(Malay Latin Script: Masjid Abidin / Jawi Script: مسجد عابدين)
The Abidin Mosque is a recognised state mosque that is situated in the heart of Kuala Terengganu. The blend of traditional Malay architecture and arabesque in the design of this mosque made it the most distinctive mosque in Terengganu.
Due to the significant usage of the colour white across its whole structure, this mosque is also known as the “White Mosque.”
The timber from an old palace that belonged to Sultan Zainal Abidin II was used to construct this mosque between 1793 and 1808. During Baginda Umar’s rule in 1852, this mosque underwent a transformation from a wooden structure to a stone and mortar one. During the reigns of Sultan Zainal Abidin III in 1901 and Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah in 1972, this mosque had a couple of expansions.
The National Mosque at Kuala Lumpur’s National Mosque shared the famed Umbrella Dome architecture of the time with the 1972 addition. But in 2007, the entire mosque underwent a significant renovation that restored the old and original architecture to the entire structure.
