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Al-Azim Mosque ( ms, Masjid Al-Azim) is the state mosque of
Al-Azim Mosque ( ms, Masjid Al-Azim) is the state mosque of Malacca
Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site si ...
. It is located next to the Malacca General Hospital, the Malacca Al-Quran Museum and the State Heroes Mausoleum ( ms, Makam Pahlawan Negeri) and was constructed to replace the former state mosque at Tranquerah Mosque and officially opened on 13 July 1990 by the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (, Jawi: ), also known as the Supreme Head of the Federation, the Paramount Ruler or simply as the Agong, and unofficially as the King of Malaysia, is the constitutional monarch and head of state of Malaysia. The of ...
, Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak
Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah ( Jawi: ; 19 April 1928 – 28 May 2014) was the 34th Sultan of Perak and served as the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 26 April 1989 to 25 ...
.
The state mosque follows typical Malaccan mosque architecture in the Malay style of the archipelago. The interior of the mosque also shows native influence and local Malacca Malay architecture. Aziz Tapa is one of the backpine who did the architecture on the mosque. The mosque has a lecture hall, auditorium, offices, a cafe and a museum. The mosque can accommodate 12,000 worshippers.
Makam Pahlawan Negeri ''(State Heroes Mausoleum)''
* Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin – Malacca state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1984–2004) ''(died 2008)'' * Datuk Seri Abu Zahar Ithnin – Malacca state Chief Minister (1997–1999) ''(died 2013)'' * Toh Puan Zurina Kassim – Wife of the former Malacca state governor, Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob ''(died 2022)'' * Datuk Seri Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam – Malacca state Chief Minister (1978–1982) ''(died 2022)''See also
*Islam in Malaysia
Islam in Malaysia is represented by the Shafi‘i school of Sunni jurisprudence.
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1990 establishments in Malaysia Buildings and structures in Malacca City Mausoleums in Malaysia Mosques completed in 1990 Mosques in Malacca {{Malaysia-mosque-stub