The Haji Yusoff Mosque ( ms, Masjid Haji Yusoff) is a
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
located in Hillside Drive, off
Upper Serangoon Road
Hougang is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the most populous in the region, being home to 247,528 residents as of 2018. Hougang planning area is bordered by Sengkang to th ...
,
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
. It is a
Wakaf type of mosque.
MUIS Mosque Management
This redeveloped mosque is located in the Northeast part of the island was first built in 1896. It underwent redevelopment in 1995 and can now accommodate up to 400 people. Some of its activities include madrasah classes and religious lectures for adults.
History
In the past, many philanthropists donated land and money towards the building of charitable and religious institutions in Singapore. One such donor was Ahmad Mohamed Salleh Angullia who donated a piece of land (lot 114, mukim XXII), located at the junction of Upper Serangoon Road and Hillside Drive, for the building of a mosque to meet the needs of the Muslims living in the area.
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On 21 February 1920, he legally appointed Shaik Omar bin Abdullah Bamadhaj and Haji Mohamad Eusofe to be his contrustees in the management of Masjid Haji Yusoff.
The mosque was built in 1921, occupying an area of 67 square metre. As time went by, the building could not accommodate all the worshippers from Serangoon, Toa Payoh, Aljunied and neighboring constituencies. More space was needed and in September 1973, the building was extended. A dome was also added. The cost of extension amounted to S$35,000 which come from public donations. The extensions took seven months to complete. Besides religious activities and religious knowledge classes, the mosque also organized tuition classes in English Mathematics Arabic and typing.
Transportation
The mosque is accessible from
Kovan MRT station
Kovan MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East line (NEL) in Hougang, Singapore. Located underneath Upper Serangoon Road, the station serves the retail development of Heartland Mall and surrounding publi ...
.
See also
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Islam in Singapore
Practitioners of Islam make up about 15.6% of Singapore's residents, according to the 2020 census. Islam is the third largest religion in the country, after Buddhism and Christianity. Over four-fifths of Singaporean Muslims are ethnic Malay ...
References
External links
GoogleMaps StreetView of Masjid Haji Yusoff
Haji Yusoff
Mosques completed in 1921
20th-century architecture in Singapore
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