Masjid Hasanah
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| Masjid Hasanah | |
|---|---|
مسجد الحسنات | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | 492 Teban Gardens Rd, Singapore 608878 |
| Country | Singapore |
.svg)  Location in Singapore | |
| Coordinates | 1°19′18″N 103°44′18″E / 1.3216445°N 103.7382125°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Style | Modernist |
| Established | 1970s |
| Completed | 1996 (new mosque building) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2,500 |
| Dome | 2 |
| Minaret | 1 |
Masjid Hasanah (Jawi: مسجد الحسنات; Mosque of Good Deeds) is a mosque located at Teban Gardens in Jurong East in the West Region, Singapore. It was first built in 1970 as a replacement for smaller, older mosques in Jurong before it was further rebuilt in the 1990s to accommodate more worshippers.
The name of the mosque, Hasanah, is derived from the Arabic word ḥasana which means "good deed."[1] In Islamic tradition, God will weigh up the ḥasanāt of a person against the bad deeds that they have done.[2] Muslim scholars Ibn Abbas and Muhammad Husayn al-Dhahabi state that the hasanāt of a person may be a given to someone that has been wronged or backbitten by said person.[3][4]
History
The mosque was officially opened on 16 October 1970. Built by the JTC Corporation, it was intended as a replacement for several older mosques located at Tanjong Kling which were demolished in order to make way for the redevelopments in Jurong.[5][6] In 1985, plans were confirmed for a complete reconstruction of the mosque, which would involve rebuilding the mosque in a more modern architectural style as well as increasing the capacity of the mosque to fit more worshippers.[7][8] Sufficient funds were collected by 1989 and the reconstruction work started in October of the same year.[9] A fire broke out in the mosque in 1993 which delayed the reconstruction works.[10][11] However, the mosque was fully completed by 1996 and reopened in that year, offering computer classes upon its reopening.[12]
Incidents
1993 fire
On 24 March 1993, a fire seized the mosque, destroying some classrooms and damaging the female prayer hall.[10][11] The main prayer hall, however, was barely affected along with much of the structure.[10][11] No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is unknown and some eyewitnesses reported a large explosion seconds before the fire broke out.[10][11] The police have stated that the fire may have resulted from an act of vandalism inside the mosque premises, but this had not been confirmed at the time.[11]
