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Datoh Panglima Kinta Mohamed Yusuff's Mosque, Ipoh
This divided back, tinted, unused postcard, printed in England, shows the Datoh Panglima Kinta Mohamed Yusuff's Mosque, known locally as Panglima Mosque, close to the Kinta River and photographed from the opposite bank.
This mosque, the second to be built in Ipoh, "a very substantial handsome brick building", is said to be the grand dame of Ipoh’s mosques. It sits close to the banks of the river. Built in 1898 by Datuk Panglima Kinta Mohamed Yusof in memory of his principal wife, Saaidah, who died in the same year, it combines Moghul and Neoclassical architectural features and cost about $15,000. A golden dome caps the prayer hall and there is also a pyramid shaped roof. Two minarets in six tiers rise from the sides of the building.
Next to the mosque is a dilapidated building which was once the Madrasah Kamaliah, a religious school. Built in the 1950s, it ceased operation in the 1970s. Now known as Masjid Datuk Panglima Kinta the mosque is located in Jalan Masjid, originally Hume Street, Ipoh.
A well-known figure who lived at the mosque was the Egyptian Quranic teacher Shaik Tholji who popularised Quranic recitation in the state of Perak. He is buried at the Panglima Kinta's family mausoleum behind the mosque.
To read more about Datoh Panglima Kinta Muhammad Yusuff, click here.