Sri Sendayan Mosque | Taj Mahal of Malaysia

Sri Sendayan Mosque is built on 4.5 hectares of land and can accommodate up to 5,000 worshippers, making it one of the largest mosques in Negeri Sembilan. The main hall of the mosque is a spacious area that can fit up to 3,000 people. As you enter the main hall, it'll be easy to be spellbound by many different elements of decoration that have painstaking detail poured into it - from the sculpted walls of the pulpit and the super high main dome to carvings of phrases of the Quran, chandeliers, and furnishings flecked it gold. It's reported that the mosque's design is inspired in part by Nabawi Mosque in Madinah while also borrowing elements from Morocco, Turkey and more, all weaved together beautifully and tastefully. Apart from the mosque itself, there are other structures on the mosque grounds, which house lecture rooms, a library, a multi-purpose hall, a designated area for funeral-related matters, and living quarters for the mosque staff. While Malaysia is home to many beautiful mosques, it seems like Sri Sendayan Mosque, with its spacious complex, stunning design and community vibe has truly made itself stand out as an attraction that we should visit not just as a place of worship, but to marvel at too. This mosque was in fact a waqaf (donation) by Tan Sri Abd Rashid Hussain (the founder of RHB Group) to the Negeri Sembilan Islamic Council, who act as administrators for the mosque.