As the 'Porch of Mecca' in Riau, Kampar District has many stories about Islam. One of them is Jami 'Mosque. The mosque, located on Jalan Pasar Usang, Tanjung Barulak Village, Kampar District, Kampar Regency, was built in 1901 AD.This tourist spot in Riau has become one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia and the oldest in Kampar Regency. The Air Tiris Jami'i Mosque was built in 1901 by the scholar Engku Mudo Songkal. The architecture of the Jami ’Air Tiris Mosque is amazing. Karenaka combines two cultures, namely Malay and Chinese.
This house of worship has many uniqueness. All building materials come from wood. And in its construction did not use nails at all, but only wooden pegs.
The caretaker of the Jami 'Air Tiris Mosque, Muhammad Ali tells, behind its grandeur, this building has many stories. Which until now is still an unsolved mystery. Even though research has been done several times.
Muhammad Ali said, in the colonial era, the Netherlands several times tried to burn the mosque. But
the effort was never successful. "In fact, seeing the strength and fleet of the Dutch at that time, there was nothing they could not do," Muhammad said.
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