Friday, May 10, 2019

MAQUETTE BETTERPAD-RAY - If Waiting for Breaking the Fast Time on the Top Floor of Shahada Tower (Design)



When fasting in the month of Ramadan, energy in the body will certainly decrease when you move throughout the day from dawn to maghrib. Muslims who are not used to fasting generally will feel weak and hungry when fasting, especially before maghrib. Those who like it will wait and may see the clock to wait for the clock to show the time of breaking the fast. They will also listen around more carefully to wait for the sound of the Maghrib call to prayer (azan). In order not to get bored or not feel the waiting time for breaking the fast, they will do certain things to distract and not feel weak. They can do anything important not to cancel the fast and in the form of positive activities, it could be reading the Qur'an, listening to lectures, cooking, and so on. There are also those who go somewhere or play something that is not tiring. For me, the activities carried out should be things that can add merit in the holy month, not something that is in vain. Fasting is not only holding back hunger and thirst, but also trying to avoid doing evil and trying to do good.

I designed the Shahada Mosque (Masjid Syahadat) which is part of the Betterpad-Ray Model/ Maquette (Benteng Terpadu Raya / Great Integrated Fortress) to provide space and facilities that can be used as a place for positive activities, especially during the month of Ramadan. One of the designs used to wait for breaking the fast is the Shahada tower, part of the Shahada mosque at Betterpad-Ray. The tower is designed to have seven floors. From these floors, which might be best used as a place to wait for breaking the fast is the seventh floor or the top floor.

On the seventh floor of the Shahada tower, Betterpad-Ray, visitors can see the surrounding scenery from a height. With a location that is quite high, the range of views that can be seen becomes wider and can see anything that cannot be seen from the ground. They can see what's above the lower surrounding buildings, vehicle traffic, sky, clouds, and so on. The range of vision will be even wider if the surrounding is hardly blocked by taller buildings, hills or mountains. Waiting for the time to break the fast by looking at the scenery can make them not feel the waiting time that feels long.

Visitors can also chat casually while looking at the scenery from a height. They may chat as long as they don't disturb other people around. Sometimes today's young generation also likes to carry out self-portraits in interesting places while waiting for the time to break their fast, and if the Shahada tower is built, it might be a good selfie. Although this is not prohibited, I hope that the Shahada tower can be used for more positive activities in accordance with the function of the mosque for matters of religion and science.

Visitors can read and study the Qur'an on the seventh floor. There will be provided a number of seats for visitors who want to read. They can also discuss with friends in matters of religion and science. And this is something that is expected from the realization of the Shahada mosque and its tower. This is a positive activity that can add merit and is in accordance with the purpose of building a mosque, which is the center of community activities in matters of religion.

I think visitors who are in the Shahada tower do not bring food or drink to eat when breaking the fast on the seventh floor. Visitors should break the fast below and God willing, if realized, the Shahada mosque will provide fast-breaking meals during the month of Ramadan to visitors. That way, the cleanliness of the Shahada tower can be well maintained and not difficult when cleaning.



This is the article from me. Hopefully the design of the Shahada Mosque (Masjid Syahadat), which is part of the Betterpad-Ray (Benteng Terpadu Raya / Great Integrated Fortress) model/maquette, can inspire and be realized. Aamiin.


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