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Developments in the Islamic Heritage in South East Asia. From the Past to the Future “Case Study – Mosque Architecture in Malaysia and Possible Influences in the Classification Styles”

Abstract

This research aims at revealing the historical improvements of the Islamic Architecture in Southeast Asia since the first design Idea of a mosque which has been created by prophet Mohammad till these modern days in Southeast Asia. It is noted that the Islamic architecture has been developed in six traditional typologies types of mosque for renewal. Southeast Asia’s Mosque was divided into a set of types according to the prevailing culture in the region. These types are: The Iranian Indian, Turkish, Chinese, and Southeast Asia’s Types. This research sheds light on the main features of these types, to establish the correlation between the features of the mosque in Malaysia which contain characteristic of the main types, but distinguish in the form according to the local community’s traditions and culture.

Country : Jordan

1 Dr. Architect Bassam Abu Awwad

  1. Jerash University, College of Engineering, Faculty of Architecture, Jerash, Jordan

IRJIET, Volume 3, Issue 6, June 2019 pp. 42-48

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