Quba Mosque is located in Kampung Bebesen, Bebesen District, Central Aceh District, approximately 2.5 km from the capital Takengon. At the site of this mosque, previously stood a wooden-roofed mosque that was founded in the early days of the arrival of Islam to Gayo land. Then replaced with masonry and concrete masonry roofed in 1917. Next in 1947 built a semi-permanent mosque which was then burned elements of the PKI in 1965. So in 1966, began construction of the current Quba mosque.
Due to the earthquake on July 2, 2013 and then, some walls of the Quba mosque cracked. The following is a brief history of the Quba Mosque, Bebesen, Central Aceh, as written in the book of the Historic Mosque in Nanggroe Aceh Volume 1, 2009, issued by Aceh Ministry of Religious Affairs.
A Brief History of the Quba Mosque - Bebesen
Bebesen is a kejurun (region) that emerged after the Kingdom of Aceh set four kejurun in Gayo, namely Kejurun Bukit, Siah Utama, Linge and Gayo Lues, (Snouck Hurgronje, 1996: 107). It is narrated that the Karo Batak party 27 fought against Kejurun Bukit. Karo Batak side 27 won the victory, and after peace Kejurun Bukit was forced to move to Kampung Kebayakan. After Batak Karo 27 took control of Bebesen, Lebe Kader (leader of Batak Karo 27) as King Cik Bebesen was appointed. King Cik Bebesen did not get the official confirmation of the Sultan of Aceh, but he had ruled unhinderedly from the Sultan of Aceh. (H. M. Gayo, 1983: 51).
Now Bebesen is the Capital District Bebesen located in the West which is more or less 2.5 km from the capital Takengon. From the Dutch to the Japanese (1904-1942), Bebesan was the capital of Zelfbestuurder van Cik, covering Bebesan, Pegasing, Silih Nara and Katal areas. This area is led by a Zelfbestuurder.
During the Japanese government (1942-1945) the government in the region was led by a Sunco from the descendants of Zelfbastuurder van Cik. In the era of independence of the Republic of Indonesia, the name of this region was changed to Kenegerian Bebesen. His government at that time was led by several people called Bestuur Comisi with a chairman.
Construction of Mosque.
Since the entry of Islam to Bebesen has been built a mosque with palm fiber, board wall and clay floor. Then in 1917, the building of the mosque was renovated into a mosque with a pillar of concrete, a tin roof, and a cement floor.
Given the condition of the mosque that can no longer accommodate the congregation that includes Kampung Bebesen, Daling, Tan Saran, Lalabu, Umang, Blang Kolak I, Blang Kolak II, Kemili and Mongal, then in 1947 began the construction of a new mosque self-supporting community with size 18 x 12 m. The building of this mosque constructed semipermanen. Its construction was initiated and coordinated by Teungku M. Nur Thalib, Teungku Abdur-rahman, Teungku M. Saleh, and Teungku Imam Aman Dolah. The mosque was completed in 1950 and is a pride for the people around Bebesen. The mosque is a place of worship centers of community activities Bebesen and surrounding areas (among others: Daling, Tan Saran, Lelabu, Umang, Blang Kolak I, Blang Kolak II, Kemili and Mongal).
