Al-Bukhari Foundation Mosque
The Masjid Albukhary KL is a mosque located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is situated on Jalan Hang Tuah, adjacent to the Victoria Institution and opposite the Hang Tuah station.
It shares its name with the Masjid Albukhary, the headquarters mosque of the foundation located in Alor Setar, Kedah. Both mosques are owned and managed by the Albukhary Foundation.
History
The mosque was constructed to replace the 147-year-old Surau Babul Jannah, which was located on the same site but had become dilapidated. The site was originally gazette by the British government as an Islamic cemetery in 1922.The proposal to build a new mosque was initiated in 2001 by the Mosque Project Committee with approval from the Mufti of the Federal Territory. Construction began in September 2004 and was fully completed in September 2006 at a cost of RM12 million, funded entirely by the Albukhary Foundation led by Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary.
The mosque was officially handed over to the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department on 25 May 2007. The inaugural Friday prayer was led by the Yemeni scholar Habib Umar bin Hafiz.
Architecture and features
The mosque covers an area of. It features a blend of classical Islamic architectural styles:- Dome: The main prayer hall is topped by a single blue "onion-shaped" dome, adorned with intricate geometric patterns inspired by the Shah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran. The exterior of the dome uses glass ceramics imported from Italy.
- Minarets: The mosque has two tall minarets, the design of which was inspired by the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina.