This mosque was built with the concept without a door as a symbol of openness. Anyone, of whatever ethnicity, have the right to use this mosque to worship. The mosque is expected to bridge any differences in Indonesian society. Muhammad Cheng Hoo Mosque can accommodate up to 200 worshipers. Architecture resembles a temple building is the idea to show identity as Chinese Muslims in Indonesia and to commemorate the ancestors of Chinese who are predominantly Buddhist. The upper part of the three-story main building of the Hindu Javanese influence. The shape resembles a pagoda, a square 8 (pat kwa). Number 8 in Chinese is called Fat which means victorious and luck. The stairs on the porch the mosque amounted to 5, the representation of the pillars of Islam. While the stairs inside the mosque amounted to 6, the representation of the pillars of faith.
At the front of the main building there is a room used by the imam to lead prayers and sermons are deliberately shaped like a church door, this shows that Islam recognizes and respects the existence of Prophet Isa AS as a messenger of God who received the Gospel for Christians. Nothing wrong with the mosque was listed on the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) as one of the most unique mosques.
Mosque:Jalan Gading No. 2, Surabaya
