Masjid Al-Huda

Masjid Al-Huda
Jawi: مسجد الهدى
Masjid Al-Huda is located in Singapore
Masjid Al-Huda
Location in Singapore
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
Location34 Jalan Haji Alias, Singapore 268534
CountrySingapore
Coordinates1°19′24″N 103°47′42″E / 1.3232320°N 103.7949550°E / 1.3232320; 103.7949550
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic architecture
FounderAbdul Halim Karto
Completed1925 (surau)
1966 (mosque)
Specifications
Dome1
Minaret1

Masjid Al-Huda, formerly known as Masjid Coronation, is a mosque located in the Sixth Avenue district of Bukit Timah, Singapore.[1] Originating as a surau in 1925, it has been rebuilt thrice and is part of the Bukit Timah Heritage Trail, with its main congregants coming from Bukit Timah, Sixth Avenue and Holland Road.[2] Within the mosque are the Alias Villas, two landed houses which are owned by the mosque.[3]

Etymology

The phrase "Al-Huda" is an Arabic term which refers to being on the rightly guided path.[4][5]

History

The original structure at the site was a surau that was built in 1925 as an awqaf by Abdul Halim Karto, a qāḍī and Muslim nobleman.[6][7][8] The land which the surau was erected on was originally purchased by Karto from a Hindu landlord, Navena Choona Narainan Chitty.[9] The surau was converted into a larger structure and reopened as a mosque, Masjid Coronation, in 1965.[7][8] After the mosque had fallen into the purview of the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS), the mosque was renamed to Masjid Al-Huda. The newly renamed mosque served the residents of the Kampong Tempeh village until it was cleared in the 1980s to make way for the redevelopments in Sixth Avenue.[7][10][11] In July 1999, the mosque was closed down for structural repair works, which were completed in August of that same year.[12]

Masjid Al-Huda was rebuilt in 2015 as part of a project to expand the existing mosque as well as improve its ventilation, sanitary facilities and ablution areas.[13][14][15] The total cost for the reconstruction was $1.1 million.[15] The newly rebuilt mosque was also marked as a site of the Bukit Timah Heritage Trail that was organized by the National Heritage Board.[16] In 2025, the mosque launched a free Islamic education program for underprivileged Muslim families, as part of a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the mosque.[17]

Architecture

Masjid Al-Huda is built in a traditional Malay style and features wooden elements in its construction.[18] The prayer hall of the mosque is square in layout and is fully carpeted, with the pulpit carved from wood.[18] At the side of the mosque is a heritage gallery which details the history of the mosque as well as artifacts of Malay and Muslim culture.[13]

Within the mosque compound are two terraced houses, known as the Alias Villas.[19][20] They feature tiered roofs inspired by Minangkabau architecture and contemporary modernized Malay styles.[19]

Transportation

Masjid Al-Huda is situated along Jalan Haji Alias, a road which is served by two bus stops that lead to either Holland Road or the Sixth Avenue MRT station.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Masjid Al-Huda" [Al-Huda Mosque]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 14 July 2006. p. 6. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Jejak warisan di Bukit Timah" [Heritage trail in Bukit Timah]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 24 July 2007. p. 3. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Atiyyah, M.S. (3 February 2015). "Beberapa individu mewah lahir minat beli Alias Villas" [Several luxury individuals borne interest in buying Alias Villas]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 4. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Oxford English-English-Malay dictionary. Oxford Fajar. United States of America: Oxford University Private. 2022. ISBN 9789834725877.
  5. ↑ Comprehensive Malay Dictionary: English • Malay • Malay • English. Pelanduk Publications. 31 December 2000. ISBN 9679787508.
  6. ↑ "$590 juta aset wakaf" [$590 million of waqf assets]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 15 July 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Suryani, Omar (14 July 2006). "Masjid kampung tempat tumpah seribu kenangan" [Village mosque is a place where a thousand memories spill over]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 6. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 Rahman, N.A. (25 June 1999). "Masjid berasal dari surau kecil" [The mosque originated from a small surau]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 15. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Koh, Dan (8 July 2016). "Sixth Avenue". National Library Board. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Dulu Kampong Tempe, sekarang kampung mewah" [It was Kampong Tempe before, now it is a prestigious kampung]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 1 February 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Kuak tabir hayat Kampong Tempe" [Unveiling the life of Kampong Tempe]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 29 August 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Pembukaan Semula Masjid Al-Huda" [Reopening of Al-Huda Mosque]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 27 August 1999. p. 2. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  13. 1 2 Mahbob, N.A. (25 July 2015). "Masjid Al-Huda berwajah baru lepas ditingkat guna hasil wakaf" [Al-Huda Mosque gets a new look after being upgraded using endowment proceeds]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 6. Retrieved 24 July 2006.
  14. ↑ Daud, Yusof (24 July 2015). "Masjid kampung 110 tahun di Singapura, Masjid Al-Huda, dirasmikan semula" [110-year-old village mosque in Singapore, Masjid Al-Huda, reopened]. Berita MediaCorp (in Malay). Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  15. 1 2 "Village mosque gets a makeover". The Straits Times. 25 July 2015. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Susur Jejak Warisan kehidupan kampung di Bukit Timah" [Trace the Heritage Trail of village life in Bukit Timah]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 9 May 2018. p. 10. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  17. ↑ Baharim, Batrisya (20 July 2025). "Masjid Al-Huda lancar program pendidikan Islam percuma untuk belia kurang mampu" [Al-Huda Mosque launches free Islamic education program for underprivileged youth]. Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  18. 1 2 "Places of Worship: Masjid Al-Huda". Roots. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  19. 1 2 Yeo, S.J. (31 December 2015). "First Islamic endowment villas launched to help unlock value of donated land". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  20. ↑ Mahbob, N.A. (1 February 2015). "Projek vila mewah tingkat nilai wakaf beribu kali ganda" [Luxury villa project increases waqf value thousands of times]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 1. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
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