[1] In 1961, during the tenure of Kaharudin Datuk Rangkayo Basa, the governor of West Sumatra, the Indonesian National Army, and the government planned to reconstruct the mosque as a gesture of reconciliation, in order to suppress a regional insurgency.

[2] The Government of West Sumatra provided additional funds for the entire construction of Nurul Iman Mosque which was covered by 1966.

[1] Though there were no casualties reported, the explosions caused severe damage to the attic of the first floor and the side glass windows were broken down.

The culprit, Timzar Zubil, who was said to be a member of the Komando Jihad, an Indonesian Islamic extremist group, was caught in 1979 and sentenced to death.

The new mosque was completed during the tenure of Gamawan Fauzi in 2007; and inaugurated by the Vice President Jusuf Kalla on July 7, 2007.