Friday, July 8, 2011

Looking back....

4 months ago...


The Orphanage - Yayasan Nuhda Al-Mansyuriah


The residents - Boys

The Residents - Girls


As the nearest mosque is 3 km away, the local villagers used the open space for their meetings,
daily prayers and attend lectures.

Hj Ismail visitng the place during last year's fasting month to distribute alms,
most of them from Singaporeans who have entrusted him with their obligations.


The original plan....
Initially, the plan was to build a Musholla adjacent to the children's dormitory (the empty space above).
However, it was changed later as the space above is to be reserved for future expansion of the dormitory.



At first, intention was to build a single storey building.
But it was modified later to 2-storey, with the boys dormitory on the 2nd floor.

Pictures taken on 2 Apr, 2011 (beginning of construction)








Pictures taken on 22 Apr, 2011






Pictures taken on 3 May, 2011



Pictures taken on 23 May, 2011








Pictures taken on 18 June, 2011









Pictures taken on 19 June, 2011




This was also not in our original plan and budget. But it was kindly sponsored by Hj Ismail.


This was another modification to the original plan. Wrought iron, instead of a wall, was preferred due to ventilation and to accommodate the Muslimahs. 





Pictures taken on 24 June, 2011






The name "Musholla Al-Barakah" was given by Ustaz Iqbal Bin Abdullah, from Singapore.
It was well-received by Ustaz Hambali as coincidentally, he was raised 
in an orphanage called "Al-Barakah".