.... this photo was quite challenging to take ..as the sun's setting ... (i.e. low available light) ... plus .... we were on a rocking boat .. (.. gotta need to hold the camera steady... ) .... plus ... as I was using the Leica R8 .. hence... manual focusing ....
.. btw.... Did You Know That ...
If you are lucky enough to go into the mosque .. u can find the "Tongkat Mimbar" .. ( a kind of stick/cane which the Imam hold while giving the sermons) .... which according to a source from the Ministry of Religious Affair ... the Tongkat Mimbar is about 179cm long with a diameter of 14cm on top and 13cm at the bottom....
.. the wood is made of "Kayu Impas" which comes from Kampong Bokok, Temburong.....
... the top of the Tongkat Mimbar is made from a mixture gold & silver (.. suasa... ngam kah tu ...?) .. and designed to look like the Dome of a mosque ... with comlimentary motifs of 5 stars & moon crescent ....
... the moon crescent and the stars... were meant to be a symbol of Islam.. which was the idea of Sayidina Umar Radiallahu anhu... from the style and attitude of the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.)
.. the Tongkat Mimbar was designed by Pengiran Abdul Momin Bin Pengiran Osman (Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Setia Jaya Pengiran Haji Abdul Momin Bin Pengiran Osman) .... and was made by 10 blacksmiths/silverware specialist from Kampong Sungai Kedayan .....
... it was a kind of Wakaf... by the Brunei Islamic Associations... to remember the grand opening of the mosque .... on the 26 September 1958 ... as written on the Tongkat Mimbar in Jawi Scripts...
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