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.
| Ban Ho Mosque | |
|---|---|
มัสยิดเฮดายาตูลอิสลามบ้านฮ่อ | |
 On the left is the prayer hall, and on the right is the educational hall | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Location | |
| Location | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
  Shown within Thailand | |
| Geographic coordinates | 18°47′12.07″N 99°0′4.49″E / 18.7866861°N 99.0012472°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
History edit
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 edit
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]
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Three Chinese characters, "清真寺" (qingzhensi), which mean 'mosque'. -
The left minaret of Ban Ho Mosque -
The main building
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 10-04-2008 Archived 2013-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Forbes, Andrew; Henley, David (2011). Traders of the Golden Triangle. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. ASIN: B006GMID5K
- ^ "?Ѻ??Ѥùѡ???¹??Ш?". Archived from the original on 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
