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 |
Festivals: | --> |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Architecture Type: | Mosque |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Minaret Quantity: | 2 |
Elevation Ft: | --> |
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.
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]
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]