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Although Considered Typical, but No Longer Used for Friday Prayers
The intrinsic value is always attached to the ancient buildings. In particular places of worship rich historical value. As can be seen in the Masjid Baitul Muslimin North Kauman Mojosari, Mojokerto regency.

The walls of the mosque's building looks tired prop. The tower is stuck in the roof as if no longer withstand the heat of strong sunlight. From the physical distance Mosque Baitul Muslimin North Kauman Mojosari already looks very old indeed. Although the look remained robust, though continue to protect the people who worship there.

Although the physical building is not semegah Mojosari Jami Masjid in the north, but the mosque remains a jujukan Kauman residents to perform salat. Especially to the people that come from out of town.

Every moment in front of the mosque looked a number of vehicle parking. The majority of those vehicles owned by residents outside the city who want to feel the old prayers in the mosque. Not just prayer, some of which also linger in the mosque to read Qur'an or remembrance practice.

"Some people sometimes come to drink well water of the old mosque," said Ustad Hussein, one of the takmir mosque. The Well is situated on the north side of building mosques. But, still inside the fence of the mosque. It is said that well water is believed to bring blessing, to be able to heal the sick peminumnya.

A number of residents who came to confess more solemn moment in the mosque to worship in the old. Both run religion prayer, reading the Qur'an or remembrance. "Prayers are here feels different to pray in another mosque," said Ustadz Hamzah, one of the mosque imam.

Husein said, a number of scholars and qori parents often come to the mosque. Generally, they claim to feel something special when he was in the mosque. "They said if more steady and solemn while doing the activity in the mosque," he said.

It is also felt by some scholars who are giving lectures. "Kiai Husein Trowulan during lectures here ever tell you anything special that is felt when the old mosque," he said.

The mosque was built by Habib Salim Hadramut Yemeni origin around the year 1810. Behind the mosque is at least five graves. The oldest tomb is, Grave Mbah trevally. That said, he is a friend Mbah Abbas, a descendant of Sunan Giri's 15 mosques that had caring parents. Mbah Abbas is buried in Banyuwangi. Executives old mosque itself right now is, the descendants of Abbas Mbah.

Only, this time the mosque was not used again for Friday prayers. Although there are still daily prayers in it. "Age of the Netherlands was still use of the Friday," said Husein.

Currently, routine activities in the mosque, among others, the activity of a number of wirid pengamal associations. Especially wirid inherited from the founders of the mosque. Namely wirid works fine and rotibul Hadad Alwi Al Hadad Abdullah Habib. Gained a sense of solemnity in the mosque is said to be one attractor residents to hunt Laylat al-Qadr.