Masjid Haji Yusoff
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Haji Yusoff Mosque
is a mosque located in Hillside Drive, Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore
. It is a Wakaf
type of mosque.
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.
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 721 square feet (67 m²). 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 $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.
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
is a mosque located in Hillside Drive, Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. It is a Wakaf
Waqf
A waqf also spelled wakf formally known as wakf-alal-aulad is an inalienable religious endowment in Islamic law, typically denoting a building or plot of land for Muslim religious or charitable purposes. The donated assets are held by a charitable trust...
type of mosque.
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, mukin 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.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 721 square feet (67 m²). 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 $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.