TEMPLES - CHURCHES AND MOSQUES
- Haroon Mosque |
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Charoenkrung 36 (near Mandarin Oriental Hotel) |
Charoenkrung 36 (near Mandarin Oriental Hotel) |
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Haroon Mosque is one of Bangkok’s more significant mosques, with
history that showcases migration within the region in the 1800s.
With Buddhism being the state religion of Thailand, one often
forgets that there are many healthy communities of other
religions thriving in pockets all over the capital. In historic
Bangrak, there exists an active Muslim community that has been
around centuries. The Haroon Mosque is central to this small
neighborhood opposite the French Embassy and behind the Old
Customs House. The presence of this house of worship and its
surrounding residents only adds more diversity to the
up-and-coming Creative District.
In 1837, an
Indonesian-Arab trader Musa Bafadel arrived to settle down in
Bangrak, which was back then a small village named Ton Samrong.
He had three sons: Haroon, Uthman, and Ishaaq. Two of the sons
inherited their father’s penchant for travel – Uthman headed for
Malaysia while Ishaaq departed for Cambodia. Haroon firmly
planted his roots in Bangkok, eventually marrying and having a
son. Originally, Ton Samrong had its mosque located on the
riverfront. In 1899, the Thai government saw that the land where
the mosque stood was prime location for a customs house. A
trading of properties concluded with the mosque being moved
further inland to where the mosque stands today.
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first form of the mosque was made of wood, allegedly beautifully
designed in a hybrid Ayutthaya-Java style. In 1934, Haroon’s son
Muhammad Yusuf decided to upgrade the mosque to its present
brick and lime form today. Ton Samrong is no more but the mosque
still stands. Residents and the faithful, through their
lifestyle and religious practices offer insight into Islam and
its culture. Every Jumu’ah (Friday congregational prayer), the
neighborhood comes alive as the community gathers to pray
together. One can become a wallflower and respectfully observe
the activities if permitted by the worshippers or partake in the
variety of Thai-Muslim foods sold by residents. |
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Bang Rak |
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Temples-Churches and Mosques |
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Free |
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13.72535 N |
100.51453 E |
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