Masjid Al Islah
Masjid Al-Islah is a mosque located in Punggol within the North-East Region, Singapore. Built in 2015, it is the only mosque situated in the Punggol neighbourhood.
Etymology
The mosque's name, "Al-Islah" is an Arabic word which usually means "to reform" although it can also be translated as anything relating to improvement and transformation into something better. The name of the mosque was chosen by the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura as it was decided the mosque would be holding programs for religious reform and community activities. Aside from that, Islah is also considered as an important term in the Islamic religion.History
Plans for a mosque to be built in Punggol had been made as early as the year 2013. The plans were eventually finalized and the proposed mosque was named Masjid Al-Islah. Construction on the mosque was completed by 6 June 2015. The mosque was the first mosque to be built in Punggol, since 2001 when Masjid Wak Sumang, an earlier and smaller mosque, was demolished along with the Kampung Wak Sumang village that stood along the shores of Punggol. The construction of a new mosque made it an easy destination for worshippers living in the Punggol area, whom would no longer need to travel to Masjid Al-Mawaddah or Masjid Al-Istiqamah to complete their Tarawih prayers.In 2016, the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, visited the mosque during the Islamic month of Ramadan and broke his fast alongside the other worshippers.