Masjid Al-Huda
| Masjid Al-Huda | |
|---|---|
Jawi: مسجد الهدى | |
Masjid Al-Huda in 2007 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | 34 Jalan Haji Alias, Singapore 268534 |
| Country | Singapore |
Location in Singapore | |
| Coordinates | 1°19′23″N 103°47′41″E / 1.3231395°N 103.7947971°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Style | Islamic architecture |
| Completed | 1925 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Dome | 1 |
| Minaret | 1 |
Masjid Al-Huda (Jawi: مسجد الهدى) is a mosque located along the Jalan Haji Alias road in Bukit Timah, Singapore. The mosque was completely rebuilt in 1966 from an older structure and is now located in the middle of a neighbourhood of landed terrace houses. It is one of two mosques situated in Bukit Timah, the other being Masjid Ba'alwie off Lewis Road.
Etymology
The name of the mosque, Al-Huda, is derived from an Arabic word, al-hudā, which means "the guidance."[1][2][3] The name of the mosque was chosen in 1970 by the mosque committee as at the time new mosques were being named with Arabic names instead of Malay or Tamil ones.[4]
History
In 1925, a wooden surau was built for the villagers in the area, on land owned by a Hindu landlord who contributed land for its construction.[4][5] It served the residents of the Malay villages Kampong Tempe, Kampong Chantek, Kampong Banjir, and Kampong Holland all located in that area.[4][5] The surau was completely rebuilt in 1966 and turned into a full-fledged mosque that was made with concrete bricks and built in a modern architectural style.[5] Funds for the reconstruction were mainly raised via charity sales of food including tempeh, which was a commodity for the villagers at the time.[5]
In 1999, the mosque was closed for two months for reparations after cracks appeared on the ceiling of the mosque causing rainwater to seep into the prayer hall.[6] The main backers of the funding for the reparations were workers in the Bukit Timah area as well as former residents of the Malay villages in the area.[7] Then in 2014, plans were made to extensively renovate the mosque and expand its prayer hall to accommodate more worshippers.[8] The renovation was completed in 2015, with the addition of a new annex hallway within the mosque that details the history of it as well as showcases artifacts from the time period of the 1920s.[5][9]
The mosque is currently a heritage site of the Bukit Timah planning area.[5][10] It was also one of the many mosques in Singapore affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.[11] It resumed its service as per normal after the pandemic and continued to host religious classes and other Islamic programmes.[12]
Incidents
On 18 September 2022, the mosque was broken into at night with SGD$120 being stolen from its donation box.[13][14] A subsequent break-in by the same suspect occurred on 5 December of the same year with SGD$50 stolen from the donation box. The culprit was arrested on the same day and sentenced to six months of jail time.[13][14]
Accessibility
Masjid Al-Huda is located along the Jalan Haji Alias road and is located in the midst of landed terrace houses.[15] The nearest MRT station to the mosque is Sixth Avenue MRT station on the Downtown MRT line.[15] It is also three streets away from the Hoon San Temple, a Buddhist temple built in 1902 by Chinese immigrants hailing from the mountains of Fujian.[15][16]
Gallery
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The main prayer hall of the mosque.
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The minbar of the mosque, where the Khatib stands during the Friday prayers to recite the sermon.
See also
References
- ^ Oxford English-English-Malay dictionary. Oxford Fajar. United States of America: Oxford University Private. 2022. ISBN 9789834725877.
- ^ Comprehensive Malay Dictionary: English • Malay • Malay • English. Pelanduk Publications. 31 December 2000. ISBN 9679787508.
- ^ Ghazali, Amar; Rizwan, Muhammad (2006). Dictionary English-Malay Malay-English (1st ed.). Selangor, Malaysia: Crescent News. ISBN 9789830618074.
- ^ a b c "A mosque that originated from a surau". Berita Harian. 25 May 1999. p. 15.
- ^ a b c d e f "Masjid Al-Huda". www.roots.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Masjid Al-Huda is closed for two months for improvisations". Berita Harian. 25 September 1999. p. 15.
- ^ "The donators were mainly workers and former residents". Berita Harian. 25 September 1999. p. 15.
- ^ Rahmat, Johari (31 May 2014). "A unique approach to updating Masjid Al-Huda". Berita Harian. p. 1.
- ^ Adilah, Nur (25 July 2015). "Masjid Al-Huda gets a new look after being upgraded using endowment proceeds". Berita Harian. p. 6.
- ^ "Bukit Timah Benchmarks". Tabla. 6 January 2012. pp. 12–13.
- ^ Rencana (31 December 2021). "The mosque is quite small, the location is quite remote... Masjid Al-Huda still prioritizes the comfort of its worshippers". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Esoof, Nur (28 November 2024). "Father, son travel Singapore in search of historic mosque". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ a b Lam, Lydia (7 March 2023). "Jail for man who got financial aid from mosque and climbed back in to steal donations". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ a b Zalizan, Taufiq (27 March 2024). "Jail for man who returned to steal from same mosque after doing time, then tried to steal from 2nd mosque". TODAY News. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ a b c "Masjid Al-Huda (Mosque) - 34 Jalan Haji Alias (S)268534". www.streetdirectory.com. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Hoon San Temple". www.roots.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 October 2025.