Cheng Hoo Mosque is one of the
tourist attractions in Surabaya. Mr. Bambang Sujanto and all PITI’s members has
an idea to build a mosque which has the touch of Islam and Chinese decoration.
Then all chinese who are the chairman from many big companies and businessmen in Surabaya are together to give contribution build the Cheng Hoo Mosque. PITI is the name of community and Association of Chinese Muslim in Indonesia.
Mr. Aziz Johan (one of the member
PITI from Bojonegoro) is an architechture design of Cheng hoo Mosque. The
Architechture design is inspirated from the Niu Jie Mosque at Beijing, China,
which contructed at 996 AD. Then he create the development of the design of the
architechture while many supporters team
has contribututed to finish the building.
It costs about Rp. 500.000.000,-
at the first time through selling JUZ AMMA book which published in three
languages. And the rest of the fund is about Rp. 3.300.000.000,- with the total
area 3.070 m2. The completion of
contruction of the building had been announed on 13 October 2002.
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| Cheng Hoo Mosque in Surabaya, Chinese Muslim Community |
On the top of
main building, it is contructed in 8 shapes which is called “Fat” with meaning
luck and prosperous. Main building is about 11 mx 9 m, 11 m means the length of
Ka;bah at the first time contruction and 9 m was inspired from 9 pious leader who spread Islam in Java. Most
of the architechture said a lot that about the chinese temple, chinese muslim
and forefather of Chinese.
On the right
side of the mosque, you may see the the
relief of the cheng hoo and his ships which has a journey to hindia ocean. Since
600 years ago, there is a chinese moslem who is the Emperor of Dinasty Ming,
the admiral who was ob edient and pious, travelled across the world 7 times as
a embasador as peacefullness, knowledge and friendship.
In Majapahit
kingdom, Cheng Hoo surrended Princess Campa to be one of the wife of the King
of Majapahit kingdom. The descendant of Princess Campa was raden patah, then
Sunan Ampel and Sunan Giri who become the pioneer leader to spread Islam to
Java through java local tought.
There are some
facilities that Cheng Hoo Mosque provided, it is kindergarten, Sport center, Mandarin
class, canteen and office of the Association.
Cheng hoo
mosques also was build in Pandaan, Pasuruan, just before malang district, we can see the mosque in the roadside. And one of the other was build in Palembang
Sumatra where in history cheng ho also ever visit that town. The newest
Infomation, many Cheng Hoo Mosque design is going to be built in many district
through Indonesia.
