Kenapa Masjid ade 3 Lapisan Bumbung? Why?

Majid Jamek, Melacca

The reason why the old mosque has threes layers of roof:, a research  on "Masjid Hulu." The old mosque have three layers of roof because to symbolise three stages of life which is the "jah" Belanda and to welcome various cultures among the villagers,: the element of the mousqe from Tanah Jawa was taken into the the Masjid Hulu. The mousqe has three layers of roof, with a shape likes a pyramid . The gap between these layers   allow the air flow and light directly into the mosque. The people believed the most upper layer is the "iman manusia kepada tuhan", the 2nd layer, "hubungan manusia dengan manusia" and the third layer is " alam semula jadi yang menghubungkan manusia dengan Pencipta".




Another example of mosque with three layers of roof:

Masjid Kampung Batak Rabit

The mosque is located at Kampung Batak Rabit, Teluk Intan, Perak. The original structure of the mosque is said to be not less than 100 years old. Some modern renovations have been made through the year until now.

 

Masjid Agung Demak

The Masjid Agung Demak is located in the city Demak,not least than 10km from the semarang Jawa Tengah, was one of the oldest mosque in the Hipelato. The mosque was build by the 9 wali or wali songgo. The elements of the mosque has it's own meaning make it a unique and special. The material used for the construction is mainly wood.

One of the research found that the 3 stages of roof is the symbol for each individual those who commit devout, starting from MUSLIM, MUKMIN and MUHSIN.
MUSLIM: is the person who has obey and actualize the rukun Islam.
MUKMIN: is the islam people who devout toward the rukun Iman.
MUHSIN: is the people who have been nice and hate toward "maksiat", and afraid to go in to the hell


3Layers of roof has its own significant in Islam:

1.1st roof  -menjunjung Syariat
2.2nd roof -menguasai Hakikat
3.3rd roof  -mencapai Maarifat

On top of the roof is (pointed toward the sky/ or somtimes with star and crescent shape)