Muslim Travel Guide Singapore: Islamic Centre Mosque, Prayer Hall and Council Complex
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Summary: This Singapore Muslim travel guide focuses on the mosque inside the Singapore Islamic Centre. It preserves the three-floor layout, open interior view, prayer-hall details, and council-complex context.
In this issue, we focus on the mosque. It has three floors, and the space between the second and third floors is open, so you can look straight up to the third floor from the ground floor. I visited on a Friday, and the ground floor was already full, so I had to go up to the second floor.
The second floor was also quite crowded, with people lining up to perform wudu.
There was no room left on the carpet, so people started laying out straw mats (caoxi) (Image 5) to use as prayer rugs.
The craziest thing happened near the end of the prayer when I saw a man walking toward me who looked exactly like Lee Hsien Loong. He looked so much like him that I couldn't help but stare.
Another thing worth mentioning is the restroom. The toilets (Image 11) have grab bars installed next to them to help elderly people stand up and sit down, which is very thoughtful.
I went down to the ground floor to take some photos, then sat for a while on a bench near the elevator. Students from the Islamic seminary (jingxueyuan) (Image 13), wearing their uniforms, had finished their prayers and were getting ready for class.
They looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old.
Finally, I went to the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore next to the mosque. There is a small museum on the ground floor, but what kind of exhibits are inside? We will reveal that in the next issue.
Summary: This Singapore Muslim travel guide focuses on the mosque inside the Singapore Islamic Centre. It preserves the three-floor layout, open interior view, prayer-hall details, and council-complex context.
In this issue, we focus on the mosque. It has three floors, and the space between the second and third floors is open, so you can look straight up to the third floor from the ground floor. I visited on a Friday, and the ground floor was already full, so I had to go up to the second floor.
The second floor was also quite crowded, with people lining up to perform wudu.
There was no room left on the carpet, so people started laying out straw mats (caoxi) (Image 5) to use as prayer rugs.
The craziest thing happened near the end of the prayer when I saw a man walking toward me who looked exactly like Lee Hsien Loong. He looked so much like him that I couldn't help but stare.
Another thing worth mentioning is the restroom. The toilets (Image 11) have grab bars installed next to them to help elderly people stand up and sit down, which is very thoughtful.
I went down to the ground floor to take some photos, then sat for a while on a bench near the elevator. Students from the Islamic seminary (jingxueyuan) (Image 13), wearing their uniforms, had finished their prayers and were getting ready for class.
They looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old.
Finally, I went to the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore next to the mosque. There is a small museum on the ground floor, but what kind of exhibits are inside? We will reveal that in the next issue.
