Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah

Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah
مسجد جمعية الرابطة
Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah is located in Singapore
Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah
Location in Singapore
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
Location601 Tiong Bahru Road, Singapore 158787
CountrySingapore
Coordinates1°17′18″N 103°49′13″E / 1.2883113°N 103.8202114°E / 1.2883113; 103.8202114
Architecture
ArchitectYong Kok Choo
TypeMosque
StyleModernist architecture
Completed1962 (Original)
1985 (Reconstruction)

Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah (Jawi: مسجد جمعية الرابطة) is a mosque located along Tiong Bahru Road in Bukit Merah, Singapore. Adjacent to the Redhill MRT station, the mosque was built in 1962 and later rebuilt in 1985 into its present day form.

Etymology

The name of the mosque, Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah, is a combination of two Arabic words, taken from the names of two organizations, Jamiyah Singapore and the Muslim World League (known in the Arabic language as the Rābiṭah al-ʿĀlam al-ʾIslāmī).[1][2] The mosque is named as such in honour of both of organizations as they had financed the construction of the original structure in 1959.[1][2]

History

The original mosque at the site was built in 1962 at a site along Tiong Bahru Road that was chosen in 1959.[1][3] It was officially inaugurated in late 1964 under the name "Masjid Tiong Bahru" by Mohammed Khir Johari, who was the contemporary Malayan Minister for Agriculture and Co-Operatives in colonial Singapore.[4] After the formation of the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) in 1968, the mosque fell under their management and was also authorized as a place for the collection of Zakat al-Fitr payments.[5] In 1982, the mosque was deemed too small and hence charitable sales of food and Islamic literature were held in order to fund an expansion project for the mosque.[6][7][8] After the first stages for the project had been fully funded, the mosque was torn down and then rebuilt from the ground up with direction from architect Yong Kok Choo, who had designed a new three-storey building for the mosque.[9][10] It was eventually reopened on 9 August 1985, coinciding with the National Day of Singapore, with Syed Isa Semait, Mufti of the country, present at the reopening ceremony of the mosque.[11][12][13]

Architecture

The main prayer hall of the mosque.
The mihrab of the mosque.

Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah is built in the style of modernist architecture, with the exterior of the building being simplistic in nature, with an onion dome on a cylindrical base that overlooks the large mihrab which itself encompasses the minbar.[1][14] The main prayer hall of the mosque is situated on the second level and can accommodate a total of one thousand worshippers, while the madrasa on the third level can accommodate eight hundred students during Friday prayers.[1][14] Administrative offices and a private carpark are situated on the first level, with the mosque having two entrances on the northern and southern side that lead into the street, with the northern one being a ramp for elderly and disabled people.[1][14] In the eastern corner of the mosque, next to the carpark, is an elevator which was installed in 2011.[15]

Transportation

Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah is situated along Tiong Bahru Road and is accessible from the bus stops outside the mosque or from the Redhill MRT station which is within walking distance from the mosque.[16]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Salleh, Zawiyah (9 August 1985). "Berkat usaha bersama sebarkan syiar agama" [Thanks to joint efforts to spread religious teachings]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 3. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Sekilas Masjid Ar-Rabitah" [A glimpse at the Ar-Rabitah Mosque]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 8 June 2007. p. 8. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Eunos, Nadzri (8 June 2007). "Saksi pada perkembangan Melayu Tiong Bahru" [Witness to the development of the Malays in Tiong Bahru]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 8. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Khir akan rasmikan masjid" [Khir will be inaugurating mosque]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 23 December 1964. p. 2. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Pembukaan pusat-pusat pendaftar zakat fitrah di-umumkan" [Opening of zakat fitrah registration centres announced]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 27 October 1968. p. 2. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Masjid Omar Rd dan Rabitah perlukan lagi $1j" [Omar Rd Mosque and Rabitah need $1mil more]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 2 March 1982. p. 3. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Projek batu-bata amal utk Masjid Ar-Rabitah" [Charity stones project for Ar-Rabitah Mosque]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 29 June 1982. p. 3. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Masjid Ar-Rabitah perlukan lagi $800,000" [Ar-Rabitah Mosque needs $800,000 more]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 18 February 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Kerja-kerja roboh Masjid Jamiyah Rabitah dimulakan April" [Demolition works on Jamiyah Rabitah Mosque begins in April]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 27 February 1983. p. 2. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Dua pihak meterai kontrak bina bangunan baru Masjid Ar-Rabitah" [Two parties seal contract to build new building for Ar-Rabitah Mosque]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 29 April 1984. p. 8. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Eunos, Nadzri (8 June 2007). "Masjid sambut hari perasmian bersamaan Hari Kebangsaan" [Mosque celebrates inauguration day on National Day]. Berita Harian (in Malay). p. 8. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Tahniah!" [Congratulations!]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 9 August 1985. p. 3. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Masjid Rabitah masih perlukan $150,000" [Rabitah Mosque still needs $150,000]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 12 August 1985. p. 6. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  14. 1 2 3 "Model Masjid Rabitah yang menelan belanja binaan $2j" [Model of the Rabitah Mosque which cost $2 mil to build]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 12 March 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Lif untuk Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah" [A lift for the Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah Mosque]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 16 July 2011. p. 32. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah (Mosque) - 601 Tiong Bahru Road (S)158787". www.streetdirectory.com. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
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