"Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose..." - Lyndon B. Johnson
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| (Krue Se Mosque) |
Krue Se Mosque Krue Se Mosque also called Gresik Mosque or Pitu Krue-ban Mosque is located in Pattani Province, Thailand. It was begun in about 1583, but was never completed because of a power struggle between the sultan of Pattani and his brother. The present structure is on the same site and dates to the 18th century. It features a mixture of Middle Eastern and European architectural styles.
The mosque is claimed by some Patani people to have been built by the Chinese pirate Lin Daoqian, who according to local lore married the daughter of the Sultan of Patani and converted to Islam. Next to the mosque is a garden as well as the gravestone of Lin Guniang, said to be Lin Daoqian's sister.
On 28 April 2004, during Thaksin Shinawatra's premiership and in a period of insurgency by Islamic nationalists in the southernmost provinces, 32 suspected gunmen took shelter in the mosque, after more than 100 militants carried out terrorist attacks against 10 police outposts across Pattani, Yala and Songkhla provinces. After a 7-hour stand-off with Thai military personnel, soldiers attacked and killed all 32. The attack was made in contradiction of orders from the Minister of Defence to end the confrontation peacefully, and has been the subject of an international inquiry, which concluded the military used excessive force. (Source: Wiki)
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| (Also known as Masjid Sultan Mudzafar Shah) |
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| (A brief history of the mosque) |
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| (A side view of the mosque) |
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| (Bullet holes marked the bloody event) |
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| (The corridor leading to the ladies praying area) |
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| (The half built historical mosque in its original state) |
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| (The evidence of damages inflicted on the mosque) |
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| (The small congregation of jemaah during Asar) |
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| (Terima Keresek signage near the mosque) |
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