Religion Laboratory UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta Part #1

In the master plan for the development and construction of campus-UIN IAIN in 2002-2003, UIN Sunan Kalijaga actually did not plan and do not want to build a mosque. In the grand design of the campus development funded through the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), which will be built just lecture buildings and offices. As a symbol of the continuity of the past, present and future, Mosque IAIN Sunan Kalijaga will still be maintained and preserved, as it should be.

However, man proposes, but God, too, who determines. In May, 2006, a powerful earthquake in Yogyakarta. The mosque that we wish to protect and defend the earthquake also affected. And by a team of independent experts from ITB, UGM and Airlangga University, declared the building of the mosque should not be and can not be used anymore. For 4 years, citizens of the campus does not have a mosque. Multipurpose building for temporary use as a mosque. Campus residents have missed the presence of a new mosque after the earthquake of 2006. That is why, starting in 2007 sd 2010, UIN Sunan Kalijaga Mosque was rebuilt with state funds for three (3) consecutive years, namely fiscal year 2007, 2009, and 2010.

The mosque is located in the middle of the building office buildings, faculty, labs, and other campus infrastructure. Central located, in the middle, and straight to the Qiblah. The mosque became the most visible buildings and prominent when viewed from different sides. The mosque is also the tallest building and is easily seen from above / from air. It shows that the mosque is the most important building, a meeting point for the entire academic community UIN Sunan Kalijaga. The mosque becomes a place of learning, and a meeting place for students, faculty, and staff of seven faculties and the Graduate Program. Meets many people from various faculties, departments and courses in this mosque is expected to be the beginning of the academic and social experience sharing among academicians. From this mosque we expect the efforts of integration and interconnection of scientific fields can be realized gradually, those who pursue theology can learn from colleagues who pursue science and technology as well as social and humanities, and vice versa, those who pursue science, social and humanities are also proficient, and competent to understand Islam in a comprehensive manner - a whole.

Sharing among academics as mentioned above is very likely to happen, because the mosque is also equipped with facilities for them to meet each other as a very broad university cafeteria, lobby - which is an integral part of the main building of the mosque - which is elongated and comfortable, Convention Hall / (on the west side of the building Laboratory Religion / Mosque) which can accommodate 500an people, equipped with a 9 point fountain bursts, Observatium to see the solar system, and harmonious landscape. This is the added value of the architectural design of our mosque. Although it seems incredible, but it really functional. Thus, this mosque is designed to facilitate the academicians to do hablum minallah, Minan-nas, and terminal "natural. The mosque is also designed to accommodate the pilgrims with a large number (4000 people).

...to be continue...