Masjid Al Islah, Singapore

Masjid Al Islah during the adhan before Friday prayers on the Grand Opening day.
The high ceilings of Masjid Al Islah, Singapore. Taken after the Friday prayers on the Grand Opening day.

Masjid Al Islah is located in the north-east of Singapore, Punggol . Being one of the 21st century mosques in Singapore, Masjid Al Islah features a modern yet Islamic architecture.

The mosque serves the Muslim community in Punggol. On peak periods such as the Friday prayer and Ramadan night prayers, the mosques serves 4500 worshippers on the 4 levels of the mosque. Looking by the exterior of the modern mosque, one would feel like being in a desert as the theme colour of the mosque is light brown, which resembles the sand dunes in Saudi Arabia. The minaret of the mosque is just a steel structure with a star and a crescent moon. In the mosque, one would see the minimalist design of the mimbar.

Before Masjid Al Islah was built in 2015, the last mosque in Punggol was the Wak Sumang Mosque which was located near Punggol Point.

Unique Features

Being the 69th mosque built in Singapore, Masjid Al Islah has improved facilities than other mosques in Singapore. Some parts of Masjid Al Islah is opened 24 hours and it does not have any fence unlike other older mosques. It encourages the Muslim community to do night prayers at Masjid Al Islah therefore there are washing facilities available throughout the day.

As Masjid Al Islah is built in a tropical and humid country, the mosque's architect, Formwerkz Architects incorporated high ceilings in the main prayer hall in order for cool air to enter the mosque's prayer hall.

See also

Islam

Punggol

Islam in Singapore

Islamic architecture

List of mosques in Singapore

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