Holy Place - Al-Hikmah Mosque Cunda

_{View of Al-Hikmah Cunda Mosque in, photo taken from the back corner of Al-Hikmah Cunda Mosque.}

Hello steemian friends, on this occasion I will review one of the mosques near my house, namely the Al-Hikmah Cunda Mosque. My visit this time is to carry out the worship activities of Isha prayer in congregation and tarawih prayer in congregation. So let's take advantage of this opportunity to review this mosque specifically.

🕙 Days and hours of operation : Every day, every prayer time

🚩 Complete address, Jl. Masjid Cunda, Uteun Kot, Kec. Muara Dua, Kota Lhokseumawe, Aceh 24355 Google map

🗓️ Visit time : Tuesday, March 18, 2025

📍 Location on Steem Atlas map : [//]:# (!steematlas 5.17317694 lat 97.13003039 long Masjid Al-Hikmah Cunda d3scr)

A Glimpse of the Al-Hikmah Cunda Mosque

Al-Hikmah Cunda Mosque was built in 1956 and has an area of about 2,800 m². In terms of architecture, this mosque is fairly ordinary.

But what makes this mosque interesting is its many poles. With this many pillars, the atmosphere in the mosque becomes narrower.

In terms of style and external architecture, Al-Hikmah Cunda Mosque almost resembles the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh. From the outside we cannot notice the dome of the mosque because of its location in the city center and is covered with surrounding buildings.

_{Mosque gate, entrance from the right side of Al-Hikmah Cunda Mosque.}

If you look carefully, the position of the mosque building is slightly inclined to the left. This is because it adjusts to the Qibla direction. This mosque is also one of the mosques visited by many people both from the local area and from outside the city because it is located on the edge of the highway, so many people stop by to pray and take a break.

Al-Hikmah Cunda Mosque is indeed a comfortable and shady place to rest. The beautiful and cool area around the mosque adds to the comfort for visitors.

Mosque facilities and atmosphere

This mosque has a fairly large vehicle parking lot. Two-wheeled vehicles are parked specifically in the area to the right of the mosque while four-wheeled vehicles have a special parking lot at the back of the mosque.

The mosque also has a small hall or hut for women who are absent, where they can sit and take shelter. This shows the mosque's concern for the comfort of all worshipers.

_{A large vehicle parking area on the right side of the mosque, menstruating women are prohibited from entering the mosque, they can wait in the mosque hut and the clean ablution area.}

The ablution area in this mosque uses grayish tiles. The use of gray tiles gives a clean and modern impression, and does not easily look dirty. The wudu area in this mosque is quite spacious, with the men's area separated from the women's area. There are dozens of taps for wudu that make it easier for worshipers, especially when the mosque is crowded.

Inside the mosque, the atmosphere is quite spacious and cool because the mosque does not have special doors, so the wind can blow inside. The mihrab does not stand out like other mosques, but is quite simple and painted plain white. There are no excessive calligraphic carvings.

Although there are ornaments and calligraphy around the mihrab, they are all painted in white so that they do not show a more luxurious and lively calligraphic impression.

_{The atmosphere inside the mosque is quite simple, overall the walls of the mosque are painted using white, the ceramic floor is red. The dome of the mosque becomes a more beautiful part.}

The pulpit is also quite simple with small carved wooden motifs. On the inner dome of the mosque, there are not too many calligraphic designs, but it has been painted quite beautifully. The color uses a combination of yellow and green colors that do not contrast with the all-white color of the mosque walls. What is different about this mosque is that the floor uses red ceramic tiles.

Programs at the Mosque

Every night after Maghrib prayer, there is a recitation program open to the public that focuses on fiqh, tawhid, and tasawwuf. The recitation is led by local religious leaders.

During Ramadan, especially the last 10 nights, the mosque remains open for anyone who wants to do itikaf (silence, dhikr and worship) in the mosque.

Every Friday and the night before the tarawih prayers, the mosque management also submits a report on the mosque's financial balance, which totaled 17,000,000 IDR or around 7918 Steem, (Calculated based on Steem price on Sunday, March 30, 2025).

This amount is sufficient for all operational activities of the mosque and shows the active participation of the local community in working together to donate money for the construction and operation of the mosque.

Overall, Al-Hikmah Cunda Mosque is clean, cozy and simple, but has its own uniqueness.

Thus this article, hopefully useful and inspiring all who read it. Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to comment.

Greetings 🙏 @miftahulrizky