Masjid Khadijah: Contact

Tel: 6747 5607
Fax: 6747 5929

Masjid Khadijah: Address

583, Geylang Road
Singapore 389522

Masjid Kampong Holland: Contact

Tel/Fax : 6462 0112

Masjid Kampong Holland: Address

39, Lorong Liput
Singapore 277746

Masjid Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim: Contact

Tel: 6273 6043

Masjid Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim: Address

30, Telok Blangah Road
Singapore 098827

Experiment Update

This experiment seems to be going haywire. I’ve been to a few mosques but not all during terawih and some with no photos so it’s very hard to update stuff. Or at least it’s not so interesting. In the last 5 days I’ve had Masjid Khalid Briyani at least twice for breaking fast. I can see why it’s so popular. The rice is fragrant and and the spices on the mutton quite elaborate. However it’s resulted in some minor headspins this weekend. Not for those with blood pressure or high-cholestrol problems.

I’ll try to update what I have anyway.

That Little One in the Dutch Village

Masjid Kampung always brings me back memories of my JC days. We’ll be here for Friday prayers, or normal prayers for that matter and then, we’ll head out to the nearby cafes and restaurants to hang out. At that time we could only afford KFC. Now even KFC is gone. There’s still NYDC and Coffee Bean though.

The mosque is very small in size but it has a constant patronage due the proximity of civil service college and the eatery belt at Holland Village.

The last time I came (I think it was roughly 6 months back) it was all still wooden, but now I noticed the mimbar and that area (I can’t remember the name – it’s the depression in the wall in front of the Imam) has been cemented and tiled over. There’s around 20-30 people there for prayers when I was there.

And there’s AIR-CON!!!

But not for the ladies. My heart goes out to them. I remember the last time I came a few years back I found the place quite quaint since the wudhu area was kind of communal for men & women. At least that was what we thought cos some JC girl took her ablution right next to my good friend!!! Hahaha!!! I still remember that incident, my friend was tongue tied for few minutes! I think we were supposed to take turns.

Anyway if you’re in the area and need a place to solat, just look in the open-air carpark area of Holland Village, you’ll see it there.

Malaysian Trip

I finally managed to have one night free to break fast at home so I headed to Masjid Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim for Isyak & Terawih. My uncle has a “family tree” book which says that I’m distantly related to this fella. Like great(x20 or 30) uncle or something. Wow! No wonder I’m such a royal pain in the ***.
Anyway as many of us know, this mosque is unique in the because it is being run by the Johor Government. I guess it’s a diplomatic understanding between the 2 governments. A few of the Johor Sultanate’s kin are buried near the mosque. The Imam on duty at the mosque is posted here from Malaysia. I remember I met last year’s Imam and he said he was Muar, a relatively close town to my grandparents “kampung”

I never realized what a big prayer hall it was until today. All of us jemaah could barely fill up the first saf for Isyak. Parking here doesn’t seem to be much a problem since the mosque has it’s own compound and residential and office building behind the mosque. I love the pacing of the Imam too.

Recommended, If you have a car of course.

The One With Exquisite Tiles

I had the opportunity to pray terawih at Masjid Khadijah due to some work commitments nearby. It was renovated around two years ago and the art on tile work in the main prayer hall is quite extensive. Brown flower motifs covers most of the front wall.

And there’s AIR-CON!!!

The mainly Indian Muslim congregation managed to fill up most of the hall for terawih prayers. Unlike some mosques where some people would leave after eight raka’at, I noticed that most of them stayed through all twenty.

It was a pity I didn’t think about whipping out my camera to capture the lovely walls. The only drawback is parking is slightly difficult to find, especially if you’re late like I was. We had to park near some HDB blocks a distance away and walk in through the myriad of lanes and alleys.

And I personally think they have one of the better designed mosque logos I’ve seen in a while.