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A mosque painted entirely pink, built by Muslim and Christian hands together.
Best: Early morning: a visitor at 8 am found it almost empty
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Mosque · Guindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur
Masjidil Haron Rashid
A highway mosque in Guindulungan, opened in 1995, that sheltered MILF fighters during the war and is now painted inside with Qur'anic calligraphy.
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Mosque in Guindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur
A highway mosque in Guindulungan, opened in 1995, that sheltered MILF fighters during the war and is now painted inside with Qur'anic calligraphy.
Mosque
Traced to its sources since the guide was written.
When to go
Eid, when the mosque is the main venue for the town's congregational prayers; otherwise visit outside prayer times.
Safety in Maguindanao del Sur
This is the area to arrange rather than improvise. Several municipalities carry standing advisories and a visible military presence, and clan disputes are a real and local phenomenon that outsiders read badly. Travel with a local contact who knows the specific town, coordinate with the LGU, and treat any plan that does not include those two steps as incomplete.
About this place
The first call to prayer sounded here on 20 January 1995, in Barangay Tambunan II, then part of Talayan and now of Guindulungan. The mosque was built on the initiative of Maguindanao Vice Governor Datu Midpantao Antao Midtimbang Sr. by local volunteers, on land that had held a market and later military housing.
During the armed struggle it was a meeting place and supply point for MILF fighters. In 2024 a group of hafidz painted its interior walls by hand with Qur'anic surahs and Islamic sayings.
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Today it stands along the highway as a landmark of the town and hosts Eid prayers, iftar gatherings and Qur'an reading contests.
What to do
Look at the hand-painted calligraphy
In 2024 a group of hafidz painted the interior walls with Qur'anic surahs and Islamic sayings.
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Before you go
- Dress modestly and ask before photographing the prayer hall.
Where you’ll be
Guindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur
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Where to sleep in Maguindanao del Sur
No lodging here is named by a public source yet. Ask the area’s tourism office, or stay in its main town.
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