Religious Tourism: Mosque Wapauwe Ambon

The mosque which was originally named Wawane, built in 1414 by Prime Jamilu, a descendant of the Sultanate Jailolo, Moloku Kie Raha (North Maluku), Initially, this man came to the Land Hitu at 1400 to spread Islam around the Wawane Mountains, including the village of Assen, Wawane, Atetu, Tehala, and Nukuhaly.

In 1464, Jamilu do a little renovation in the mosque without changing the original structure. In 1614, moved to Kampung Masjid Wawane Tehala within 6 miles from the village of Wawane, the transfer is done to avoid interference into Ambon Netherlands since 1580. Wawane name on the mosque was turned into a mosque Wapauwe . This name means mosque established under the mango tree ashy.

In 1895, the mosque Wapauwe Ambon was remodeled by adding back porch measuring 6.35 × 4.75 m in the east. Up to 598 years old, this mosque still retains the building's original architecture. Construction of the mosque is very simple, square shaped with the main building measuring 10 × 10 m.

Although relatively small and simple, Ambon Wapauwe mosque is very unique. Construction is designed without the use of nails. The walls of the mosque are made of gaba-gaba of dried sago frond. While the sago palm leaf used as roof of the mosque.

Historic buildings Wapauwe Ambon mosque is also still well Mus'haf menyjmpan AI-Quran handwritten by Arikulapessy Muhammad, first imam at this mosque. He successfully completed the mus'haf writing in 1550. Written next Mus'haf Arikulapessy grandson named Nur Cloudy, in 1590.

Cloudy other relics Nur mosque is Barzanzi book or poem of praise to the Prophet Muhammad. There is also a set of manuscript sermons First Friday of Ramadan in 1661 AD, 1407 AD the Islamic calendar also. In addition, a falaqiah (relic) and other Islamic manuscripts hundreds of years old are also well-preserved mosque in Ambon Wapauwe.