Comments on: Madrasah al-Kamaliyya

By: bingregory

bingregory — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:29:31 +0000

Yeah sister - it was utterly common in the old days. Now most masjids have gone to loudspeakers for the Azan so the drum has faded out. Here's another masjid I visited that still had their drum on display. The drum in question

By: sabiwabi

sabiwabi — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:46:38 +0000

Salaam

I imagine all that humidity isn’t good for the books. Even in dry places like Timbuktu, the books are fading into the dust. What’s this about DRUMS in the masjid? I’m liking the sound of that!

By: Bin Gregory Productions » Masjid India, Kuching

Bin Gregory Productions » Masjid India, Kuching — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 03:49:30 +0000

[...] Despite all that, the masjid is surprisingly pleasant. It is quieter than you would imagine during the day despite the bustle outside. Something about its mystery and age make it very appealing to me. Among the relics not often found in masajid any more is a large drum. As I mentioned elsewhere, such drums where used to draw attention prior to the calling of the adhan, in the days before microphones and loudspeakers. My favorite detail of all is the wudu area. The only unroofed area of the masjid, the middle of the wudu area is filled with potted plants making use of the “gray” wudu water that would otherwise go down the drain wasted, while enlivening the masjid with a bit of green. I would love to see this idea incorporated in other masajid. All in all, the India Street district is perhaps the earliest example of that modern Malaysian innovation, a shopping mall with a built-in prayer area. [...]

By: Israd

Israd — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Br. Zayn: Great informative article with pictures that makes me feel I am there! It would be great to also see how the houses are built at that kampung, and if they are traditionally built, compare them with the traditional Malay houses in various states of the Semenanjung. As you may already be aware of, traditional Malay houses, in terms of the reasons underlying their architectural design, is an interesting topic in itself.

By the way, how do you post small pictures at your blog and link them to a new window that presents the bigger one??? It sure saves a lot of time downloading the main webpage.

By: Bin Gregory

Bin Gregory — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks, Israd. The photos of madrasah al-kamaliyya are from Perak. Surau Darul Rahman is here in Sarawak. Yes, the regional differences are interesting. I want to continue to document the various suraus I find myself in. My trouble is I’m shy to take pictures of other people. Buildings and plants are easier…

About the popups: Movable Type has an image wizard that does thumbnails and popups automatically. I don’t know about Blogger. I’ll send you an email with what the code looks like, but it looks like a hassle to do manually.