Places For Muslims to Visit In Malaysia

Malaysia may not be a familiar holiday retreat for those who do not even know its existence. Located at the southern of the Asian continent, peninsular Malaysia offers countless places that can be visited by muslims .
A country with Islam being one of the major religion, it is certainly easy for muslim travelers especially in terms of food and finding mosques to perform solat. Most of the food sold here is halal even in food courts. However, to be positively sure that it is halal, just look at the halal jakim signages. Mosques are almost everywhere. Even if you are in a shopping mall there are even prayer rooms available if one wants to perform solat.
The Islamic Arts Complex is one of the place that I would like to reccomend to local and foreign tourist. Located in Section 10 Shah Alam, it is a place where the Al quran Mushaf Malaysia is produced. Handled by the Yayasan Restu , it is a non profit organisation that aims to spread the message of Islam throughout the world. Besides producing the AlQuran Mushaf Malaysia ,it also does creative works that are related to the Islamic Art.
The museum Al Quran houses a few galleries which display copies of Al Quran produced by the staff of Restu's Foundation. Besides that there are also calligraphy Islamic Crafts which were performed on animal tusks and ostrich eggs.
In producing the Al Quran, the colours that were used to decorate the borders and calligraphy were not only made from acrylic colours but also from herbs and plants such as star anise, mangosteen, sugar flower and tumeric.
I had bought a few copies of the Al Quran mushaf Malaysia and a book on selected surahs and was amazed by the intricate designs that based on fruits and vegetables and paddy , plants that are availabe in Malaysia. The design was beautifully and profesionally done. The handwritten mushafs complete with the designs were then scanned in computers so that it can be produced in mass production.
Besides the galleries, there is also a souvenir shop that sells mainly their products and other Islamic art souvenirs. Indeed this is the very place that is worth to visit if you are muslim traveller in Malaysia.