Masjid Al-Abdul Razak

Masjid Al-Abdul Razak
Jawi: مسجد العبد الرزاق
Masjid Al-Abdul Razak is located in Singapore
Masjid Al-Abdul Razak
Location in Singapore
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
Location30 Jalan Ismail, Singapore 419285
CountrySingapore
Coordinates1°19′24″N 103°54′26″E / 1.3233071°N 103.9072963°E / 1.3233071; 103.9072963
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic architecture
FounderYūsuf al-ʿAbdulrazāk
Completed1965
Minaret1

Masjid Al-Abdul Razak is a mosque located in Kembangan, Singapore. Built in 1965, it is situated along the Jalan Ismail road within the residential enclave of landed properties in Kembangan. It was formerly a male-only mosque due to its limited capacity until it was expanded in 2000, with a further reconstruction following up in 2009.

History

The minaret of Masjid Al-Abdul Razak, a rectangular pillar with a dome atop it.

The mosque was built in 1965 by Yūsuf ibn ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-ʿAbdulrazāk, an Arab businessman from Kuwait who had settled temporarily in Singapore.[1][2][3] Yusof Ishak, the first President of Singapore, officially declared the mosque to be open at its inauguration ceremony on 31 March 1966.[1][2][4] By 1972, the ownership and management of the mosque fell under the purview of the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS).[5] Scholars from Yemen, especially from the Ba'alawi clan, would give lectures and sermons at the mosque, which led to the mosque being nicknamed Masjid Pillihan Ulama (Malay for "Mosque Chosen by Scholars") in advertisements and promotional materials.[4][6]

The mosque was formerly exclusively open to only male worshippers, due to a lack of space for female worshippers, until 2000 when a small musalla and female sanitary facilities were added to the back of the mosque.[7] A further renovation campaign to expand the main prayer hall was also announced on 18 February 2008.[8] The mosque was reinaugurated on 27 June 2009 after extensive reconstruction works had been carried out in the main building.[9]

Interior of the mosque.
The women's section in the mosque was only added in the year 2000.

Volunteers from Shinnyo-en assisted in helping to divert the heavy traffic outside the mosque during the Eid al-Fitr prayers in 2019, allowing for worshippers to pray on the road when the mosque had reached its maximum capacity.[10][11] Later in 2023, the video and audio systems in the mosque were upgraded by local video company, Datavideo.[12]

Cultural significance

The mosque holds cultural and religious significance in the country for its tradition of hosting recitals of Mawlid al-Dayba'i.[13] This form of Mawlid is a poetry composed by the Yemeni scholar, Ibn al-Dayba', which details the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and includes praises of his companions, as well as praises dedicated to his family members such as al-Husayn ibn Ali.[14][15] The topic of Mawlid itself is a heavily disputed topic, with Islamic scholars such as Anwar Shah Kashmiri discouraging it, and others such as Muhammad al-Alawi al-Maliki permitting it.[16][17] Regardless, the festival of Mawlid is a commonly celebrated event in Singapore.[18]

Transportation

The nearest form of transport to Masjid Al-Abdul Razak is the bus stop for Eunos Crescent Block 16. The nearest MRT station to Masjid Al-Abdul Razak is the Eunos MRT station on the East–West MRT line.[19]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Thalatha (30 March 1966). "Presiden Yusof buka masjid Abdul Razak" [President Yusof opens mosque of Abdul Razak]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 1. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Kuwait trader gives mosque to Singapore". The Straits Times. 1 April 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Al-Abdul Razak ketengahkan panduan keluarga sakinah" [Al-Abdul Razak highlights guidelines for a peaceful family]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 17 December 2009. p. 10. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 Suryani, Omar (26 January 2007). "Masjid tempat tradisi perhimpunan ulama" [The mosque that is a traditional gathering place for scholars]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 4. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Suratman, En (6 July 1972). "MUIS Lancharkan tabligh sa-rentak di-lapan buah tempat hari ini" [MUIS launches simultaneous tabligh in eight locations today]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 2. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Advertisements Column 2, Entry 1 – 26 November 2008 issue". Berita Harian. p. 2.
  7. ↑ Suryani, Omar (26 January 2007). "Pintu masjid kini terbuka kepada kaum Hawa" [The doors of the mosque are now open to the people of Hawa]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 4. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Projek $2.2j masjid bakal luaskan ruang solat" [$2.2m mosque project to expand prayer space]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 18 February 2008. p. 4. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Jangarodin, Shamsul (27 June 2009). "Masjid Al-Abdul Razak dirasmi setelah dipertingkat" [Masjid Al-Abdul Razak is re-inaugurated after it has been upgraded]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 2. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Buddhist group lends a hand at Hari Raya prayers". The Straits Times. 12 August 2019. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Relawan kumpulan agama Buddha bantu urus trafik semasa solat Hari Raya Aidiladha di Eunos" [Buddhist group volunteers help manage traffic during Eid al-Adha prayers in Eunos]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Newsletter (28 March 2023). "Al-Abdul Razak Mosque, Singapore". Datavideo Corporation. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Rahman, Mohammed (14 February 2011). "Maulid terakhir di bangunan lama" [Final Mawlid held in the old building]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 10. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  14. ↑ as-Saqqāf, Sayyid Ḥasan. Mawlid ad-Dayba'ī. Beirut, Lebanon: Dār al-Imām ar-Rawās.
  15. ↑ Fina Mazida Husna; Ibnu Burdah; Muhyar Fanani; Nely Irnik Darajah; Ahmad Munadirin (2025-12-24). "Reading Maulid al-Dība'i through the Lens of Genetic Structuralism: Between Text, Context, and Sectarian Polemics". LISANIA: Journal of Arabic Education and Literature. 9 (2): 416–435. doi:10.18326/lisania.v9i2.416-435. ISSN 2580-1716.
  16. ↑ al-‘Aql, Nāṣir. Muqaddimat Iqtidā'i as-Ṣirāṭil-Mustaqīm [Following the Straight Path to Differ from the People of Hell] (in Arabic). Riyadh: Maktabah ar-Rushd. pp. 58–59.
  17. ↑ al-ʻAsqalānī, Ibn Hajar. Lisān al-Mīzān (in Arabic). Vol. 4. Beirut, Lebanon: Dār al-Bashā’ir al-Islāmīyah lil-Ṭibā‘ah wa-al-Nashr wa-al-Tawzī‘. p. 296.
  18. ↑ Karim, M.A. (2022). "A National Day for Singaporean Muslims: a social history of the Maulid celebrations in Singapore pre-1964". Thesis – via Nanyang Technological University.
  19. ↑ "Masjid Abdul Razak (Mosque) - 30 Jalan Ismail (S)419285". www.streetdirectory.com. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
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