Members: Chong Kai Cheng, Tan Hwa Jie, Lee Wan Teen, Lee Huey Ling.
Tourist (Romania)
Q: What is
the most unique feature of the mosque?
A: The
look of the building. The patterns on the panels look good. The reason I come
here is it feels good.
Q: The ambiance of the
place?
A: The water content (water body)
and the building make people feel good.
Q: How you perceive the
space (how do you feel) in the main hall?
A: The open space makes
people feels free. The ornament and texture is beautiful. I feel calm and
peaceful in the building. Every mosque I visited has the same feeling.
Tourist (Australia)
Q: Is this your first visit
to this mosque?
A: Yes, this is my first
time.
Q: What do you feel in this
mosque?
A: I’m from Melbourne,
Australia. Unfortunately we don’t have mosque as big and as beautiful as this,
the mosques in Melbourne are load smaller. There is one mosque in Melbourne is
a bit bigger than others, but not quite as big and as beautiful as this mosque,
so I really enjoy visiting this mosque. The scale of the building, the wideness
of the space, the beautiful fences and beautiful image u can take around, so
everything is pretty much 10 out of 10.
Q: What is your feeling and
experience walking through the building?
A: I feel very spiritual, if
I’m a Muslim, this will put a really big smile on my face that we have such
beautiful places like this around the world that u can go in and meet other
Muslims and praying, I will feel very good inside.
Q: What is the most unique
part of the mosque?
A: Everything, even the
place you wash before you pray. There is enough room for hundreds and thousands
of people go in to wash themselves and come in there. The place is shaded very
well. The wide of the zone and the inside of the hall is very beautiful.
Volunteer
Worker (Chinese Philippine)
A: There are two umbrella in the mosque
design, one is opened and another is closed. And there is another one at the
back which is semi-opened. So the meaning of this concept of the design of the
masjid is we need an umbrella to protect ourselves from the sun and from the
rain, so this is something like we are under the god protection. So that is the
concept of the masjid design.
Q: So how long have u been working here?
A: I have been working here for two month and
I am a volunteer. Actually I am a Chinese Philippine but I convert to Islam, I
am still learning, I am telling you whatever I know, if there is anything that
u guys are not sure about then have to ask my brothers, they know more than me.
I hope this few information will help you guys in your assignment.
Q: It helps a lot! Thank you so much!
A: You are welcome.
Volunteer
Worker (Malay)
A: In your
point of view, what is the most unique feature of the mosque?
A: I think
the most unique feature about the mosque is the dome. Because the normally when
you talk about mosque is always represented by a dome. But here the dome is
special because it looks like a semi-opened umbrella so this is the main
difference. I think maybe this is the only mosque in the world having this kind
of dome. Maybe according what I was told, when the architect designing this
building, they said we always associate Malaysia with rain, and of course we
always using umbrella, so that is how their idea semi-opened umbrella comes.
Q: So other
than this, do you find any special elements of this mosque?
A: So
basically when you talk about a mosque is always u need a big space for people
to come and communicate and also some other features like we have a lot of
opened spaces between allay area so that is the main idea, so that u can get
the feeling of peacefulness in the mosque.
Q: Ok, so
thank you so much!
A: You are
welcome, is my pleasure.
Personal review:
Personal review:
The most interesting feature of
National Mosque is the folded plate dome, different from any other Mosque which
is represented by round dome. The concept of having an umbrella-like dome is to
symbolize the protection under Allah, similar to umbrella provides shelter from
rain water. The proportion of the Mosque is very balance and creates the
feeling of harmony. The Mosque
surrounded by beautiful garden and the geometry wall screen panel express the
principle of Haya, provides privacy to the Mosque interior. The water huge main
prayer hall is a gather place for Muslim to pray and it reflected the principle
of Tawhid, Unity. The wall pattern and the sculpture of Arabic calligraphy show
the principle of Ikhlas and Ilm. The repeating columns create a rhythmic
continuation, showing the principle of Dikr, a remembrance of Allah. The space
is very spiritual with the texture and ornament, the light and shadow from the
screen wall and the peacefulness of the combination of water body, Mosque and
garden. I really enjoy the quality of the space and very much appreciate the
well design of the National Mosque.
