Masjid Mydin
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| Masjid Mydin | |
|---|---|
Jawi: مسجد مايدين | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | 67 Jln Lapang, Singapore 419007 |
| Country | Singapore |
.svg)  Location in Singapore | |
| Geographic coordinates | 1°19′21″N 103°54′54″E / 1.3225998°N 103.9150751°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Ena Mohydin Ebrahim |
| Date established | 1935 |
| Completed | 2001 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
Masjid Mydin (Jawi: مسجد مايدين) is a mosque located in Kembangan within the Bedok planning area in the East Region, Singapore. Formerly a surau developed in 1935 from a house donated by Ena Mohydin Ebrahim as a waqf, it was rebuilt in 2001 to increase its capacity.
Masjid Mydin was formerly a wooden village house owned by an Indian Muslim man, Ena Mohydin Ebrahim, who made a request to convert it into a surau as part of a waqf to benefit the Muslims living in the area.[1][2] The conversion of the house into a surau and then into a full-fledged mosque took place within 1935.[1][2][3] It received air-conditioning in 1987, which made it one of the first older generation mosques to have air-conditioning.[4] In 1996, the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura announced plans to rebuild the mosque to be able to hold more worshippers; at least $2 million were collected in 1999 to fund the reconstruction after the mosque had been closed in July of that year.[5] The work was completed two years later in 2001 and the newly rebuilt mosque was reopened on 14 April.[3][6]
Before 1999, the mosque could fit only 400 worshippers but this was increased to 1,000 after the reconstruction.[3][5] In 2012, four properties along Duku Road in Katong were sold with the sale proceeds going to the funding of Masjid Mydin.[7]
A madrasa is attached to the mosque, which was originally a secondary village house donated by Ena Mohydin Ebrahim.[1] In 2023, the mosque held a camp for providing religious guidance to Muslim youth, especially teenagers.[8] Currently, the mosque holds the weekly Friday prayers and hosts social activities like religious classes and lectures.[3][9]
