Masjid Ubudiah

Masjid
Ubudiah

1 Ubudiah Mosque is a Royal Mosque

that was built by the Late Sultan Idris
Murshidul’adzam Shah. It was built in 1913 and
completed later in 1917. Ubudiah Mosque is located at
Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak. The contruction cost
of the mosque was costly, about $22,000 at that time. Ubudiah Mosque,
Kuala Kangsar was designed by the Arthur Benison Hubback. Bukit Chandan
is a royal area for the Perak’s royal family where the palaces are located.
The Masjid located on the top of the Bukit Chandan where it becomes one
of the landmarks to the Perak state.

2 The reason why the Ubudiah Mosque was built at Bukit Chandan is because while

the Late Sultan Idris Murshidul’adzam Shah fell sick in the early days, he made a
vow while receiving treatment that if he was recovered from his illness, he will build
a mosque of “great beauty” as thanksgiving. Thus, when he had improvement in
his recovering process, he realised his vow by building Ubudiah Mosque at Bukit
Chandan, Kuala Kangsar. A site that is close to the royal palace, Bukit Chandan
Palace, and it would appeal to the Malay societies, especially the Malay rulers.

3 The mosque can hold a capacity of 1000 people at one time. Normally the
mosque is crowded with people when it comes to prayers’ time especially for
Friday prayer. Apart of being the place for the Muslim prayers, this mosque also
had become one of the Malaysia’s tourist attraction and the community centre
for the Muslims around the Bukit Chandan

History Development
Of The Mosque

1 The Ubudiah Mosque was inspired

by the Indo-Saracenic Revival architectural
style. It is also known as the Indo-Gothic,
Mughal-Gothic,Neo-Mughal, Hindu or Hindu-Gothic.
This architecture style was developed by the British architects in
the late of the 19th century after the Mogul mosques they had discovered
in India. They drew elements from native Indo-Islamic and Indian architecture,
and combined it with the Gothic revival and Neo-Classical styles favored
in Victorian Britain.

2 On that matter, the Late Sultan Idris Murshidul’adzam Shah commanded the

government architect, Arthur Benison Hubback to design the remarkable Ubudiah
Mosque and he came out with an idea of the Mughal-Gothic architecture.
Mr. Caulfield, State engineer, was assigned to implement the building of this mosque.
Plan has been prepared by the designer of the Federated Malay States Government,
under the supervision of Arthur Benison Hubback WS Huxley. It is shaped Octagon
and has 4 towers with height of 126 feet, surrounded by domes on the inside of
which each diameter measuring over 60 feet. The parts of the walls and floors of
mosque were made of red and white marble that brought in especially from
Italy and London

History Development
Of The Mosque

3 The walls of the Ubudiah Mosque form the large

monster domed building in the centre and surrounded
by the four terraces of four consist if a dome in the middle of
each bridge where eight and sixteen tower wedge. The total dome
and the tower is said to take the title after order person - General of
the General People Ampat, The Great de-eight and People of Sixteen.