Cheng Ho Mosque

Chen Ho Mosque

Syahdan, a group from the greater china explorers sailed the endless ocean waves, with the number of soldiers 27 800 soldiers of 67 bamboo boats, carried the following supplies of cattle and goats and chickens for 'installments' during the journey. The group headed to the South, led by gallant officer as the right-hand of dynasty Ming, the Muslim Kasim who loves to do a good remembrancenof God and preaching. The whole world had known him as a war strategist who is reliable sea.

In 1407, Emperor Yong Le (the third-generation dynasty Ming), assigned the Admiral Cheng Ho chasing one of the generals who rebelled and fled to the archipelago, Chen Ji Tsu, later known to lead the gang of pirates in the waters of Bangka-Belitung. Pursuit of this mission is also as the request of his friend the King of Srivijaya dynasty Syailendra who reigned in Nusantara. As soon as facing against the enemy, Admiral Cheng Ho immediately rolled up the plot, arrested their leaders and sent them to Peking. Reputation finally caused ​​King of Srivijaya was impressed, and invited the Admiral Cheng Ho to stay for several nights at his palace, at his the beautiful banks of the River Musi

The incident has become part of the history of Nusantara. Until hundreds of years later, the name of Cheng Ho remains embedded in the memories of many people, flowing from past history, immortalized in the inscriptions, the name became the name of the mosque and temple.

Cheng Ho Mosque, located at the Housing Jakabaring Amin Mulia, Palembang, occupying an area of ​​5,000 square meters. It was built in the beginning in 2003 and officially used since in August 2008. The Construction of the mosque finally was initiated by Foundation of the Chinese Islamic Association of Indonesia (PITI) South Sumatra, as the participation of the 2000s the Chinese Muslims and the surrounding Palembang, in realizing the blessing of civil society, based on Pancasila and 1945 Constitution.

Cheng Ho Mosque viewed from long distance, inevitably, we will be reminded of the typical Chinese traditional worship building. Azan towers on either side of the mosque has terraces with paint colors such as red and green jade pagoda. No doubt, the building has architectural mix of local culture Palembang, combined with China and Arab traditions.

The mosque is equipped with Faith and Place House Educational Al-Quran to the children, now at the-priestly by a figure PITI, Ustadz Choirul Rizal, who had memorized by heart the Quran 30 Juz. In addition to a convenient place of worship, the mosque has become a tourist destination abroad. Not infrequently, Muslim tourists from Malaysia and Russia visited the mosque, to pray for a moment in it ..

Name : M Rizki Ramadhan
Class : 2 BIB
NIM : 061130901418