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1824
Sultan Hussain Shah, the Ruler of Temasek (former name of
Singapore), proposed to build a Mosque. Sir Stamford Raffles promised
that the East India Company will donate $3000 to assist in the building
of Sultan Mosque. It was ready two years later. It was a brick structure
with an area sufficient for the Muslim population to do their prayers.
1879
Sultan Alauddin Shah, grandson of Sultan Hussain Shah, the
ruler of this period handed over the administration to a board of
trustees consisting of five Muslim leaders.
1914
The lease of the land where Masjid Sultan was situated was
extended by the Straits Settlement Government for a further 999 years. A
new Board of Trustees consisting of twelve members was formed.
1924
The Board of Trustees proposed to rebuild a new building for
the mosque on the same site. Construction went through phases so as not
to disrupt the prayers in the Mosque. The new building costing
$200,000 was completed fours years later. The Mosque building with its
unique architecture is still the pride of Singapore Muslims today.
1975
The Masjid Sultan was declared a preserved historical
building under the patronage of the Preservation Monuments Board Act. It
has become part of the heritage.
1987
The Government of Singapore approved the application by the
Board of Trustees to carry out an extension project for the mosque. The
project is to build a three-story annex building on a 1,184 sq. meters
land adjoining the mosque. Consequently, with the declaration by the
government to conserve the Kampong Glam area as part of the heritage,
the Mosque will invariably be a focus under the Malay Muslim theme
of the heritage.
1993
The Completion of the project has upgrade the facilities in
the mosque and provided the infrastructure for educating the people on
Islam as a religion and a way of life. Wide variety of activities has
been conducted in the annexed building.
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