Hey all, SiennyLovesDrawing 👩🏻 would like to share about some Muslims Friendly Destinations to visit in Malaysia 🇲🇾 from her recent took part to a 3️⃣D2️⃣N Islamic Tourism Writers Workshop (ITWW) with theme ~ Stories of Sustainability ~ by the Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC)
Do check out her main Twitter threads for this ITWW attended via 📌🌐 https://twitter.com/SiennyLovesDraw/status/1585059522124865536
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Malaysia 🇲🇾 has owned the Southeast Asia’s largest museum of Islamic art since 1998 with aims to create an Islamic art collection. The art displays range from jewellery to the world’s largest scale models of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca 🕋
More than 🔟K artefacts in this museum, also with an exceptional library of Islamic art books ☪️📚 (Special edition & limited books collection) in its Scholar’s Library
Note📌: Write in application is required to enter & visit this library
All attendees got an exclusive privilege to tour the conservation & research laboratories & Scholar’s Library , then learning more about the museum’s artefacts & books preservation & conservation practices
Yes ✅, it was impressive to view of how the museum staff with detailed efforts to carefully conserve & preserve working on the artifacts from the glass windows of this museum ‘s conservation & research laboratories tour. Absolutely the great behind the scenes efforts count for all visitors to appreciate every displays of the artifacts in this internationally known Islamic art museum 👏🏻👍🏻
SiennyLovesDrawing 👩🏻🤩 got impressed how beautiful the architecture, well maintained & nicely displays with the Islamic art pieces of this museum
Observed a great 👍🏻 efforts done on having English descriptions & explanations available ✅ for the foreign visitors, bravo 👏🏻👏🏻
Do check out her Tiktok clip captured from her exclusive tours to the conservation & preservation laboratories in the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia 🇲🇾 via 📹🌐
Also her Tiktok clip captured from her exclusive tour to the Scholar’s Library in the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia 🇲🇾 via 📹🌐
Admission fee is required ✅
It’s within 3️⃣mins walk 🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♂️from the Kuala Lumpur KTM train station 🚉
Address📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/iYSA5RUezmsGd2Pp9
Website🌐: https://www.iamm.org.my
FB: https://www.facebook.com/islamicartsmuseummalaysia/
Rehlah Nabawiyyah Walk
It’s managed by Restu Foundation ie. the 1️⃣st foundation in Malaysia 🇲🇾 to produce hand written & illuminated manuscripts of the Holy Quran. Do check out an interactive digital app via 🌐 https://quran.restudigital.com/
An impressive collection of Islamic architecture, design, sculptures & paintings. Also with display of the Quran manuscripts & Islamic calligraphy exhibits. Some of the texts have been inscribed & decorated by Malaysian calligraphers using traditional cultural designs & patterns in mosques 🕌🕌 & palaces around Malaysia 🇲🇾 & motives in Malay culture
It’s an interactive exhibition that combines 3️⃣D paintings, replicas, videos, audio effects, holograms & more to share the journey of Prophet Muhamad PBUH’s life
SiennyLovesDrawing 👩🏻🤩 really impressed with the usage of digital & technology, also has observed a great 👍🏻 efforts done on having English descriptions & explanations available ✅ with QR codes for the foreign visitors, bravo 👏🏻👏🏻
She was told that Hislo app can be downloaded & used by visitors, it’s an application relating to the historical Islamic locations across the globe 🌎
Note📌: Visitors are not allowed to take photos & videos inside this space
Admission fee is required ✅
This is related to Nasyrul Quran ☪️📖 Complex, do check out more of SiennyLovesDrawing’s earlier visit story via 🌐 https://siennylovesdrawing.wordpress.com/2019/11/26/must-do-putrajaya-malaysia/
Address📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/nqEbKUWKFJUJ5YpR8
Website🌐: https://yayasanrestu.com/rehlah-nabawiyyah-2/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100039615535154
Halal Chinese Food With Tung Yuen Restaurant, Mardhiyyah Hotel & Suites
This hotel is a recipient of Platinum MFAR 👏🏻👍🏻 All attendees got to learn how a non Muslims Chef Patrick Ng who has creatively modified the recipes of Chinese food that is halal for Muslim guests 👍🏻
Chef Patrick Ng has shared that the key challenge of his role is to source Halal raw materials especially spices for his Chinese food preparation. He further explained that the taste & fragrance from the Haram meat & wine contains is. Haram raw materials in the non halal Chinese dishes absolutely unable to be replaced
The hotel Halal executives are to ensure halal ingredients purchases especially the valid halal certification & verified halal bodies by JAKIM Malaysia
SiennyLovesDrawing got amazed how Chef Patrick Ng & his team during the Szechuan chicken food demonstration & enjoyed a tasty delicious Chinese dishes lunch 🍽️😋 & networking here
SiennyLovesDrawing loves all Chinese foods served here, especially the double boiled chicken soup with black garlic & top shell meat
Do check out her Tiktok clip captured from her happy Halal Chinese food demo & tasting 🇲🇾 via 📹🌐
Address📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7WDzGC6CWExRb8jd8
Website🌐: https://mardhiyyahhotel.com/restaurant/tung-yuen/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/mardhiyyahhotel
Heritage Walk 🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♂️ in Old Kuala Lumpur (KL) ~ Muslims Friendly Tourist Guide, Madam Jane Rai
It’s a 2️⃣ hours walking tour 🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♂️ to witness the sustainably- preserved & conserved heritage buildings around the KL city 🏙️🌆 with award winning & Muslims friendly tour guide, Madam Jane Rai🧑🏽🦳 SiennyLovesDrawing enjoyed & inspired by friendly passionate vibe during the walk & learnt so much form Madam Jane with detailed explanation & old photos & maps shown during the walking tour
Absolutely a good history & heritage learning about how KL has evolved so much over the year
Madam Jane at her 69++ age still very energetic & fast walking with good detailed explanations in sharing the stories, as well as friendly greetings to the residents / hawkers/ tourists during the tour. Amazing 🤩
From this walking tour, SiennyLovesDrawing has learnt so much from Ms Jane & took down lots of notes along the walking journey, however it’s not easy to share with blog writing here. Instead, SiennyLovesDrawing really highly recommended this heritage walk to all visitors whether local Malaysians or foreigners to understand Kuala Lumpur city in the past. It really worth your time & energy to join this walk 💯👍🏻
This heritage walk is 🆓 & it welcome your generous tipping to the tour guide for their valuable efforts done in learning the city’s heritage & history, then sharing them with all the participants. We need more of these heritage walks within whole Malaysia 🇲🇾💯 to ensure the local tourism & cultures sustainability 👍🏻
Do check out her TikTok clip captured via 📹🌐
Address📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bxgDysdeiq1XrwkPA
Website🌐: https://freewalkkualalumpurunscripted.com/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/janerai/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/klunscripted/
Mosque Tourism ~ Jamek Mosque 🕌 Sultan Abdul Samad
Aka Friday Mosque, 1️⃣ of the oldest historical mosques 🕌 in KL 🇲🇾 with more than 140 years located at the confluence of Klang River & Gombak River. It was built in year 1907 on the 1️⃣st Malay Burial Ground in KL & was officially opened by the Sultan of Selangor in 1909
Started to visit its 🆕 gallery, before entered to visit the mosque
There are a total of 3️⃣ domes surrounding the prayer hall of this mosque 🕌 The central dome is with 70 ft height & defined by 2️⃣ other lower domes. There are 2️⃣ high minarets in red & white stripes at the corners which measured around 88 ft height. It was designed by the architectural assistant of the Public Work & Survey Department with the name of Arthur Benison Hubbock. It was with architecture combination of Moorish, Islam & Magul. It features Neo-Moorish architectural style reminiscent of colonial buildings in Northern India 🇮🇳
SiennyLovesDrawing 👩🏻 & all attendees have attended an information explanation tour from a local Mosque Tourist Guide, Mr Hafez Othman. Do contact him📱+6017-3954260 to arrange for a mosque guided tour
She has learnt & appreciate how this mosque’s sustainability efforts to remain this heritage mosque architecture by keeping its original structures & then extended the mosque for additional capacity with similar brick 🧱 colour to match the originality ie. 🆕 brick in darker colour vs to original brick 🧱 in lighter colour. Also to preserve the original marble tiles from British time in “Sejadah” ie. Prayer mat design, now the tiles are covered with a floor mat on top, so it’s protected from any destroy, at the same time the Muslims feel comfy warm instead of cold tile during prayers
Admission fee is 🆓
Note📌: For non Muslims females visitors, there are 🆓 “jubah” aka long robe & head scarf for rent at the mosque entrance
Address📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FKSpeCchhhpXBUKF9
Operating hours: 5.30am to 9.30pm daily
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Jamekmosque2/
Muslims Friendly Spa & User Experience Session ~ Teratak Spa
It’s with HQ at Bayan Lepas, Penang, West Malaysia 🇲🇾 & all attendees had a wind down & relax time after a long day walking tours of KL heritage & Jamek Mosque at its outlet at Seri Pacific Hotel, KL 🏨
SiennyLovesDrawing 👩🏻 has learnt about all the services & treatments offerings that are within a Muslims friendly spa & Urutan Malaysia traditional massage services
When she 1️⃣st stepped in (Shoes removal is required) , she was requested to sanitize her hands & then to hit the gong at entrance to inform her arrival in a traditional way 😁 Then, she was served with a cup of welcome drink ~ Asam Jawa with brown sugar, tasty delicious 😋 & a cool towel with peppermints oil infused to stay fresh 🥰 She loves & enjoyed it, yeah 👍🏻
Ohh ya…It recently won the Malaysia Tourism Council Gold Awards 2022 ~ Sustainable Spa, congratulations 👏🏻🎉 Absolutely well deserved it, she loves the sustainable heritage culture preservation practicing here ie. The traditional set up & decoration displays, usage of Urutan Malaysia traditional massage with Malaysian multiracial influences in its services ie. The Chinese Qi Gong breathing & Indian head massage, usage of wooden real TikTok for its guests to call the therapist in the room when the guests are ready for service after change of clothes. LoL 😆 At times, guests are too enjoying till the staff are confused whether really calling them or enjoy playing TikTok. Not just that, a rain water traditional music instruments is used to calm down guests at the start of spa or massage service, traditional bunga rampai as a fragrance small gift 🎁 to each guest. Bravo 👏🏻👍🏻
As a go green person, she appreciates the sustainability effort by going paperless & having digital booking form, consultation form & feedback form to gather inputs from all guests 💚👍🏻 Do check out her Tiktok clip captured from her happy relaxing enjoyment of Me & Wellness package 🇲🇾 via 📹🌐
Address📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/uSn2V42T738Mr4Uz9
Website 🌐: https://teratakspa.com.my
FB: https://www.facebook.com/tsklseripacific
SiennyLovesDrawing 👩🏻 really enjoyed each of these Muslims Friendly destinations, do plan your visit too whenever you’re traveling to Malaysia then 😃
Welcome welcome to Muslims Friendly Malaysia 🤗🇲🇾
Do check out her earlier blog stories for more detailed of some sustainability stories learnt from this ITWW via 🌐 https://siennylovesdrawing.wordpress.com/2022/11/15/stories-of-sustainability-muslims-friendly-tourism-in-malaysia/ ya 🤗
More Muslim Friendly stories in her 🆕 blog category via 🌐 https://siennylovesdrawing.wordpress.com/category/muslims-friendly-shariah-compliant-halal-certified/
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