Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique
Mosque located in Telok Kurau, Singapore
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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]
| Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique | |
|---|---|
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.svg)  Location in Singapore | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | 90 Lor K Telok Kurau, Singapore 425723 |
| Country | Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1.3131814°N 103.9126872°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Moroccan architecture |
| Founder | Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi |
| Completed | 1954 |
| Minaret | 1 |
Background
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]