JERANTUT – Taman Gelanggi RMS in Pulau Tawar here, is the first housing area in the state to be constructed with syariah-compliant houses, before the concept is extended to other districts, said Pahang Local Government and Housing Committee Chairman Datuk Abd Rahim Muda.
He said under the first phase plan, 28 units of single storey semi-detached houses and two single-storey bungalows are scheduled to be completed next year, following which, 28 units of single storey terrace houses would be built under the second phase.
According to Abdul Rahim among features of the syariah-friendly houses were, the units were built precisely according to the qibla direction (direction of prayer) as certified by the Pahang State Mufti Department and designed with easily accessible ablution places for guests.
“The design also takes into consideration the Muslim perspective of privacy in ensuring segregation between female and male members of the family as each house has four rooms,” he told reporters at the launching ceremony here, today.
Abd Rahim added that though the term syariah- friendly has been used in its promotion, sale of the houses being developed by Pembinaan Jaya Depan Sdn Bhd in collaboration with the Madrasah Darul Uloom Al-Islamiyyah Shariah Advisory Board here, is open to all and is not exclusively for Muslims buyers.
— BERNAMA
