SIMUNUL MOSQUE

Question 1

Oldest-standing Mosque in the Philippines.
Was built in 1380

Answer 1

SIMUNUL MOSQUE
(Sheikh Karimul Makhdum Mosque)
Tubig, Indangon, Simunul Islands, Tawd-Tawd, Philppines

Question 2

SIMUNUL MOSQUE
Attributed to __________ (one of the first Arab missionaries who brought Islam to the Philippines.

Answer 2

Sheikh Karimul Makhdum

Question 3

Had a main enclosure of gabled roof made of______; lower roof is supported by smaller posts with Okir carvings.

Answer 3

palm leaves

Question 4

Has four huge wooden posts made of ipil wood; surfaces have been decorated with ________.

Answer 4

Okir reliefs

Question 5

___________ are believed to be authentic to the original mosque.

Answer 5

Okir reliefs

Question 6

slightly elevated
box-like structure
gabled roof made of palm.

Answer 6

Tubig, indangan, Simanut Hands, Tawd- Tawt, Philppines Simanul Mosque, 1923

Question 7

Two-tiered pyramidal roof of iron sheets
Slender minaret-like tower is capped by a bullet-shaped dome

Answer 7

Simumul Mosque, 1975

Question 8

Renovated on 1982 to commemorate __ years of Islam within the Philippines.

Answer 8

600

Question 9

The Marcos government funded the project as means to _________________ (who were, at that time, rebelling against the state).

Answer 9

appease the Filipino Muslims

Question 10

Contemporary Simunul Mosque now has a _________

Answer 10

central dome

Question 11

Has a __________ (recalls the stepped contours of the minaret of the Samara Mosque in Iraq).

Answer 11

detached minaret

Question 12

_________ walls are lavished with Okir reliefs and Koranic calligraphic inscriptions.

• Only the four hardwood post remain from the original structure.

Answer 12

Interior walls

Question 13

Officially known now as the:______________________________________ (Contemporary Simunul Mosque)
Was declared by the Philippine Gov’t. as a national shrine through a bill approved by the senate.

Answer 13

Sheikh Karimul Makhdum Mosque