Seybold Report ISSN: 1533-9211
Arba’iyah Ab Aziz ¹, Mohamad Kamal Abd Aziz ², Nur Faezah Hashim ᶾ
¹ arbaiyah@uitm.edu.my Faculty of Art & Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam,
² mkamal054@uitm.edu.my Faculty of Art & Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam,
ᶾnfaezah.hashim@gmaill.com Faculty of Art & Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam,
Vol 17, No 10 ( 2022 ) | Licensing: CC 4.0 | Pg no:2406-2414 | Published on: 31-10-2022
Abstract
Mimbar is the place where a khatib delivers sermons before Friday prayers begin. Undeniably, mimbars built in the 18th century are difficult to find in today’s world. Many motifs and visual symbols which can be found in the mosque's mimbar, such as flora, fauna, geometry, cosmos, and calligraphy, are highlighted to add more aesthetic value and uniqueness to the mimbar. Hence, this study aims to identify mosque mimbar motifs, analyze the influence and examine the classification of the motif in the Northern Region of Malaysia. This research uses qualitative methods based on observation and interviews. Based on the finding, this research found that every design of individual mimbars of different mosques had an internal and external meaning. Therefore, this research contributes to the future generation and nurtures their knowledge regarding the extrinsic values of the mimbar's aesthetics and the intrinsic meaning of its motifs that could contribute to the development of mosque mimbar motifs in terms of art and architecture in Malaysia.
Keywords:
Mimbar, Motif, Mosque, Aesthetic, Northern Region