About Us >> BRIEF HISTORY |
Wakaf Kassim consists of its mosque, the surrounding residential areas and a burial ground in Siglap Road. It was developed for the maintenance of the Kassim Mosque and to ensure that the burial grounds at Siglap were well-kept. The land was given by Ahna Mohamed Kassim Bin Ally Mohamed back in 1921 and given to 4 trustees when he passed on 31st July 1935. The 4 trustees were:-
In 1954, Sina Mohamed Kassim Bin Sinda Sahib, who was the sole trustee, nominated S.Abdul Gaffor as a trustee. In 1959, Ahna Mohamed Zainal Abidin Bin Ahna Mohamed Kassim, Mansor Bin Ahmad, Dawood Bin Abdul hamid and Abdul Ghani Bin Yahya was nominated by the court to be the trustees for Wakaf Kassim. From then on, in 1962, Wakaf Kassim was taken over by the Muslim and Hindu Endowment Board. |
In the 1990s, Kassim Mosque Committee decided to rebuild a new mosque with an estimated renovation costs of $3.5 million. The cost of the reconstruction was done by conducting fund raising events, "Payung" Project, fun-fairs and the like to collect sufficient donations. With the help of the communities' contribution, the mosque managed to collect a total of $3.7 million within 5 years. However, the reconstruction cost had increased to a staggering $5.0 million. With that, ends the chapter for the old Kassim Mosque and a new dawn begins. Having completed in July 1999, the four-story mosque can accomodate up to 2,000 worshippers. Besides organizing regular religious activities for the youth and adults, the mosque also provides avenues for social and personal developments. |
