The original mosque at this site is no longer present. Masjid Tuha Dayah Muara, the second mosque, (MAHS-IDN-ACH-PID-PBR-S-002) built at the site is a wooden building on stilts which is located on the south side of the new structure. Currently, the site contains a modern prayer room (meunasah).

The only part of the original mosque that still survives is the minaret used to call for prayers. It is approximately 300 years old. There have not been any significant changes to the structure, other than the roof. The original roof was made of palm fiber. It was first replaced with thatched leaf and now uses modern roofing material. The minaret is now located on the west side of the new building’s terrace. Before it was relocated, the community performed a ceremony (khauri) to bless the moving of the minaret.

This interview features Said Ja'far al- Hadad and Aminah caretakers of Masjid Tuha dayah muara.

The full metadata for this oral history interview can be found in the Maritime Asia Heritage Survey database under record (MAHS-IDN-ACH-PID-PBR-S-002-OHV)

Interviewer : Multia Zahara
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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