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Sultan Mosque
Singapore
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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