Dimaukom Mosque
مسجد ديماوكوم
(Masjid Dimaukom)
Religion
AffiliationIslam
ProvinceMaguindanao
StatusActive
Location
LocationDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines
MunicipalityDatu Saudi Ampatuan
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed2014

The Dimaukom Mosque (Arabic: مسجد ديماوكوم) or the Pink Mosque is a mosque in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao, the Philippines.

History

The mosque's construction was financed by then-Mayor Samsudin Dimaukom. The land where the mosque was built was a property of the mayor's family. The mosque was built by Christian workmen to symbolize unity and inter-faith brotherhood.[1] The mosque first opened during the Ramadan season in 2014.[2][3]

Architecture and design

The Dimaukom Mosque is notable for its pink painted façade. Pink is meant to symbolize peace and love.[1] According to Mayor Dimaukom, who has used his favorite color pink as his campaign color, says that love is meant to cover various kinds of love including love to Allah and the community. The move to have the mosque painted is also an effort to boost Datu Saudi Ampatuan's local tourism industry having painted or built pink buildings in other parts of the town.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Tuyay, Francisco (28 June 2014). "Pink mosque symbolizes 'peace, love, unity, brotherhood'". Manila Standard Today. Archived from the original on 23 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Unson, John (27 June 2014). "Pink mosque to open to Muslims in Maguindanao for Ramadan". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hindi totoong kinulayan pink ang masjid bilang pagsuporta kay Robredo" [It's not true that a masjid was painted pink in support of Robredo]. ABS-CBN News (in Filipino). 1 March 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Itinatayong mosque sa Datu Saudi Ampatuan, kulay pink [Mosque underconstruction in Datu Saudi Ampatuan is color pink]. Unang Balita (TV broadcast) (in Filipino). GMA Network. 5 July 2013.


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