Masjid Maarof
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| Masjid Maarof | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | 20 Jurong West Street 26, Singapore 648125 |
| Country | Singapore |
.svg)  Location in Singapore | |
| Coordinates | 1°20′54″N 103°42′17″E / 1.3484486°N 103.7047785°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Modern architecture |
| Founder | Warees Investments[1] |
| Established | 2014 |
| Completed | 2016 |
Masjid Maarof (Jawi: مسجد معروف; transliterated: Masjid Maʿrūf) is a mosque located in the Jurong West sector of Jurong, Singapore. Built in 2016, it is situated next to the main fire station of its locality at the junction of Jalan Bahar and Jurong West Avenue. The mosque is a tribute to Masjid Al-Ma'arof, an old mosque located at Kampong Glam that was demolished in the 1990s.[1]
The construction of a mosque in Jurong West was first announced in 2014.[2][3] This mosque was subsequently named Masjid Maarof and was intended to be a tribute to Masjid Al-Ma'arof, which was an old mosque and former surau located at Kampong Glam which was built in 1870, but later demolished in 1996 to make way for residential redevelopments.[2][4][5] Upon the announcement of the construction of the new mosque of Jurong West, relics from the demolished mosque were displayed in museums as part of the tribute celebration.[5] The construction of Masjid Maarof took two years, with the mosque being nearly complete by late April of 2016.[6][7] The official inauguration ceremony of the mosque took place on 19 August 2016, ten days after the National Day celebrations.[8]
Masjid Maarof was amongst the mosques affected by the nationwide COVID-19 pandemic and was closed in March 2020.[9] The mosque reopened after the pandemic and continued regular operations as per usual. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam visited the mosque in 2025 during the Islamic month of Ramadan as part of a community event with zakat beneficiaries.[10]
