Muslim Travel Guide Singapore: Haji Mohamed Salleh Mosque, Habib Noh Shrine and Prayer Hall
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Summary: This Singapore Muslim travel guide turns from Habib Noh Shrine to Haji Mohamed Salleh Mosque itself. It keeps the mosque layout, prayer-hall notes, hillside setting, and source sequence unchanged.
Last time we focused on the tomb (gongbei) on the small hill next to the mosque. This time, let's look at the mosque itself. This mosque started as a small prayer room next to a tomb. It was later expanded to its current size.
The prayer hall is not very large, but it is small and beautiful. The interior decoration is simple and plain, but it is definitely not crude. The pillars inside are mostly pure white, but the tops are accented with a touch of gold, adding a bit of elegance to the hall.
The ceiling (Image 3) is low, but it has an open design that shows the wooden structure. This keeps the ceiling from feeling heavy, as a solid ceiling in such a low room would make people feel cramped.
The top of the mihrab (Image 5) is covered in simple mosaic tiles. The colors are muted and the design is simple, so it does not look too flashy or distract from the space.
A staff stands on the pulpit. The khutbah staff here in Singapore is different from the ones in China, where they are usually smooth, dry branches that keep the original shape of the wood. The one here in Singapore is a straight metal staff with a metal sphere on top.
On the right side inside the niche, there is a miniature model of the door of the Kaaba in Mecca (Image 6). I have seen this type of model in the shop at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, so it seems popular in mosques across Singapore and Malaysia.
Copies of the Quran (Image 7) are neatly stacked on the pillars in the prayer hall. In some mosques, the books are placed a bit randomly and come in different styles.
I think the mosque management intentionally bought many copies of the Quran with the same covers to keep the interior looking tidy. Someone is specifically in charge of organizing them, making sure books with the same covers are kept together.
Let's look outside the prayer hall. Some guides mention a library here (Figure 10), which likely refers to a reading corner behind the prayer hall.
This small mosque also has an accessible elevator. I only noticed it while looking through my photos, even though I visited twice and never saw it.
According to the sign (Figure 11), the second floor has a small meeting room, a women's prayer area, restrooms, and an administrative office.
Climb the long steps up the nearby hill to see the roof of the mosque's prayer hall (Figure 12, Figure 13). The Malay-style building features this kind of sloped roof.
Summary: This Singapore Muslim travel guide turns from Habib Noh Shrine to Haji Mohamed Salleh Mosque itself. It keeps the mosque layout, prayer-hall notes, hillside setting, and source sequence unchanged.
Last time we focused on the tomb (gongbei) on the small hill next to the mosque. This time, let's look at the mosque itself. This mosque started as a small prayer room next to a tomb. It was later expanded to its current size.
The prayer hall is not very large, but it is small and beautiful. The interior decoration is simple and plain, but it is definitely not crude. The pillars inside are mostly pure white, but the tops are accented with a touch of gold, adding a bit of elegance to the hall.
The ceiling (Image 3) is low, but it has an open design that shows the wooden structure. This keeps the ceiling from feeling heavy, as a solid ceiling in such a low room would make people feel cramped.
The top of the mihrab (Image 5) is covered in simple mosaic tiles. The colors are muted and the design is simple, so it does not look too flashy or distract from the space.
A staff stands on the pulpit. The khutbah staff here in Singapore is different from the ones in China, where they are usually smooth, dry branches that keep the original shape of the wood. The one here in Singapore is a straight metal staff with a metal sphere on top.
On the right side inside the niche, there is a miniature model of the door of the Kaaba in Mecca (Image 6). I have seen this type of model in the shop at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, so it seems popular in mosques across Singapore and Malaysia.
Copies of the Quran (Image 7) are neatly stacked on the pillars in the prayer hall. In some mosques, the books are placed a bit randomly and come in different styles.
I think the mosque management intentionally bought many copies of the Quran with the same covers to keep the interior looking tidy. Someone is specifically in charge of organizing them, making sure books with the same covers are kept together.
Let's look outside the prayer hall. Some guides mention a library here (Figure 10), which likely refers to a reading corner behind the prayer hall.
This small mosque also has an accessible elevator. I only noticed it while looking through my photos, even though I visited twice and never saw it.
According to the sign (Figure 11), the second floor has a small meeting room, a women's prayer area, restrooms, and an administrative office.
Climb the long steps up the nearby hill to see the roof of the mosque's prayer hall (Figure 12, Figure 13). The Malay-style building features this kind of sloped roof.
