Sri Sendayan Mosque
{{short description|Mosque in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia}}
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| native_name = Masjid Sri Sendayan
{{script|Arab|مسجد سري سنداين}}
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| location = Bandar Sri Sendayan, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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| architect = Zailan Yusop
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| architecture_style = Abbasid, Mamluk, Umayyad and Ottoman
| founded_by = Rashid Hussain
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| groundbreaking = 2015
| year_completed = 2019
| construction_cost = ≈ RM100 million
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The Sri Sendayan Mosque ({{langx|ms|Masjid Sri Sendayan}}) is a mosque located in Bandar Sri Sendayan, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is located {{convert|15|km|mi}} southwest of Seremban's city centre. It is the state's largest mosque, able to accommodate up to 5,000 worshippers.
The mosque is donated by Rashid Hussain, the founder of RHB Bank. Construction of the mosque commenced in 2015 and inaugurated on 20 September 2019.
Description
File:Masjid Sri Sendayan 2.jpg
File:Masjid Sri Sendayan main prayer hall (2).jpg
File:Sri Sendayan Mosque dome, illuminated.jpg underside with chandelier]]
The Sri Sendayan Mosque is built on a 4.5-hectare site, and consists of three prayer halls, all of them are fully carpeted and air-conditioned, and a portico with an atrium. The main prayer hall can hold up to 3,000 people, while both the secondary and women's prayer halls (the latter is in the upper floor) can accommodate 800 people. Among the facilities provided in the mosque include conference rooms, a multipurpose hall, an administrative office, dining hall, mortuary management room and six units of residence for the mosque personnel.
=Architecture=
Zailan Yusop, a Kuala Lumpur-based architect, is responsible for designing the mosque.{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/amp/news/nation/2019/10/534302/men-behind-masjid-sri-sendayan|title=The men behind Masjid Sri Sendayan|work=New Straits Times|date=2019}} It is noted for its artistic and elegant architecture, which is described as a blend between Abbasid and Mamluk with hints of Umayyad and Ottoman influences.{{cite web|url=https://www.masjidsrisendayan.com.my/korporat.html#tentang-masjid-sri-sendayan|title=Tentang Masjid Sri Sendayan|language=Malay|website=Masjid Sri Sendayan|date=19 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mkn.gov.my/web/ms/2023/11/20/masjid-sri-sendayan/|title=Masjid Sri Sendayan|language=Malay|website=Majlis Keselamatan Negara|date=23 November 2023}} The mosque's interior design is an amalgamation of Egyptian, Ottoman, Emirati, Moroccan and Chinese elements. It is hailed as one of Malaysia's most beautiful mosques, attracting both local and international tourists.
Gallery
Masjid Sri Sendayan main entrance.jpg|Main entrance
Masjid Sri Sendayan, Bandar Sri Sendayan, Seremban (2).jpg|Mosque compound with blooming yellow allamanda plants
Masjid Sri Sendayan atrium.jpg|Atrium
Masjid Sri Sendayan minarets.jpg|The mosque's two minarets
Masjid Sri Sendayan minaret (closeup).jpg|Closeup of one minaret
Ablution booth, Masjid Sri Sendayan.jpg|Wudu booth
MSS multipurpose hall and administrative office.jpg|Mosque compounds, with the multipurpose hall (left) and administrative office (right) in the background. The domed structure at the far back is the security's post.