Back سوراو Arabic সুরাও Bengali/Bangla Surau German Surau ID Surau MIN Surau Malay Surau Portuguese Tajug Sundanese
| Surau | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Worship and Religious teachings |
| Type | Religious building |
| Architectural style | Indonesian |
| Town or city | West Sumatra (originally)[1] |
| Country | Indonesia Malaysia |
| Owner | Minangkabau |
A surau is an Islamic assembly building in some regions of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula used for worship and religious instruction. Generally smaller physical structures, its ritual functions are similar to those of a mosque, allow men and women, and are used more for religious instruction and festive prayers. They depend more on grassroots support and funding. They can be compared to the Arab zawiya.[2] In Minangkabau society, they continued pre-Islamic traditions of a men's house, and are built on high posts.[3]
In contemporary usage, "surau" is often used to refer to either a small mosque, or a designated room in a public building (such as a shopping mall, a university, or a rest stop along a highway) for men or women to do salah.
- ^ "Melacak Akar Sejarah Pendidikan Surau: Asal-Usul, Karakteristik, Materi dan Literatur Keagamaan" (PDF).
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Azwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Mengembalikan Peranan Surau di Minangkabau".