Zahir Mosque
Masjid Zahir
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Location
Location	Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Shown within Alor Setar
Geographic coordinates	6°07′13″N 100°21′54″E / 6.12028°N 100.36500°E / 6.12028; 100.36500
Architecture
Type	mosque
Style	Islamic, Indo-Saracenic
Completed	1912-1915
Dome(s)	5

The Zahir Mosque (Malay: Masjid Zahir) is a mosque in Alor Setar, Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia, and the state mosque of Kedah. The Zahir Mosque is one of the grandest and oldest mosques in Malaysia, having been built in 1912.^[1] The Zahir Mosque is the world's fourth most beautiful mosque after Nabawi Mosque in Saudi Arabia.^[2]

History

The mosque was built upon the tomb and grave of fallen Kedah warrior that died during the Siamese invasion of Kedah.

The design was inspired by the vision of the late Sultan Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Abidin II, who was in turn inspired by the Azizi Mosque of the Langkat Sultanate in North Sumatra.^[1] The state's annual Qurʾān-reading competition is held within the premises of the mosque.