Masjid Tuha Bugeng (Bugeng Old Mosque)

In the early 1900’s, the inhabitants of Kampung Sawang had no place to worship. To address this, a prominent local, Teuku Ahmadsyah, built the Masjid Tuha Bugeng (MAHS-IDN-ACH-BRN-PDA-S-004) on his waqf land. The Tuha mosque is currently used as a place where children learn to recite the Quran. It is also occasionally used as a venue for releasing vows (hajat), where the community will pray and eat together (Khanduri).

The original size of the mosque was only about one-third the area of the current mosque. The calligraphy beside the entrance of the mosque contains verses of the Quran, which were based on decorations in the Medina Mosque, and were made by the people who returned from the hajj. The site used to contain a structure that was used for deliberation, recitation and a place to wait for prayer times (balee). The balee was originally filled with beautiful red and green carvings. Now the balee is damaged and no longer used. The local community built a new mosque in 1982.

This interview features M. Yunus HZ, a caretaker of the Masjid Tuha Bugeng.

The full metadata for this oral history interview can be found in the Maritime Asia Heritage Survey database under record (MAHS-IDN-ACH-BRN-PDA-S-004-OVH).

3D model can be found on Sketchfab: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/masjid-tuha-bugeng-5866c08d381d429388e5…

Interviewer : Ahmad Zaki
Videographer/Photographer : Ario Pradipta Wibhisono
Drone : Fauzan Azhima N. Alidoray
Interview Summary : Kota Tanyoe
Editor, Colorist, DoP : Kota Tanyoe, Rinaldi Ad

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