Built in 1954, it is named after the renowned Islamic scholar, spiritual master, and author – Maulana Shah Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddique, who dedicated his entire life preaching and propagating Islam in Singapore and around the world.

The Moroccan influence in the architecture and the interior design of the Masjid was the work of five Moroccan artisans who were specially flown in during the construction of the Masjid. Today the Masjid stands out because of its unique design.

Ideology: Inspire, Educate and Serve the People

The mission is to inspire, educate and serve the people through true teachings of the Quran and the Sunnah.

The vision is to create an inclusive community that encourages conversations of Islam, inter-religion faith, compassion, peace, and harmony amongst people belonging from varied races, ethnicity, gender, or age.

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History: Founding Members of the Masjid

In 1930, Maulana Abdul Aleem Siddique came to Singapore with the vision to establish a Muslim society for spreading the true teachings of Islam and the message of peace. He, alongside other Islamic activists, spotted an old surau (a small place of prayers) in Telok Kurau (the land on which the masjid is right now). On 25 February 1953, the ownership of the land was transferred to Syed Ibrahim bin Oman Alsagoff, Ahmad bin Mohamed Ibrahim and Haji Adam Naina Mohamed Ibrahim as trustees of the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society (now known as JAMIYAH). And after relentlessly raising funds, the masjid came to its existence.

During its early years, the masjid was managed by the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society. It was later managed by a committee established by the neighboring residents until the implementation of the Administration of Muslim Law Act (AMLA). The administration and management of the masjid was entrusted to a group of volunteers selected by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) as members of the Mosque Management Board (MMB).

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Maulana Abdul Aleem Siddique: Vision Behind the Masjid

Born in the blessed month of Ramadhan, on 3 April 1892 (15 Ramadhan 1310), in Meerut India, Maulana Shah Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddique was raised in a family that was pious and devout. He is a descendant of Sayyidina Abu Bakar As-Siddique (May Allah be pleased with him), the first caliph of Islam.

Maulana Abdul Aleem Siddique traveled continuously for 40 years all across the world to spread the love for the spiritual reform and enlightenment of humanity. The countries majorly include Hejaz, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Ceylon, China, Japan, Philippines, Mauritius, Madagascar, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Belgium, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, France, England, West Indies, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, United States of America and Canada.

He was a great writer, poet, public speaker, and scholar of Islam and modern sciences, and was renowned globally for his spiritual guidance and promulgation of the message of hope and peace. His contribution to literary and academic discourses was also astounding. During his life, he delivered hundreds of lectures and also found time to write several Islamic books and poetry in both Urdu and English language.

He came to Singapore in 1930 to spread the message of Islam. In 1932, he founded the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society, now known as Jamiyah. He also pioneered the establishment of the Inter-Religious Organization (IRO) to foster greater understanding between the faiths and promote the message of peace amongst the people of Singapore.

Maulana Abdul Aleem Siddique worked with single-minded devotion for the cause of Islam and humanity. Hundreds of thousands of people belonging to diverse races and nationalities in Asia, Africa, Europe, and America received spiritual blessings through his dynamic and refulgent personality. Numerous mosques, Islamic missionary societies, schools, hospitals, libraries, infirmaries, orphanages, and Islamic periodicals sprang up in the wake of his immortal missionary work.