Surau Ghim Moh
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| Surau Ghim Moh | |
|---|---|
 Main facade of the surau, with entrance and rack for footwear. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | 2 Ghim Moh Rd, Singapore 270002 |
| Country | Singapore |
.svg)  Location in Singapore | |
| Geographic coordinates | 1°18′45″N 103°47′15″E / 1.3124128°N 103.7875129°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1981 |
| Capacity | 100 |
The Surau Ghim Moh is a surau located at Ghim Moh in Queenstown, Singapore. Established in 1981, it serves as a mosque and Islamic center for residents living in the Ghim Moh neighbourhood. It is the only musalla in Singapore to be situated under a void deck of a block of flats.
The prayer space was established in 1981, as Muslim residents of the Ghim Moh housing estate requested a place for congregational prayers due to the fact the nearest mosque was accessible only by bus, which was not convenient for the majority at the time who were elderly.[1][2] Former Member-of-Parliament Abbas Abu Amin and former Cabinet Minister Ahmad Mattar pushed for the idea of constructing a surau at the void deck of Block 2, Ghim Moh Road, which was met with criticism from other governmental authorities.[1] Eventually, the government agreed to their requests and permitted the construction of the surau.[1][2][3]
Surau Ghim Moh gained popularity in 2019 after a video of it that became viral was shared on social media platforms.[1][3][4] Later in 2020, the surau was one of the few Muslim prayer spaces that were still active during the COVID-19 pandemic while all mosques were shut down. The surau is still active and used for Tarawih prayers as well as Qur'an recitations and religious classes.[2][4]