Ban Ho Mosque Explained

Ban Ho Mosque
Native Name:มัสยิดเฮดายาตูลอิสลามบ้านฮ่อ
Native Name Lang:th
Map Type:Thailand
Map Size:220px
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:18.7867°N 99.0012°W
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Location:Chiang Mai, Thailand
Tradition:Sunni
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Architecture Type:Mosque
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Minaret Quantity:2
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Hedaytul Islam (Ban Ho) Mosque (Thai: มัสยิดเฮดายาตูลอิสลามบ้านฮ่อ), near the Chiang Mai Night Bazaar, is one of the biggest mosques in the province, and also one of the seven Chinese mosques in Chiang Mai.

History

It was first built in nineteenth century by a group of Chinese people, called Chin Ho or Hui, mostly from Yunnan Province.[1] The present-day buildings were built later, in Arabic, rather than Chinese-style, except in front of the prayer hall, where there is the Chinese phrase, "清真寺" or qingzhensi, which means a mosque (literally 'temple of purity and truth').[2]

Education

Every Saturday and Sunday, there is a class for young Muslims, from 08:00 to the noon prayer (dhuhr). Every year the mosque enrolls, gratis, 20 students who cannot afford government school.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.oknation.net/blog/hidayatool/2008/04/10/entry-2 10-04-2008
  2. Forbes, Andrew; Henley, David (2011). Traders of the Golden Triangle. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. ASIN: B006GMID5K
  3. Web site: ?Ѻ??Ѥùѡ???¹??Ш? . 2009-03-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100510163530/http://www.oknation.net/blog/hidayatool/2009/02/02/entry-1 . 2010-05-10 .