The Great Demak Mosque

Salam, :)

The assignment given was to find about the tiered roof of Masjid Agung Demak.

Masjid Agung Demak terletak di pekan Demak, Central Jawa, Indonesia.
Masjid itu melambangkan keagungan yang dicapai kesultanan Demak sebagai kesultanan Islam di Pulau Jawa selain daripada menjadi mercu tanda kepada syiar Islam. Masjid ini ada antara masjid yang tertua di bina di Nusantara. Sealain itu, masjid ini juga telah di dirikan oleh 9 para wali atau wali Songo.
The mosque was built in 1428.

Unlike other mosques in the middle east, Masjid Agung Demak  is built from timber also known as kayu balak. The tiered roof is supported by four huge teak pillars. Because of this, the mosque is rather small compared to other type of modern mosques in Indonesia.


The Great Demak Mosque has many meanings to its design. One of the important feature of the mosque is the roof. The three tiered roof resembles to every whom beriman,starting from the stage of Mukmin, Muslim and Muhsin or Iman, Islam and Ihsan.

There are many other aesthetic meanings to the design of The Great Demak Mosque. Mainly based from the values of Islam,eg, the 5 rukun of Islam and Iman. What interest me is that how people at that century/year/age was able to design a building of simplicity, well honestly without the wow effect unlike some other old buildings that I have seen but yet with a high aesthetic value/ meaning.
Amazing. 

To read more 
http://bacaanku.web44.net/index.php?pilih=news&mod=yes&aksi=lihat&id=78
http://www.waspbook.co.cc/2010/08/masjid-agung-demak-monumen-walisanga.html
or just search under Majid Agung Demak.

Wasalam.

twentyseven april nineteenninetyone

ahmad safri shamsuddin.. who the hell am I? seriously.. i'm still trying to find out who i really am. haha. its funny when someone ask you to write about yourself and you dont know what to say. haha. if i were to describe myself., i would say i'm a complicated person. entah laa.. susah la nak explain. anyways, i was born into a life that i am very bersyukur off... my parents dua dua dah tak kerja.. my brother is working in KL. he's living in kl happily while i am in Seri Iskandar studying architecture. claim to be the dream job? Really ahmad safrie? hahahaha. thats what i claim to be. claim to say. seriously.. well deep down inside i do. haha. how far would i go? i'm still yet to find out. honestly, living and studying architecture has been one of my thoughest experience ive been through so far.. i have doubts but masih ada semangat to go through. tapi kadang kadang i hit my lowest point and tak tahu nak buat apa... i tend to do one of the most stupidest thing on earth. i was against smoking and now slowly i'm getting addicted. i guesss. i refuse to believe, well before this, that smoking releases stress..but now, i take it once in awhile to take my mind off things.. entah laa.. i'm always cautious of things that i do. and sometimes i feel like i need to let loose. i get worried easily and overthink things. makan diri aku di buatnya. kadang-kadang aku rasa hidup ni tak adil. banyak soalan yang bermain di fikiran.. for believing in hope, i pray everyday to allah, for the best in life. tak cukupp laa 5 waktu.tryingXD sedihnya diri aku bila tgk balik diri sendiri..lol.. the only thing i yearn in life is happiness and happiness of my  parents. i hope to be blessed  and be on the right path.
wasalam ;)


I miss my room! haha