Called the hajjah fatimah mosque, it is the first local mosque to be named after a woman. History the mosque on this site was originally a building with timber partitions and a tiled roof known as masjid alabrar, built in 1846 to serve the religious needs of the south indian muslim merchants and baweanese syces and horse trainers residing in kampong kapor. Located in the central district, it was completed in 1846. Full text of fiqh al ibadat hajjah durriah al aytah. Search the history of over 439 billion web pages on the internet. Its unique eclectic architecture stands out from other mosques in singapore, especially with its distinctively europeanstyle minaret, which tilts slightly. The province of hajjah is one of the worst impacted, with more than a million people going hungry and thousands of new cholera cases being reported on a regular basis. Hajjah fatimah arrived in singapore in the 1800s to continue her late husbands trading. The mosque used to be known as java road mosque, after an adjoining road that has since been expunged. Hajjah fatimah, a wealthy melakan lady of bugis descent who built. He had his education at victoria school and later joined the malayan armed forces, the predecessor of the malaysian armed forces. In 2005, scwo launched the wall of fame to honour some of singapores pioneering women activists, educators and philanthropists. Many women in our history have risen above the call of duty.
Sayyidah zainab, sayyidah ruqayyah and sayyidah umm kulthum radiya llahu anhunna were documented, by which the honour and status of these pure chaste women is clearly depicted. The architecture of hajjah fatimah mosque is one of the testaments to singapores multicultural society. The building of the mosque was initiated by hajjah fatimah, who was originally from a wealthy malaccan family. By the early 20th century, the vicinities at robertson quay, ho puah quah and kim. The hajjah fatimah mosque is in the historic area of kampong glam. We fear that thousands of civilians are trapped between the parties to the conflict and lack the basic services they need to. The mosque bears testimony to the once thriving muslim communities living in the vicinity who made significant contributions. Hajjah fatimah was an early example of a woman who made significant contributions to singapore. Hajjah fatimah mosque as seen in 2004, without java road.
Built between 1845 and 1846, the mosque was named after hajjah fatimah, a wealthy businesswoman. Hajjah fatimah also took on the role as philanthropist. Hajjah fatimah mosque is located along beach road in the historic kampong glam area. Hajjah article about hajjah by the free dictionary. The life and marriage of fatimah alzahrah mecca books.
Masjid hajjah fatimah malay for hajjah fatimah mosque. The singapore womens hall of fame was set up in 2014 to recognise these achievements and share their stories, and has currently inducted a total of. Hajjah definition of hajjah by the free dictionary. Another programme involves young filmmakers from nanyang technological university. This is another old generation masjid built from donation from a wealthy lady named fatimah. The mosque was named after her, and this gave us hajjah fatimah mosque in kampong glam the first in singapore named after a woman. It is believed that hajjah fatimah passed away at the age of 98. Masjid hajjah fatimah, singapore architecture, history, location. Widowed at a young age, she successfully took over her husbands business.
Fatimah was a malaccan woman who accumulated huge amounts after taking over her deceased husbands business. Hajjah fatimah binte sulaiman around 17541852 was a wealthy malay businesswoman from melaka married to a bugis prince. The biography of sayyidah fatimah al zahra previously, the biography of the three daughters of rasulullah salla llahu alayhi wa sallam viz. According to historical accounts, her house was twice burgled and set on fire. The mosque is named after an aristocratic malay lady, hajjah fatimah, who commissioned its construction.
Prewwii, it was a hotspot for japanese prostitutes. 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. As she married a bugis prince from the celebes presentday sulawesi, she was also known as the sultana of gowa, celebes. She married a bugis prince from celebes who ran a trading post in singapore. There were many others, and i hope that their contributions will be acknowledged and celebrated. After completing hajj in october 2012, hajjah shahidah made it her sole mission to encourage other women, young and old, to make the hajj. Hajjah fatimah binte sulaiman singapore womens hall of fame. The life and virtues of fatimah alzahrah and her beloved family has been a source of inspiration, guidance and succour for countless muslims throughout the history of islam. Every district has within it, core areas, its rhythms latent in a diversity of people, cultures and architecture. Arabic library annexe, hajjah fatimah mosque, beach road. Masjid hajjah fatimah, singapore architecture, history. The mosque was named after her, and this gave us hajjah fatimah mosque in kampong glam. The biography of sayyidah fatimah alzahra mahajjah. The heritage bridges singapore rivers grand old dames.
She gave back to society by building houses for the poor and donated the site of her house to have a mosque built in its place. 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. Bugis street is singapores most iconic area, with a striking history to boot. It is one of the few mosques in singapore to be named after a female benefactor. Established in 2002, wardah books is located in bussorah street, at the heart of singapores centre of malaymuslim literary history. At that time mcas had a mobile islamic information service, a van stocked with books, which went to different mosques each week to disseminate information on islam in english. Hajjah fatimah is a melaka mechant of bugis descent, and her husband was a prince karaeng from the makassarese royal house of gowa part of the gowatallo alliance that ruled the port of makassar in the 1500s to the 1600s. Books have always been central to islamic culture and books remain the best technology for preserving and expounding ideas across time and space. He has focused on the history pertaining to the revelation, divisions, and writing of the noble quran. Full text of fiqh al ibadat hajjah durriah al aytah see other formats.
However, her husband died while she was still young, and she continued to run his business after his death, acquiring a large fortune with her ships. As long as human beings continue to commit themselves to finding meaning, there will always be something to read. Ahmad married raja siti, daughter of hajjah fatimah, who was a local aristocrat, thus strengthening his familys presence in singapore. From the 50s until the 80s, the area became famous worldwide for its nightly gathering of transwomen, who hung out around the area and were later immortalised in the film bugis street 1995. The red zone in the background are the streets beyond haji lane and bali lane that were demolished in 1995. By 2010, there were nine honourees chan choy siong, elizabeth choy, hajjah fatimah, maria dyer, seow peck leng, shirin fozdar, julie tan, lim hwee hua and yufoo yee shoon. Started from the mouth of the river, development gradually spread upstream. Hajjah fatimah mosque visit singapore official site. Discover architectural influences from across the globe at the hajjah fatimah mosque, a testament to singaporean multiculturalism. Hajjah fatimah also funded the building of several houses for her own family and the poor on land adjacent to the mosque. Historical maps from 1800s to mid1900s have shown that the area was once called perseverance estate. Hajj is transformative and the hajjah project provides cash and inkind gifts and grants to women who are involved in transformative projects. After researching several books on making the hajj and umrah, she felt it neccessary to produce a book especially for women. Our mission is to educate and inspire muslim women to make the completion of the hajj pilgrimage a priority.
Population surged and trading activities flourished. The hajjah project, a vision, a mission, a sisterhood. The mosque represented a mix of local islamic and european architecture, having been designed by colonial architect john turnbull thomson. Also known as masjid hajjah fatimah, the hajjah fatimah mosque will captivate. They create short documentaries about heritage buildings like the hajjah fatimah mosque, and the central fire station. He is an important figure in islamic history as he is a member of the ahl albayt the household of muhammad, as well as the 3rd imam. Landmark books and preservation of monuments board, p. Masjid hajjah fatimah, gazetted as a national monument in 1973, was built between 1842 and 1846. Mark womens contributions for singapore bicentennial. Hajjah fatimah mosque is one of the oldest mosques in singapore, a rare example of one named after a woman. The mosques minaret bears a close resemblance to the neoclassical spires of the first st andrews church.
The mosque is named after an aristocratic malay lady, hajjah fatimah, who commissioned. Also known as telok ayer market, lau pa sat blends history, striking. He has trained them to lead guided walks in tiong bahru, so that they can present the history of this neighbourhood to visitors. The 1900s showed the rise of kampung houses with majority of the land owned by wealthy arab families who used the land for plantations. See all 2 hajjah fatimah mosque tours on tripadvisor. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. Further, a great number of islamic organisations rivalled each other in supporting the iranian revolution with its leaders preaching the love of khomeini. The association even had book kiosks targeted at tourists at historical mosques such as. Singapura stories bugis and makassarese architecture and. Islam in singapore wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Its now a prime destination for tourists and locals alike, thanks to. Hajjah fatimah was an aristocrat who lived on java road. 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.
Do you need to book in advance to visit hajjah fatimah mosque. Below is an aerial view of the kampung rochor area taken in 1955, in relation to the landmarks along jalan sultan top of photograph that are still in existence items 8, 9. Syed mohamed bin syed ahmad alsagoff arabic language. Hajjah synonyms, hajjah pronunciation, hajjah translation, english dictionary definition of hajjah. Grateful that her life was spared when her house in singapore was ransacked twice and burnt on the second occasion, she donated her land for the building of a mosque. The masjid hajjah fatimah is one of only a small number of mosques that are named after women. Hajjah fatimah sulaiman was a tradeswoman and philanthropist from malacca who settled in singapore. This book, in a concise and comprehensive manner, exposes the skeletons in the closet of khomeini that the shia try so hard to hide. It was completed in 1846 and is one of the few mosques to be named after a woman. Heritage centre, which showcases the culture, heritage and history.
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