2019 Kembara Ramadhan: 01 Narathiwat, Thailand

“The month starts with mercy and blessings, going with forgiveness and ends at freedom from hellfire..”

(Our reliable Bigfoot for the Kembara Ramadhan)

Ahlan Wa Sahlan Ya Ramadhan Al Mubarak!

This Ramadhan, we travelled to Raub, Kuala Lipis, Gua Musang, Kota Bharu, Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, Betong, Gerik, Kuala Kangsar, Ipoh and Gopeng for our 2019 Kembara Ramadhan. We joined the locals in their iftar festivities and terawih prayers and distributed sedeqah and infaq to the needy. And along the way visited as many mosques as possible.

Alhamdulillah, Allah SWT telah permudahkan segala urusan Kembara kami ini...

Date: 11 May 2019

Hotel: The Paksina Resort, Narathiwat

Route: Kota Bharu - Narathiwat

(The green themed Masjid An-Nur, Tak Bai)

(Spacious compound for the majlis iftar)

After spending two nights in Gua Musang and Kota Bharu, Kelantan, we crossed the Malaysian border into Thailand via Rantau Panjang. Our original plan was to cross by ferry from Pengkalan Kubur but the Tak Bai ferry was under repairs for a couple of days. Border crossing at Sungai Golok was smooth and efficient, as usual.

Our first mosque in Thailand was the green themed Masjid An Nur of Tak Bai. It is situated along the main road from Tak Bai to Narathiwat. We performed our Zohor/Asar prayers there. The AJK Masjid were friendly and wished us well on our Kembara.

(The old Central Mosque of Narathiwat)

(A post box transformed into Peti Khairat to deposit your infaq)

It was raining lightly when we arrived in Narathiwat. As it was still early to check-in our hotel, we drove around town to visit the Old and the New Central Mosques of Narathiwat.

The old Central Mosque of Narathiwat is also widely known as Yumiya Mosque, or Rayo Mosque. This mosque was built in 1938 in the Sumatran-style and is the burial place of the old city Lord, Phraya Phu Pha Phakdi. Because this mosque is quite small, a new mosque was built at the mouth of Bang Nara River. However, this old mosque is still highly respected by the locals.

(The New Central Mosque, Narathiwat)

(A large screen at the Muslimat prayer hall)

(A box of dates sedeqah by the AJK Masjid)

The three storey Arabian-style building of Narathiwat New Central Mosque has an Egyptian Alexandrian lighthouse style minaret. The ground floor is the main convention hall and the prayer rooms are on the top two floors. There were VIPs visiting the mosque this evening so iftar was limited to only men so we had our iftar at a Muslim restaurant across the road. Later, the Egyptian imam led the congregation with a full juzuk eight rakaat terawih prayers.

(A homely family friendly Paksina Resort)

(Clean and well-maintained garden)

(Our sahur dish bought earlier)

The Paksina Resort of Narathiwat is a small cosy hotel. It is a walking distance to halal food and the ever present 7 Eleven. For moreh, we had roti telur and a cup of hot coffee. For our sahur, we bought food from the restaurant and kept it warm in our food thermos.

(A short visit to  Masjid Jama'iah Jakaniah, Narathiwat)

(The first to arrive for Subuh prayers)

We performed Subuh prayers at the Jama'iah Jakaniah Mosque, one of the many mosques of Narathiwat and quite close to our hotel. We chose this mosque because it had ample parking space within its fenced compound.

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