Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah
Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah is a mosque located at Tiong Bahru in the Bukit Merah planning area in the Central Region, Singapore. The mosque was established in 1962 and subsequently rebuilt into its present form in 1985.
History
Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah was built in 1962. Its construction was funded by local charity firm, Jamiyah Singapore, as well as a large donation from the overseas international Muslim World League organization. The mosque was then named Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah, a combination of the names of both of organizations that assisted financially in the building of the mosque. In the 1980s, the mosque was demolished and a larger mosque structure was reconstructed over it. Reconstruction was ultimately completed on August 1985, and the mosque reopened on 9 August of that same year, coinciding with Singapore's National Day celebration. In 1986, the mosque hosted a sale of food, including biryani, where the funds would go to payment of contractors to renovate the mosque and ensure its stability. After the reconstruction, the mosque was able to fit 2,000 worshippers.To improve accessibility, the mosque received its first lift in 2011 which is used to access all three main floors of the mosque building. The mosque received some controversy in 2018 after a fight was recorded on video in the mosque's premises; the management of the mosque confirmed the incident and urged users not to share the video further, as the case was being investigated by the police.