Masjid Sultan Mahmud Riayat Syah, the largest Mosque in Sumatra

Batam now has a new religious tourism icon. Its name is the Sultan Mahmud Riayat Syah Mosque whose use was inaugurated on Friday (20/9) yesterday.

This mosque is the largest in Sumatra which has various charms. The mosque is located in the Batuaji residential area. This mosque has the largest dome in Indonesia and is the largest mosque in Batam and in Sumatra. The mosque has a Malay and Arabic architectural style which is also known as the Great Mosque II. The Sultan Mahmud Riayat Syah Mosque was initiated directly by the Mayor of Batam at that time, Muhammad Rudi, and the groundbreaking was carried out on April 30, 2017. Until finally the construction was completed, and the mosque was inaugurated on September 20, 2019. In general, the construction of this mosque spent around 400 M. The Sultan Mahmud Riayat Syah Mosque also has a minaret that reaches 99 meters in height. When you enter the mosque courtyard, you will see membrane umbrellas similar to the Nabawi Mosque. There are 8 membrane umbrellas as high as 17 meters.

The total building area of the Sultan Mahmud Riayat Syah Mosque reaches 57,114 square meters. While the land area of the Sultan Mahmud Riayat Syah Mosque reaches 41,422 square meters, aka more than 4 hectares. With such a large building and land area, the Sultan Mahmud Riayat Syah Mosque can accommodate up to 25,000 worshipers. As the largest mosque in Sumatra, the Sultan Mahmud Riayat Syah Mosque has complete facilities. Starting from the main prayer building, study rooms, takmir and mosque management rooms, washing facilities, land and others. The mosque is also equipped with parking facilities that can accommodate thousands of vehicles.

The minaret is open to the public who want to see Batam from a height, and can even see neighboring countries such as Singapore. This mosque also has the largest The largest dome in Indonesia is 63 meters wide which covers the main prayer space. Equipped with eight membrane umbrellas like the and corridors around the main prayer room, the mosque can accommodate up to 25,000 worshipers. Construction of the mosque began on April 30, 2017. The groundbreaking was attended by the late ustaz Arifin Ilham of Az-Zikra Zikir Assembly and thousands of Batam residents.

Leading the prayer, Arifin hoped that the Great Batam II mosque would be blessed by Allah SWT. This mosque is not only a mosque for factory workers and shipyards, but has become an icon of Batam. The largest mosque in Sumatra will be a religious tourism destination in Batam. It is interesting that the mosque is called the Sultan Mahmud Riayat Syah Mosque. This is the third national hero from Riau Islands Province.

This figure is phenomenal because he became a sultan at a very young age. Sultan Mahmud Riayat Syah was the leader of the Riau-Lingga-Johor-Pahang Sultanate. The most famous story of his heroism is his resistance to Dutch troops in Tanjungpinang. Tanjungpinang. Sultan Mahmud’s tomb is behind the Sultan Masjis in Daik Lingga, Lingga Regency.

This mosque was initiated by the Mayor of Batam at that time, Muhammad Rudi. He built this mosque based on the fact that at that time many shipyard workers left the mosque when the Friday prayer was not finished. Some workers waited until it was over, but then hurriedly left without having time to pray. He sought to find out what the cause was.

Apparently, the workers in the factories and shipyards in the Batuaji area were in a hurry because they were pressed for time. They were afraid of being late back to their workplaces if they waited for the Friday prayer to finish. The reason is that the distance between the mosque and the factory where they work is quite far. Therefore, he requested land for the construction of a mosque in Tanjunguncang Industrial Estate to the Batam Development Agency (BP).

The Sultan Mahmud Riayat Syah Mosque, also known as Masjid Agung II to Masjid Agung Batu Aji, has a serene feel with the dominant choice of white color. To the naked eye, you will see that this mosque has Malay and Arabic architecture. The mosque consists of two floors, where the ground floor is the parking lot and the first floor is the main prayer room.