Abstract
The concept of urban mosque stems from more extensive reasons that mostly come from the overall issues of industrialization. Considering the challenges related to rapid urban growth, public institutions, such as mosque and its compatibility is required to be assessed in the context of compact cities. This study, therefore, aims to evaluate the planning and layout of six different styles of mosque in Malaysia regarding their suitability in compact urban settings. Due to its genre, the study adopts a case study as a qualitative research strategy as its research method. Content analysis is conducted on the compiled literature to indicate the expected outcome. Following a brief comparative discussion, this paper shows that mosque with modern architectural style among all six typologies is most suitable in the context of compact urban settings. Factors considered for the evaluation of mosques include layout progression of the mosque whether horizontal or vertical, provision for vertical stacking of spaces, symmetry in topology as well as in elevation and space types regarding flexible usage. The scope of this paper is limited to the assessment of literature only, which opens the window for a further in-depth study of actual case studies related to this topic.
Highlights
Mosque acts as the most significant institution for the Muslims as a nucleus of a globally united community
Data is compiled through an extensive literature review on the subject matter followed by descriptive analysis to compare the different styles of mosques in Malaysia and their suitability in compact urban settings
[14] Ghafar (1999) Ahmad’s work regarding architectural styles of Malaysia, there is three classification of a mosque in Malaysia which is according to the relative period which follows (1) Vernacular Mosque, (2) Colonial Mosque and (3) Modern Mosque [11]
Summary
Mosque acts as the most significant institution for the Muslims as a nucleus of a globally united community. The practice was initiated by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) when he established the mosque in Madinah as the center of promoting and spreading Islam or the newly formed Muslim community. Over the years of transformation that Muslim society underwent, mosques have taken many roles apart from its main spiritual function. [3] Ali Delavar (2012) stated that mosque architecture plays an important role in religion and culture in the people’s knowledge and establishes unity among Muslims because it provides a venue for communication between the mosque and the world [4]. The role of a mosque as an institution is highly important especially in Muslim majority population because it supports in solving social problems and develop a more integrated community[5]
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