List of mosques in the Philippines

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This is a list of

Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao. There have been proposals to put the Heritage Mosques of the Philippines into the Philippine tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage Site declaration in the future. The proposals made were to input the historic mosques of the Philippines (mosque in Simunul), to input the vernacular mosques of the Philippines (langga/rangga-style and pagoda-style mosques), or to combine both and input them in the tentative list of UNESCO.[citation needed
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Architectural types

Very little is known about the architectural designs of mosque types in the Philippines. This is due to several factors: (1) much of the earliest types of mosques constructed by early missionaries were made of temporary materials like wood, bamboo, and cogon which do not last for years; (2) the remaining earlier types were either demolished, destroyed during earthquakes, or reconstructed/remodelled to suit modern architectural types based on the middle-east designs; (3) the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca radically changed all earliest types; and (4) very little has been written about the subject.[1]

According to the

Tawi-tawi was initially built through the pagoda-style. Its 4 pillars are still there after more than 400 years. Another example of vernacular mosque in the Philippines is the Masgit sa Buadi Sakayo located, a mosque in Lanao that resembles a Buddhist temple with okir motifs. Other early types of mosques are found in the eastern coasts of Lake Lanao, where some mosques have okir motifs and burak (centaur) depictions some mirrors engraved on the panels of the mosque. Some early type mosques also has inverted jars on top of their domes.[1]

In Lanao, a huge drum called tabo is suspended horizontally inside the mosque and is beaten to call the believers to the mosque. Among the Yakan, a bamboo drum is used for calling people to worship. Inside the mosque, one does not find a pulpit (mimbar) but an elevated platform, a chair or a structure, where the khatib delivers his sermon. Philippine mosques do not have a sahn (courtyard) like those of Middle East mosques. Instead, they have benches outside where people sit and talk while waiting for the next prayer. According to Filipino Muslims, it is not permitted to discuss unIslamic matter inside the mosques.[1]

Overall, the types of mosque architecture in the Philippines can be divided into three, namely:

  • Langgal/ranggar - small structures for the faithful, and is usually built in rural areas (like the small chapels in Roman Catholic Christianity), similar to suraus in neighboring Indonesia and Malaysia and musallas in other Muslim countries. These are the oldest form of mosque in the Philippines. The langgal/ranggar-style mosques are still being built and used in Islamic areas in the Philippines, especially in rural areas.
  • Pagoda-style Mosque - used by Muslims throughout Islamic areas in the Philippines prior to the importation of the Arabian-style mosque architecture. It is similar to the pagoda-style places of worship in Malaysia and Indonesia, specifically, Bali. The pagoda-style mosques are largely attributed to Hindu and Buddhist pasts of the current Muslim areas in the Philippines. These mosques have eight, five, or three tiers, making them look as if they are pathways to heaven. The pagoda-style mosque building is currently an endangered art form in the Philippines, as most mosques are now built in the Domed/Arabian-style.
  • Onion-domed/Arabian-style Mosque - currently the most prominent and widespread style used in building mosques in the Philippines. The Domed/Arabian-style was imported to the Philippines when Filipino Muslims began performing the hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). On their journey, they saw the mosques of Arabia and copied it, replacing the pagoda-style mosques in the Philippines.[2]

List

Name Photo Location First built Notes
City/municipality
(Province) 		Region
Al-Dahab Mosque Manila Metro Manila 1976[3]
Baclaran Mosque Parañaque and Pasay Metro Manila 1994
Dansalan Bato Ali Mosque Marawi Bangsamoro 1950s Current building built in 2023 after the mosque was heavily damaged in the
Marawi siege
of 2017.
Dimaukom Mosque
 Datu Saudi Ampatuan
(Maguindanao del Sur)		 Bangsamoro 2014
Marawi Grand Mosque
(Islamic Center)		 Marawi Bangsamoro 1970
Panglima Sugala Grand Mosque Panglima Sugala
(Tawi-Tawi)		 Bangsamoro — [4]
Sadik Grand Mosque Zamboanga City Zamboanga Peninsula 2026 (under-construction) [5]
Sheik Karimol Makdum Mosque
 Simunul
(Tawi-Tawi)		 Bangsamoro 1380 National Historical Landmark
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque
(Cotabato Grand Mosque)		 Cotabato City Bangsamoro 2011
Taluksangay Mosque Zamboanga City Zamboanga Peninsula 1885
Tulay Grand Mosque Jolo
(Sulu)		 Bangsamoro [4]
Blue Mosque Taguig Metro Manila 1976

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "In Focus: A Look at Philippine Mosques - National Commission for Culture and the Arts". Ncca.gov.ph. October 6, 2003. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "PHILIPPINE ARCHITECTURE: Forms and Types |". Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  3. ISBN 9789089641274
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  4. ^ a b "TALAPAMANA Mindanao". Talapamana ng Pilipinas: Philippine Registry of Cultural Property. Philippine Registry of Cultural Property Office. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Caluag, Randy (March 20, 2023). "Biggest in Southeast Asia". Manila Standard. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

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