>Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque /Camii

>Photographs Awangku Khairil Sapyri

ENGLISH

Wherever we are in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei‘s capital city, we can’t help noticing the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque dominating the skyline of the city centre of Bandar Seri Begawan.

Mosques have long dominated the skyline in Brunei. In 1578 during the reign of Sultan Saiful Rizal, a Spanish traveler, Alonso Beltran described the main mosque as one made up of five layers.

The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is said to be one of the most beautiful mosques in the Southeast Asian region. It symbolised the country’s official religion of Islam.The design was heavily influenced by Mughal architecture in India. The Mughal Emperors who ruled India for about 350 years from the early 16th Century, built many of India’s beautiful historical mosques and buildings including the Taj Mahal.

The mosque used many of the world’s most elegant materials, including marble from Italy, granite from Shanghai, stained glass and chandeliers weighing four tons and two tons from England and handmade carpets from Belgium and Saudi Arabia.

TÜRKÇE

Brunei’nin başkenti Bandar Seri Begawan’da yer alan Omar Ali Saifuddien camii 1578 yılında Sultan Saiful Rizal zamanında yapılmıştır. Ülkede resmi din islamın sembolüdür. Güney asyanın en güzel camilerinden birisi olan Omar Ali Saifuddien camii, hindistanı 350 yıl yöneten Mughal imparatorluğunun Taj Mahal’İnde içinde olduğu mimarisinden çok etkilenmiştir. Kubbesi altın olan camii’de içinde İtalya’dan mermer, Şangay’dan granit ve İngiltere’den avizeler ve camalar, Belçika’dan Suudi Arabistana el halıları kullanılmıştır