Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique

Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
Location90 Lor K Telok Kurau, Singapore 425723
CountrySingapore
Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique is located in Singapore
Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique
Location in Singapore
Coordinates1°18′47″N 103°54′46″E / 1.3131814°N 103.9126872°E / 1.3131814; 103.9126872
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleMoroccan architecture
FounderMuhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi
Completed1954
Minaret1

Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique (Jawi: مسجد عبد العليم صديق; literally Masjid ʿAbd al-ʿAlīm Ṣiddīq) is a mosque located in the Telok Kurau residential enclave between Geylang and Katong, Singapore. Built in 1957, the mosque is named after Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi, a Muslim missionary and the founder of Jamiyah Singapore who propagated Islam in the Malay Peninsula in the 1950s.[1]

Background

Main article: Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi

Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (1892–1954) was a Barelwi missionary and the founder of the All Malaya Muslim Missionary Society, later known as Jamiyah Singapore.[2][3][4] Siddiqi travelled for over forty years to preach Islam, arriving in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Trinidad, Spain and The Philippines.[2][5] He also led the first Eid prayer in Pakistan in the presence of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.[6] Siddiqi died in 1954 and was buried in the Jannat al-Baqi cemetery in Medina, Saudi Arabia.[7]

History

Before the construction of the mosque, a small surau stood along Lorong K of the Telok Kurau neighbourhood.[8] In 1930, Abdul Aleem Siddiqi and his followers raised funds to buy the land and release it as waqf for the construction of a mosque.[8] Once the funds were sufficient, the surau was demolished and a new mosque was built from the ground up, completed in 1957.[8] Air-conditioners were installed in the main prayer hall in 1989.[9] In 2005, the mosque was renovated extensively to increase its capacity.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Abdul Aleem Siddique Mosque | learnislam". Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b Zia-e-Taiba, I. T. Department of. "Muslim Scholar: Biography of Maulana Shah Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqui". scholars.pk (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ^ Athyal, Jesudas M., ed. (10 March 2015), Religion in Southeast Asia: An Encyclopedia of Faiths and Cultures, ABC-CLIO, p. 283, ISBN 978-1-61069-250-2, archived from the original on 22 October 2023, retrieved 19 June 2020
  4. ^ Ariff, Mohamed (1991). The Islamic Voluntary Sector in Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 225. ISBN 9813016078. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ Aileen San Pablo Baviera; Lydia N. Yu-Jose (1998). Philippine External Relations: A Centennial Vista. Foreign Service Institute. ISBN 978-971-552-059-1. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. ^ Sadouni Samadia, "Playing global: the religious adaptations of Indian and Somali Muslims to racial hierarchies and discrimination in South Africa" in Global Networks, Vol. 14 Iss. 3 (2014), p. 388
  7. ^ "Duta kelana Islam" [A travelling ambassador of Islam]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 29 July 2013. p. 31.
  8. ^ a b c "Masjid Kita: Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique" [Our Mosque: Abdul Aleem Siddique Mosque]. Berita Harian. 11 August 2006. p. 8.
  9. ^ "Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique kini berhawa dingin" [Abdul Aleem Siddique Mosque is now air-conditioned]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 24 March 1989. p. 9.
  10. ^ "Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique dipertingkat" [Abdul Aleem Siddique Mosque upgraded]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 12 March 2005. p. 2.
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