Ikhsaniyyah Mosque

The building in the mosque is filled with ornaments of various Islamic calligraphies. The original pulpit stands majestically on the right side of the mihrab. The striking feature of this mosque is the number of paired windows which surround the mosque. Only the mihrab wall is windowless.

As the size of Muslim society in Jambi evolved, the mosque became inadequate to accommodate the congregation which continues booming, especially on Friday prayer. Thus public figures held a deliberation and agreed to renew the mosque. The restoration of the mosque was agreed to be funded by waqf (almsgiving). Being under Dutch colonial rule, the community leaders were required to ask for permission to the Dutch. Being aware of the historical value of the sultan's mosque, the 1937 colonial Dutchman took over the reconstruction of the mosque. The funds went down from the colonial state and development was adjoined entirely within Dutch control. With the unused fund of the community, they eventually made a fence around the mosque.^[1]

1°35′07″S 103°36′09″E / 1.5852473999999999°S 103.6024016°E / -1.5852473999999999; 103.6024016