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Ban Ho Mosque

Ban Ho Mosque

Mosque in Chiang Mai, Thailand

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.

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History

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

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]

  • Three Chinese characters, "清真寺" (qingzhensi), which mean 'mosque'.
  • The left minaret of Ban Ho Mosque
  • The main building

See also

References

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