The masjid as a restorative environment: a case study of Masjid Sultan Ahmad Shah, IIUM

• Main Authors: Nor Rahim, Mohd Norhafifi, Mohamad Ramsi, Alya Qaryna, Mohd Nor, Aliaa Nabila, Mohd Tamsir, Nur Nasyitah Syahrain, Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM 2013
• Subjects: BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion; BF636 Applied psychology; BP1 Islam; NA Architecture
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/30111/1/Mohd_Norhafifi_et_al_2013.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/30111/4/Umran2013-Itinerary1.png; http://irep.iium.edu.my/30111/5/Umran_2013_Itinerary2.png; http://irep.iium.edu.my/30111/; http://www.umran2013.hostzi.com/index1.htm

While studies have been conducted on the restorative effects of monasteries and churches, limited research is available that investigates the restorative effects of a masjid or mosque. This study therefore focuses on the restorative effects that the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (SHAS) Masjid in IIUM has o...