Masjid Khadijah (Jawi: مسجد خديجة; Khadijah Mosque) is a mosque located in Geylang within the Central Region, Singapore. It was built in 1920 and contains the headquarters of the Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG), a society dedicated to combating religious extremism. The mosque is built under a waqf scheme.

History

The mosque is named for Khadijah, a woman who donated a large sum of money and properties amounting to at least $50,000 in 1915 for the construction of a mosque.[1][2][3][4] The Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura regards this as a reason for the mosque as a being one of the few waqf mosques that come before the emergence of the Mosque Building Fund.[2] The mosque was built in 1920, five years after Khadijah's original donation.[1][2][3]

In the 20th century, the mosque also became known as Masjid Bagharib named for Omar Bagharib, who was the Imam of the mosque at the time.[2][3] A row of graves were reportedly discovered on the left side of the mosque as well.[3] In 1997, it was reported that the mosque structure was deteriorating and cracks started to appear all over the mosque floor and walls, which sparked some safety concerns.[3][5] The mosque also underwent restoration in 2001.[3][6][7] Two years later, the then Prime Minister of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong, announced the opening of a new building within the mosque grounds that functioned as an auditorium.[1][8] In addition to that, the mosque is currently home to the headquarters of the Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG) a group with the objectives of combating religious extremism and religion-related radicalism.[1][2][3][6][7]

In 2021, it was announced that the mosque would undergo another renovation to improve its services.[6][7] This upgrading work was estimated to have been completed around 2023.[6]

Architecture

The Prophet's Mosque in Medina, present-day Saudi Arabia and the Nagore Durgha shrine in Singapore have been cited as inspirations behind the mosque's architectural styles.[1][2][3] Construction firm Hiladt Architects was partly responsible for the design of the mosque exterior.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Khadijah Mosque". www.roots.gov.sg. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Khadijah Mosque | learnislam". Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "About the Khadijah Mosque". www.khadijahmosque.org. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  4. ^ "Legasi Hajjah Fatimah dan kaum wanita dalam pembangunan masyarakat Islam S'pura". BERITA Mediacorp. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  5. ^ "Masjid Khadijah 'retak seribu'". Berita Harian. 14 November 1997. p. 16.
  6. ^ a b c d "Khadijah Mosque and Religious Rehabilitation Group resource centre to undergo renovation". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  7. ^ a b c Baharudin, Hariz (2021-04-29). "Khadijah Mosque, one of Singapore's..., Latest News". The New Paper. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  8. ^ "Plaque commemorating Official Opening of Khadijah Mosque …". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  9. ^ "Religious". hiladt. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
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