Accessibility of masjid design in Malaysia

In Islam, masjid plays pivotal role as a center of gravity. Its functions range from not only a place for performing prayer, but up to social congregation and welfare facilities like sport, rehabilitation center, information center etc. Furthermore, masjid is for all walks of life. It is a collectiv...

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Main Authors:	Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila, Tukiman, Izawati, Abd Samad, Nur Amirah, Abdul Rahim, Asiah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2016
Subjects:	NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities Islamic art and architecture
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spelling	iium-541242017-01-12T09:02:04Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54124/ Accessibility of masjid design in Malaysia Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila Tukiman, Izawati Abd Samad, Nur Amirah Abdul Rahim, Asiah NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities Islamic art and architecture In Islam, masjid plays pivotal role as a center of gravity. Its functions range from not only a place for performing prayer, but up to social congregation and welfare facilities like sport, rehabilitation center, information center etc. Furthermore, masjid is for all walks of life. It is a collective obligation to ensure masjid is accessible to all, able and disabled person. The formulation of MS 1184 and MS 2577 is a concerted effort towards universal design of masjid. The former becomes a source of reference to access audit while the latter facilitates the development of masjid in Malaysia. The paper presents a result of access audit to three selected masjid in Malaysia namely Masjid Sultan Idris Shah, Ipoh, Masjid Negeri, Seremban and Masjid Tunku Mizan, Putrajaya. Using a case study method, a set of criteria for access audit was used against the selected masjid to identify the state of their accessibility and connectivity. The study found that Masjid Sultan Idris Shah, Ipoh, Masjid Negeri, Seremban and Masjid Tunku Mizan, Putrajaya achieve MS1184:2014. MS1184:2014 were proposed to enhance the accessibility to the building. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54124/1/54124_Accessibility%20of%20Masjid%20Design%20In%20Malaysia.pdf Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila and Tukiman, Izawati and Abd Samad, Nur Amirah and Abdul Rahim, Asiah (2016) Accessibility of masjid design in Malaysia. Journal of Universal Design in Built Environment, 2 (2). pp. 89-104. ISSN 2462-1668 http://www.iium.edu.my/kaed/judbe
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description	In Islam, masjid plays pivotal role as a center of gravity. Its functions range from not only a place for performing prayer, but up to social congregation and welfare facilities like sport, rehabilitation center, information center etc. Furthermore, masjid is for all walks of life. It is a collective obligation to ensure masjid is accessible to all, able and disabled person. The formulation of MS 1184 and MS 2577 is a concerted effort towards universal design of masjid. The former becomes a source of reference to access audit while the latter facilitates the development of masjid in Malaysia. The paper presents a result of access audit to three selected masjid in Malaysia namely Masjid Sultan Idris Shah, Ipoh, Masjid Negeri, Seremban and Masjid Tunku Mizan, Putrajaya. Using a case study method, a set of criteria for access audit was used against the selected masjid to identify the state of their accessibility and connectivity. The study found that Masjid Sultan Idris Shah, Ipoh, Masjid Negeri, Seremban and Masjid Tunku Mizan, Putrajaya achieve MS1184:2014. MS1184:2014 were proposed to enhance the accessibility to the building.
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author	Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila Tukiman, Izawati Abd Samad, Nur Amirah Abdul Rahim, Asiah
author_facet	Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila Tukiman, Izawati Abd Samad, Nur Amirah Abdul Rahim, Asiah
author_sort	Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila
title	Accessibility of masjid design in Malaysia
title_short	Accessibility of masjid design in Malaysia
title_full	Accessibility of masjid design in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Accessibility of masjid design in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Accessibility of masjid design in Malaysia
title_sort	accessibility of masjid design in malaysia
publisher	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/54124/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/54124/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/54124/1/54124_Accessibility%20of%20Masjid%20Design%20In%20Malaysia.pdf
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