Masjid Jamae
| Masjid Jamae مسجد جاماي Jamae Mosque |
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| ஜாமியா பள்ளிவாசல் | |
Masjid Jamae at South Bridge Road in Chinatown of Singapore
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| Basic information | |
| Location | South Bridge Road, Singapore |
| Geographic coordinates | 1°16′59″N 103°50′44″E / 1.283139°N 103.8455°ECoordinates: 1°16′59″N 103°50′44″E / 1.283139°N 103.8455°E |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Country | Singapore |
| Website | masjidjamaechulia |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Architectural style | Indo-Islamic, eclectic |
| Date established | 1826 |
| Completed | 1835 |
| Designated as NHL | |
| Designated | 19 November 1974 |
Masjid Jamae or Jamae Mosque (Tamil: ஜாமியா (சூலியா) பள்ளிவாசல், Chinese: 詹美回教堂) is one of the earliest mosques in Singapore, and is located on South Bridge Road in the Chinatown district within the Central Area. The mosque was established in 1826. This mosque is also known as Chulia Mosque and Periya Palli (meaning the Big Mosque) among the Tamil Muslim community in Singapore. Together with its neighbour, Sri Mariamman Temple, the mosque stands out in its predominantly Chinese location. The Mosque Street that runs beside it may have been named after this mosque.
Jamae Mosque was established by the Chulias, who were Tamil Muslims from the Coromandel Coast of South India. They came to Singapore mostly as traders and money changers and set up three mosques within a short time, with Jamae Mosque being the first. The other two are Al-Abrar Mosque and Nagore Durgha, both of which are on Telok Ayer Street. A mosque was initially set up on South Bridge Road around 1826 under the leadership of Ansar Saib, and the current Jamae Mosque was then constructed on the site between 1830 and 1835.
In 1881, after the early benefactors had died, a lease was granted to five trustees of the mosque, and in 1894, the Jamae Mosque and Nagore Durgha were placed under a new panel of court-appointed trustees. In 1917, the Mohammedan and Hindu Endowments Board took over the management of the mosque until 1968, when it handed the reins over to Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS).
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