Masjid Al-Istighfar

Coordinates: 1°22′16.06″N 103°57′50.60″E / 1.3711278°N 103.9640556°E / 1.3711278; 103.9640556

Al-Istighfar Mosque

The Al-Istighfar Mosque (Malay: Masjid Al-Istighfar) is a mosque in Pasir Ris, Singapore.

This three-storey mosque is one of the most recent mosques built under Phase Three of the Mosque Building Fund programme. Completed in June 1999, it is located in the East, along Pasir Ris Drive 3. it can be recognized by its outstanding blue dome and modern yet Islamic architecture. The mosque, which can accommodate a congregation of 3300 people offers madrasah and kindergarten classes. It is a hive of activities during the evening when religious classes open its doors to Muslims in the vicinity. The mosque is wheelchair accessible as there are ramps and a lift that serves all floors. The mosque is fully air conditioned in all of the prayer halls. As the number of Muslims in the neighbourhood increases, the mosque is overcrowded due to the high demand during peak periods such as Friday prayers and Ramadan night prayers. There are also temporary tents that are placed at the side of the mosque to shade of the worshippers from the sun. When the mosque is full, worshippers are allowed to pray on the pavement beside the side entrance. Therefore, worshippers praying at the mosque are encouraged to come earlier than the usual time. [1]

On the 27 January 2017, the Masjid Al-Istighfar opened a new temporary prayer facility located opposite the mosque. This is to cater to the large number of Muslim worshippers for its Friday prayers.

The temporary prayer facility, which can house 500 worshippers, is a sheltered structure with large fans hanging from its ceiling. It is about 15m across the road from the mosque.[2]

This brings the total capacity of the mosque combined with the temporary prayer facility to more than 3800 worshippers.

The mosque will be redeveloped in the near future according to the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS)

Transportation

The mosque is accessible from Pasir Ris MRT station.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MUIS Mosque Management".
  2. ↑ "Mosque opens new facility to cope with prayer space crunch". The Straits Times. 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
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