Here in this quiz, we are going to ask you almost 100 questions about singapore to see how much do you know about this sovereign citystate and island country. It was named after an aristocratic malay woman who donated money to build it. Hajjah fatimah mosque main page october 1 salam please note there will be no mawlid this friday 4th oct 2019 as we are giving way to attend the mawlid at masjid jamae chulia with goh. Every district has within it, core areas, its rhythms latent in a diversity of people, cultures and architecture. The ultimate singapore trivia challenge proprofs quiz. Will toby and tammy solve the mystery of the spinning clock. Masjid hajjah fatimah masjid mosque in singapore halal trip.
The story of hazrat fatima sa, daughter of the holy. A malaccan malay lady, hajjah fatimah amassed a considerable fortune by continuing her husbands business following his early death. Earlyrisers come to jog on the gardens perfectly paved pathways and theres a morning gathering of tai chi enthusiasts. Masjid hajjah fatimah, singapore architecture, history, location. The masjid hajjah fatimah is one of only a small number of mosques that are named after women. The hajjah fatimah mosque, along what was then java road, was on the 1958 master plans list of historic buildings to be preserved gamer 1972, 9. The prophet of islam had only one daughter named fatima. Designed by an unknown english man and built by french contractors with the help of malay labourers, the mosque bears similarities with the classical elements of an arab styled dome, doric columns, chinese. It is named after hajjah fatimah binte sulaiman who provided the land and funds for the mosque and some homes around it for the poor. Empire with the publication of gibbs 1728 the book of architecture. Islam is one of the worlds most important religions, second only to christianity in number of adherents. The pristine hajjah fatimah mosque is a testimonial to the flourishing muslim communities who made generous contributions for building it. Hazrat fatima sa was born five years before bethat when muhammad s was about 35 years old and her mother khadija was about 50.
Hajjah fatimah binte sulaiman around 17541852 was a wealthy malay businesswoman from melaka married to a bugis prince. The mosque was built between 1845 and 1846 with the funds and land donated by hajjah fatimah out of gratitude when she escaped twice unharmed from thieves. The ownership of hajjah fatimah mosque was passed on the alsagoff family and eventually to the islamic religious council of singapore. Hajjah fatimah mosque, istana kampong gelam and sultan mosque be enthralled as a professional storyteller brings to life a timetravellin g adventure around our national monuments, based on the publication, the fearless twins and the magical kaleido. For twentythree years, prophet muhammad spread the message of tawheed true monotheism the same message that prophet ibrahim and all the other prophets came with and established the law of allah upon the land. Sultan mosque is a prominent mosque located at the heart of kampong glam, and one of singapores most impressive places of worship. Majestically standing in the historic district of kampong glam, the sultan mosque masjid sultan is singapores largest mosque and focal point of the muslim community in the lion city. A malaccan malay lady, hajjah fatimah amassed a considerable fortune by continuing her. Hajjah fatimah mosque is located along beach road in the historic kampong glam area. While some people would have cursed their bad luck, she was convinced that allah had kept her safe and built a mosque on the site of her home as an act. It was completed in 1846 and is one of the few mosques to be named after a woman. Our journey our history 1940s 1943 1917 1917 th 1949 war heroine in the making. Plan ahead and download one of their walking guides to several sections of the park, or book in for a free guided tour, held on saturdays check the schedule. Muhammad then cleansed the kaaba by destroying all the pagan idols, and reconsecrated the building to allah.
This page was last edited on december 2017, at 05. The mosque was named after hajjah fatimah, a wealthy malay woman from malacca who carried on her bugis husbands business after his. May 19, 2015 hajjah fatimah mosque is one of the oldest mosques in singapore, a rare example of one named after a woman. This chapter is the last case study related to hiking explorations of spatial use in singapore. This mosque is in 3 muscat st, and faces bussorah st. Kampong glam heritage trail national coffee movement 2017. Anybody declaring to be a muslim must fulfil this ritual act, or at least have the intention to do so once in their lifetime. The mosque is named after an aristocratic malay lady, hajjah fatimah, who. The mosque bears testimony to the once thriving muslim communities living in the vicinity who made significant. After all, its a well developed, functioning, and wealthy country with beautiful skyscrapers, islands, clean streets, career opportunities, etc. It was named after a charitable malay woman who donated money to build it, which resulted in a beautiful landmark whose design is a mix of malay and colonial styles. The mosque is named after an aristocratic malay lady, hajjah fatimah, who commissioned. Throughout history, muslim communities have always been attached, in one form or another, to the mosque or the masjid as it is known in arabic.
Book your tickets online for hajjah fatimah mosque, singapore. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Masjid hajjah fatimah, singapore architecture, history. The turning point came when hajjah fatimahs home was burgled not once, but twice in the 1830s and the second time, the thieves set her house on fire luckily, she was away at the time.
Islam is the main religion of most of the middle east, north africa, the sahel and central asia, and is also widespread in south and southeast asia, west and east africa. Its present location used to be the residence of its founder. Buckley, an anecdotal history of old times in singapore singapore. Aug 23, 2017 the grave of hajjah fatimah lies in a locked mausoleum in the compound of the mosque. City centre architecture lost and found over the last half century, singapore has grown and developed. Aug 21, 2017 sure enough, a man by the name of muhammad ibn abdullaah was born in the very city that prophet ibrahim had made this supplication centuries earlier. Jul 11, 2017 built between 1845 and 1846, the hajjah fatimah mosque was named after a wealthy businesswoman. Seemingly pulled out of the arabian nights, the enchanting mosque is constructed in the indosaracenic style, the highlight being the huge prayer hall topped by. Hajjah fatimahs legacy construction of hajjah fatimah mosque is completed. The present theatre and concert hall were originally known as the. Masjid hajjah fatimah hajjah fatimah mosque at 4001 beach road, singapore 199584, was designed by an unknown british architect and built between 1845 and 1846 by french contractors using malay labour. Hazrat fatima sa was born five years before bethat when muhammad s was about 35 years old and her mother khadija was about 50 years old.
The story of kampong glam began in 1819 when sir stamford raffles. With its massive golden domes and huge prayer hall, sultan mosque is a mustsee if youre in the historic kampong glam district. This is another old generation masjid built from donation from a wealthy lady named fatimah. For twentythree years, prophet muhammad spread the message of tawheed true monotheism the same message that prophet ibrahim and all the other prophets came with and established the law of allah. For fatimah binte sulaimans biography, see charles b. Gazetted as a national monument on 14 february 1992, the vtch comprises two blocks of building constructed more than 43 years apart, in 1862 and 1905, and joined by a clock tower. The center for international and regional studies georgetown university school of foreign service in qatar the georgetown university school of foreign service in qatar, opened in august 2005, is a branch campus of georgetown university, the oldest catholic and jesuit university in america, founded in 1789. The kampong glam area is home to two historically significant malay mosques, namely sultan mosque and hajjah fatimah mosque. After years, her daughter and soninlaw were also buried in the same enclosure. Kampong glam heritage trail national coffee movement.
Hajjah fatimah mosque 4001, beach road, 199584 singapore. Built between 1845 and 1846, the mosque was named after hajjah fatimah, a wealthy businesswoman. This ebook was written with material drawn extensively from the following sources. The architecture of hajjah fatimah mosque is one of the testaments to singapores multicultural society. Masjid hajjah fatimah is the only structure left of the former settlement here. There are many evidences with regards to this obligation. Sure enough, a man by the name of muhammad ibn abdullaah was born in the very city that prophet ibrahim had made this supplication centuries earlier. While they served different dialect groups in the chinese community, both.
It was built in exchange for yielding the island of singapore to the british. In the late 1830s, after her house was robbed several times and then burnt, in gratitude to allah for her escaping unharmed she donated land and. Jan 04, 2014 the turning point came when hajjah fatimahs home was burgled not once, but twice in the 1830s and the second time, the thieves set her house on fire luckily, she was away at the time. The hajjah fatimah mosque is in the historic area of kampong glam.
When the prophet married her, both daughters came with her mother to live in the house of the prophet. The story of hazrat fatima sa, daughter of the holy prophet. So, give it a shot and see whether you can be a trueblue singaporean. At the back of the mosque are a number of old tombstones including hajjah fatimah s own. The writing of the first two books on surah alkahf was kindly sponsored in the names of rabia aboobakar hussein jakhura and aboobakar hussein jakhura of malawi in africa, abdul majid kader sultan and fatimah abdullah of malaysia, and hajjah haniffa bte omar khan sourattee and hajjah mariam bte fakir mohammed of singapore. Here, you can learn more about the boat and ship yards that used to operate along the beach and rivers, and the kampongs that used to exist in kallang. Sultan mosque masjid sultan singapore visit singapore. The mosque was named after hajjah fatimah, a wealthy malay woman from malacca who carried on her bugis husbands business after his death. The present pattern of the hajj was established by islamic prophet muhammad who made reforms to the preislamic pilgrimage of the pagan arabs.
Hajjah fatimah mosque 85 hari raya puasa 23 haw par villa 129 hawker centres 73 hawker food 7, 301, 73, 87 hdb flats 1767 health 1867 henderson waves 128 high tea 62 hiking 40, 128 historic hotels 156 history 20, 16671 british rule 1689 independence 170 japanese occupation 16970 precolonial 1667 wwii 169 holidays 224, 188 holland. Hajjah fatimah mosque is one of the oldest mosques in singapore, a rare example of one named after a woman. Hajjah fatimah mosque burial plots in the compound of hajjah fatimah mosque. Built between 1845 and 1846, the hajjah fatimah mosque was named after a wealthy businesswoman. Its followers are called muslims and their houses of worship, mosques. The mosque had belonged to the sultan of johore from which the mosque derives its name. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading holy makkah. Second school for girls the convent of the holy infant jesus opens in victoria street. Sultan mosque and hajjah fatimah mosque 1 sept 2012, 1011. Widowed at a young age, she successfully took over her husbands business. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The oldest mosque in singapore is the 1820 masjid omar kampong melaka. Hajjah fatimah however was away when the arson attack occurred and was therefore unharmed, and to express her gratitude for her safety, she instructed the building of a mosque on the site where the house once stood. In fact he began to deliver his lessons at his own house at kampong paya, which was then occupied by his mother, hajjah fatimah.
Her mother khadija had two other daughters from her two earlier marriages. See all 2 hajjah fatimah mosque tours on tripadvisor. City centre architecture lost and found over the last half century, singapore has grown and developed in a dynamic way, becoming a city with multiple focal points. For her philanthropy and role in establishing the mosque that bears her name, hajjah fatimah binte sulaiman was inducted into the singapore womens hall of fame in 2014, the hall of fames inaugural year. Throughout islamic history the mosque, as an institution, played a central role in. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. Its unique eclectic architecture stands out from other mosques in singapore, especially with its distinctively europeanstyle minaret, which tilts. In the fairly long history of hajj, the nomadic tribes of desert known as bedouin had been a somewhat persistent security issue for the hajj caravans. It was originally called sultan road and renamed bussorah street in 1910 after a place in presentday iraq.
Its unique eclectic architecture stands out from other mosques in singapore, especially with its distinctively europeanstyle minaret, which tilts slightly. The mosque bears testimony to the once thriving muslim communities living in the vicinity who made significant contributions. The victoria theatre and concert hall vtch along empress place is singapores oldest performing arts venue. Singapores second most important mosque historically after sultan mosque. In 1966, kampong rochor, with the exception of the hajjah fatimah mosque, built in 1845, was demolished to make way for public housing as part of the first phase of urban renewal in singapore.
Hajjah fatimah mosque visit singapore official site. It is named after hajjah fatimah binte sulaiman who provided the land and funds for the mosque and some. The mosque is named after an aristocratic malay lady, hajjah fatimah, who commissioned its construction. Again, throughout the history, the pilgrimage journey to mecca had offered the pilgrims as well as the professional merchants the opportunity to conduct various merchandising activities. Bussorah street and its immediate vicinity are often regarded as the heart of kampong glam by former residents. Apr 30, 2020 approachability and selfeffacing attitude. Hajjah fatimah mosque takes its name from hajjah fatimah sulaiman, a businesswoman who donated the land the mosque is built on in the 19 th century. Its history in displayed in the lobby it showed a much smaller original mosque. The land was the site of her former house but after two robberies and a fire from which she managed to escape unscathed, she decided to donate her land for the building of a mosque. Gibsonhill founded by hajjah fatimah, the mosque is one of the few in singapore named after a female benefactor. Discover architectural influences from across the globe at the hajjah fatimah mosque, a testament.
Its design is a mix of local malay muslim and colonial british architecture. The mosque was designed in a mix of islamic and european architectural styles, and completed in 1846. The grave of hajjah fatimah lies in a locked mausoleum in the compound of the mosque. We recommend booking hajjah fatimah mosque tours ahead of time to secure your spot. Hajjah fatimah, a wealthy melakan lady of bugis descent who built. Hajjah fatimah was an aristocrat who lived on java road.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The original structure based on traditional malay mosque typologies was replaced by a brick mosque in 1855. They also have several apps you can download to use during a selfguided visit the gardens are just one of many free things to do in singapore. Hosein mas jid jamiah, city of san fernando trinidad and tobago an anal ytical study of surah alkahf of the quran that seeks to explai n the reality of a mysterious european jewishchristian alliance that is waging unjust war on islam and oppressing muslims while pursuing a sinister global agenda on behalf of the eurojewish state of israel.