Sultan Iskandar Mosque is nation’s first tourism-friendly mosque

Landmark place of worship: Sultan Iskandar Mosque, which was built in 2013 and can accommodate 4,600 worshippers, is the sixth and biggest mosque under Waqaf An-Nur Corporation. — Bernama

JOHOR BARU: The Sultan Iskandar Mosque in Bandar Dato’ Onn has been declared Malaysia’s first tourism-friendly mosque following a Malaysia Tourism Quality Assurance (MyTQA) certificate given to it by the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry.

Datuk Kamaruzzaman Abu Kassim, who is Johor Corporation (JCorp) outgoing president and chief executive, as well as Waqaf An-Nur Corporation Bhd chairman, said it was JCorp’s core mission to promote a better understanding of Islam and also its aesthetic aspect through the mosque.