers) can take rest or recite the Holy Quran. Many Masjids are now providing facilities for ladies to participate in the activities of the Masjids, and hopefully (Insha Allah) it will become a standard feature of every Masjid. It is at the Masjid where children and youngsters are taught proper recitation of the Holy Quran and also to memorize part of the whole Quran. It is at the Masjid where Muslims gather for religious matters as well as to impart religious education to the youngsters of the locality. Masjids should also initiate courses where youngsters from the locality could also learn the Arabic language, especially Classical Arabic. Because ablution (ritual washing) is part of Muslim worship, right through history, Mosques were located wherever there were wells, that had high water levels. However, with the recent facility of tap borne water almost all mosques have modernized and done away with the wells. All these years Masjids have been places accessed only by Muslims, however, it is necessary, to invite people from other communities and faiths to visit Masjids, accompanied by Muslims of the locality, so that they would welcome, safe and comfortable at masjids. Let them witness for themselves the activities of the Masjid. Wa Salaams Imtiaz Muhsin
Good masha allah
our beautiful masjid one of the oldest masjid our area masjid the structure looks old but hope the new planned redevelopment of the masjid will happen soon and hope the trustees and those who maintain the masjid take more care about the masjid hope for a better redevelopment of the masjid in sha Allah
It's also know Malay military mosque which was established 1864 if I am not wrong. I was born and bred opposite to the masjid and lived there for 27 years until demolition. It's a unique architecture and has a lovely minaret. Waking up in the morning and watching it up close was a pleasant feeling. The sounds of adhan and it's festive occasions are being missed. Now we don't have our java lane even in the map but remains is only the masjid. I hope it's developed in its original way and then expanded.
We were here since we were kids, clean and neat mosque which has a big history. This is a Malay military mosque from eighties.
Mosque is old and small. Need to get early for Jumma prayers.
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