Masjid Darul Aman (Jawi: مسجد دار الامان, Darul Aman Mosque) is a mosque located in Geylang East within the Central Region, Singapore. The mosque was built in 1986 and has been awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. It was also intended to replace an older, smaller mosque which had to be demolished for urbanisation.

History

The construction of Masjid Darul Aman was completed in 1986 and it officially opened on that same year.[1][2][3][4] It was intended as a replacement for the smaller Aminah Mosque, which was demolished during the urbanisation of Geylang.[3][5] The following year, the mosque was nominated for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture which it succeeded in winning.[1] It was also visited by Indonesia's president, Suharto, in the same year while on his trip to Singapore.[6] The mosque also received a major renovation in 2005.[1][2][3]

Architecture

The mosque is built in an architectural style that evokes traditional Malay architecture, but using sturdier materials and modern methods of construction to recreate the feel.[1][7] Elements of Malay architecture, such as tiered roofs, are present in the mosque design.[7][8] According to the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura, the prayer hall can accommodate 3,500 worshippers.[2][4] In addition to that, the mosque also has a single minaret.[7]

The architects of the mosque are Bangladesh-born Mohammad Asaduz Zaman and the main architect of the Housing and Development Board, Tony Tan Keng Joo.[1]

  • A view of the mosque at its main entrance, with its tiered roofs visible.
    A view of the mosque at its main entrance, with its tiered roofs visible.
  • A closeup on the minaret of the mosque.
    A closeup on the minaret of the mosque.

Incidents

The kentong drum of the mosque was damaged in 2020.

On 8 January 2020, the mosque's corporate service officer, Marlina Abdul Rahman, was charged with criminal breach of trust after she was discovered issuing manual receipts for collection of money for various purposes and not recording it in the accounting system. A total of S$37,877.5 was taken by her. Marlina was sentenced to nine months' jail.[9]

On 3 March of the same year, Djamaludin Supadi entered the mosque to pray while under the influence of an unknown drug. While inside the mosque, he damaged the kentong, a wooden drum which is used to call a congregation to prayer. He then subsequently stripped naked and lay on the ground. The mosque's staff failed to get Djamaludin dressed and he was arrested by the police later. Djamaludin was found to have two foldable knives and three cases of penknife blade refills with him which he claimed were for his previous work which his former employer denied. He was sentenced to six months' jail.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Archnet > Site > Darul Aman Mosque". www.archnet.org. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Darul Aman Mosque | learnislam" (in Malay). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "History - Masjid Darul Aman". 15 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Masjid Darul Aman on Street Directory". origin.streetdirectory.com. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  5. ^ Singapore, National Library Board. "Masjid Darul Aman at 1 Jalan Eunos, between 1986 and 1991". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  6. ^ "An Hour Spent in Prayer". The Straits Times. 7 February 1987.
  7. ^ a b c Tajudeen, Imran (2019). Singapore Mosques: Modern Heritage. The Singapore Architect 14.
  8. ^ "Minaret Adds Beauty to the Mosque". The Straits Times. 16 April 1987.
  9. ^ Low, Youjin (8 January 2020). "Woman jailed for embezzling nearly S$38,000 from her employer Darul Aman Mosque over 2 years". TODAY. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  10. ^ Tang, Louisa (11 May 2020). "Two men jailed for separately misbehaving in mosques by stripping naked, threatening religious teacher with knife". TODAY. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
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