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Ban Ho Mosque

Coordinates: 18°47′12.07″N 99°0′4.49″E / 18.7866861°N 99.0012472°E / 18.7866861; 99.0012472
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Ban Ho Mosque
มัสยิดเฮดายาตูลอิสลามบ้านฮ่อ
On the left is the prayer hall, and on the right is the educational hall
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationChiang Mai, Thailand
Ban Ho Mosque is located in Thailand
Ban Ho Mosque
Shown within Thailand
Geographic coordinates18°47′12.07″N 99°0′4.49″E / 18.7866861°N 99.0012472°E / 18.7866861; 99.0012472
Architecture
TypeMosque
Minaret(s)2

Hedaytul Islam (Ban Ho) Mosque (Chinese: 王和清真寺; pinyin: wánghéqīngzhēnsì, 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 10-04-2008 Archived 2013-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Forbes, Andrew; Henley, David (2011). Traders of the Golden Triangle. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. ASIN: B006GMID5K
  3. ^ "?Ѻ??Ѥùѡ???¹??Ш?". Archived from the original on 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2009-03-12.