Masjid Hussain Sulaiman

Masjid Hussain Sulaiman
Jawi: مسجد حسين سليمان
Masjid Hussain Sulaiman is located in Singapore
Masjid Hussain Sulaiman
Location in Singapore
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
Location394 Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore 118730
CountrySingapore
Coordinates1°17′29″N 103°46′18″E / 1.2912643°N 103.7717029°E / 1.2912643; 103.7717029
Architecture
ArchitectHiladt Architects (for renovation only)
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic architecture
FounderHussain bin Sulaiman
Completed1902 (Surau)
1940 (Mosque)
Dome1

Masjid Hussain Sulaiman, alternatively known as the Green Mosque, is a mosque located in the Pasir Panjang district of southern Queenstown, Singapore. Originating in 1902 as a surau, it is named after its founder, Hussain bin Sulaiman. It is recognizable amongst locals for its predominately green colour scheme.

History

In the late 1890s, a merchant named Hussain bin Sulaiman gathered funds from villagers in the Pasir Panjang area to build a surau, which was completed in 1902.[1][2][3] The surau was rebuilt in 1940 as a proper mosque and remained in service during the Second World War.[3][4] The Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) named the mosque after its original founder and inaugurated it into a list of approved mosques for the collections of Zakat al-Fitr by early 1970.[5][6] The mosque received several reconstructions between 1990 and 2001, with the year 1992 seeing an addition of a prayer hall for female worshippers.[3][4] It was also painted in a predominately green colour scheme, leading to it being named the Green Mosque and allowing to be an easily recognizable landmark by the residents of Pasir Panjang.[7] The general shape and structure of the main prayer hall of the mosque has remained the same since 1940, with the exception of the dome which was added to the roof in 2000.[3][4] In 2008, the mosque had reportedly started to show signs of aging, such as cracks in the walls of the main prayer hall.[8]

A keramat shrine and Islamic cemetery also existed in the street opposite the mosque, centred around two graves belonging to Muslim sages, one of them named Dato Raja Mulia.[9] The keramat, which was visited by both Malay and Chinese devotees, was demolished in 1990 along with the cemetery and the bodies were reinterred in the Pusara Aman Muslim Cemetery.[9]

In 2017, Masjid Hussain Sulaiman received a major facelift and renovation, as part of a project to upgrade three smaller mosques that had been former suraus.[10][11] The other two mosques were Masjid Jamek Queenstown and Masjid Tasek Utara, the latter which was completely rebuilt.[12] Architectural firm Hiladt Architects assisted in the renovations of all three mosques.[13]

Transportation

Masjid Hussain Sulaiman is situated along Pasir Panjang Road and shares a bus stop with the Pasir Panjang Post Office that is next to the mosque.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Eunos, Nadzri (24 August 2007). "Sekilas Masjid Hussain Sulaiman" [A summary of the Hussain Sulaiman Mosque]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 8. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Sukarelawan tonggak Masjid Hussain Sulaiman di Pasir Panjang" [Mainstay volunteers at the Hussain Sulaiman Mosque in Pasir Panjang]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 10 December 2021. p. 10. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Sejarah pembinaan masjid" [History of the construction of the mosque]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 10 December 2021. p. 10. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Hidayah (2 December 2022). "Jemaah imbau kenangan membesar sekitar masjid" [Worshippers recall memories of growing up around the mosque]. Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Spura, Khamis (22 September 1972). "Pungutan zakat fitrah mulai" [Mass collection of Zakat al-Fitr begins]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 2. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "140 tempat dipilih sebagai pusat pungutan fitrah" [140 locations were selected as centers for the collection of the fitrah]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 2 July 1979. p. 6. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Eunos, Nadzri (24 August 2007). "Masjid "hijau" terus subur di Pasir Panjang" [Mosque that is "green" continues to flourish in Pasir Panjang]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 8. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Masjid lama bukan tempat humban barang lama" [Old mosque is not a place to throw away old things]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 24 August 2007. p. 8. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  9. 1 2 Gibson, William (2022). "A complete catalog of keramat in Singapore". Lee Kong Chian Research Fellowship Submission (Digitised ed.): 663–664 – via National Library Board.
  10. ↑ Dolhamid, Nity Farhana (27 March 2017). "Jemaah gembira dapat beribadah lebih selesa di 3 masjid kampung" [Congregants are happy with the opportunity to pray at 3 village mosques]. BERITA Mediacorp (in Malay). Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Dolhamid, Nity Farhana (16 July 2026). "Masjid Tasek Utara dibuka semula, antara 3 masjid lama selesai kerja peningkatan" [Masjid Tasek Utara reopened, upgrading works on 3 old mosques have finished]. BERITA Mediacorp (in Malay). Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Tiga masjid selesai jalani kerja baik pulih" [Restoration works completed on three mosques]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 25 March 2017. p. 12. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Religious". Hiladt Architects. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Masjid Hussein Sulaiman (Mosque) - 394 Pasir Panjang Road (S)118730". www.streetdirectory.com. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
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