Younger Singaporeans tend to combine traditional wisdom with religious beliefs introduced when the British colonized Singapore ; for example, South Bridge Street, which was a major road through the old Chinatown, is home to the Sri Mariamman Temple ( a south Indian Hindu temple that was declared a national historical site in the 1980s ), as well as the Masjid Jamae Mosque that served Chulia Muslims from India's Coromandel Coast.

Masjid Jamae at South Bridge Road in Chinatown, Singapore | Chinatown of Singapore, showing the octagonal minaret s.

Masjid Jamae ( Masjid means " mosque " in Arab ; Tamil: ஜம ா மஸ ூ த ி, Chinese: 詹美回教堂 ) is one of the earliest mosques in Singapore, and is located in the Chinatown district within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.

Masjid Jamae photographed on 19 February 2007

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The city centers on the Masjid al-Haram area, whose elevation is lower than most of the city.

Upon the capture of Jerusalem by the victorious Caliph Omar, Omar immediately headed to the Temple Mount with his advisor, Ka ' ab al-Ahbar, a formerly Jewish rabbi who had converted to Islam, in order to find the holy site of the " Furthest Mosque " or Al Masjid al Aqsa which was mentioned in the Quran and specified in the Hadiths of being in Jerusalem. Ka ' ab al-Ahbar suggested to Caliph Omar to build the Dome of the Rock monument on the site that Ka ' ab believed to be the Biblical Holy of the Holies, arguing that this site is where Mohammad ascended to heaven during the Isra and Mi ' raj miracle.

When the Babri Masjid was demolished on 6 December 1992, he described the event as the " greatest tragedy India has faced since the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi ".

Masjid Al Islam mosque on Sayles Hill Road in North Smithfield

In India, there were many popular places for Muslims to congregate to celebrate Eid at this time include the Jama Masjid in New Delhi, Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad, Aishbagh Idgah in Lucknow ; in Kolkata there is a prayer held on Red Road.

" I found that Masjid built by Emperor Babur stands on the border of the town of Ayodhya.

It is most unfortunate that Masjid should have been built on land specially held sacred by the Hindus, but as that event occurred 358 years ago, it is too late now to remedy the grievance.

But since the Mutiny ( 1857 ), an outer enclosure has been put up in front of the Masjid and the Hindus forbidden access to the inner yard, make the offerings on a platform ( chabootra ), which they have raised in the outer one.

In 1984, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( VHP ) launched a massive movement for the opening of the locks of the mosque, and in 1985 the Rajiv Gandhi government ordered the locks on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid in Ayodhya to be removed.

* Report of Liberhan Enquiry Commission on Demolition of Babri Masjid

For the local Muslim community the Main Jamia Masjid mosque is located on Moulsham Street at the junction with Parkway.

Advani embarked on a " Rath Yatra " to mobilize " karsevaks " to converge upon the Babri Masjid to offer prayers.

* Allahabad High court order on the Babri Masjid demolition case

Elst's book Ram Janmabhoomi vs. Babri Masjid, a Case Study in Hindu-Muslim conflict ( 1990 ) was the first book published by a non-Indian on the Ayodhya debate.

He became the first Hindu Governor of Kashmir after 1354AD and enacted dozen of anti-Muslim laws, He raised the amount of tax on Muslims, he banned the Jama Masjid of Srinagar and prohibited the cow slaughter.

Image: Kovalam Jama Masjid. JPG | Kovalam Jama Masjid on the Samudra beach

Almost a year later on January 31, 1990, Khalifa was murdered at Masjid Tucson.

Nearby buildings of interest include Christ Church, Spitalfields, The Jamme Masjid or Great London Mosque on the corner of Fournier Street-the building represents a history of successive communities of immigrants in East End, and the head office of Habitat on Princelet Street.

Four of Watts's influential gangs — Watts Cirkle City Piru Bloods, Grape Street Watts Crips, Bounty Hunter Watts Bloods, and PJ Watts Crips — formed a Peace Treaty agreement on April 26, 1992 following just over 4 years of peace talks which were initiated in July 1988 with the support of the local community and mosque, Masjid Al Rasul ( where talks had be conducted and the treaty was finalized ).

The Badshahi Masjid ( Imperial Mosque ) in Lahore was constructed in 1673 on his orders.

Other famous religious places include the Jama Masjid ( mosque ) located near Bandra West railway station and the temple of Goddess Jari-Mari, located on S. V Road.

The Arncliffe Uniting Church is in Hannam Street and the Masjid Darul Imaan Mosque is on Eden Street.

* Masjid Hajjah Fatimah on the Uniquely Singapore website

* Masjid Abdul Hamid, mosque in Singapore

The Masjid Sultan ( Sultan Mosque ) in Singapore was built in 1824 and declared a national monument in 1973.

With the exception of Masjid Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim ( which is administered by the State of Johor ), all the mosques in Singapore are administered by Muis.

Masjid Sultan ( Jawi: مسجد سلطان ; Malay for Sultan Mosque ; is located at Muscat Street and North Bridge Road within the Kampong Glam district of Rochor Planning Area in Singapore.

Masjid Hajjah Fatimah ( Malay for Hajjah Fatimah Mosque ; Chinese: 哈贾 • 法蒂玛回教堂 ) is a mosque located along Beach Road in the Kampong Glam district within the Kallang Planning Area in Singapore.

* Masjid Malabar, a mosque in Singapore

Singapore government demolished the old buildings in the Precincts NI and left only Masjid Hajjah Fatimah ( Fatimah Mosque ) as a national monument of historical conservation, and construct the new Precincts NI based on the plan.

Masjid Al-Istiqamah in Singapore

Masjid Al-Istiqamah, or Al-Istiqamah Mosque (), is a mosque in Singapore which was completed in 1999.

* Masjid Tucson ( The official website of the Mosque in the city where Rashad Khalifa preached

* Masjid Tucson ( organization website )

* Mosque Street is named after Jamae Mosque, located on the South Bridge Road end of the street.

Mosque Street is named after Jamae Mosque, located on the South Bridge Road end of the street.

Jamae Mosque's value as a historical site was crystallised when it was gazetted as a national monument on 29 November 1974.