Masjid Bencoolen
mosque in Singapore
Key facts
- Capacity
- 1,100 people
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Overview
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Masjid Bencoolen is a congregational mosque on Bencoolen Street, between Rochor and Bras Basah in Singapore. It is also known as the Bengkali Mosque and the Hanafi Mosque. The present building dates from a reconstruction completed in 2004 and is integrated with the Somerset Bencoolen hotel, which is owned by Ascott International, a subsidiary of CapitaLand. The mosque also serves as the headquarters of the Tablighi Jama'at, an Islamic missionary group. Our records give its capacity as about 1,100 worshippers.
History
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The mosque was established in the 1820s by Indian Muslim immigrants who had come from Bengkulu. The building seen today is the result of a reconstruction in 2004, carried out as part of an integrated development with a hotel.
From Wikipedia
The Bencoolen Mosque (Malay: Masjid Bencoolen; Jawi: مسجد بنکولين, Tamil: பென்கூலன் பள்ளிவாசல், romanized: Peṉkūlaṉ Paḷḷivācal; also spelled as Masjid Bengkali, or Bengkali Mosque) alternatively known as the Hanafi Mosque, is a congregational mosque located along Bencoolen Street between Rochor and Bras Basah, Singapore. It was built in the 1820s by Indian Muslim immigrants from Bengkulu. The present-day mosque is a 2004 reconstruction and is integrated with the Somerset Bencoolen hotel that is owned by Ascott International, a subsidiary of CapitaLand. It is also the current headquarters for the Tablighi Jama'at, an Islamic missionary group.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AF
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Bencoolen
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