The Hajjah Fatimah Mosque (Malay: Masjid Hajjah Fatimah; Jawi: مسجد حاجة فاطمة; Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْحَاجَّة فَاطِمَة, romanized: Masjid Al-Ḥājjah Fāṭimah) is a mosque located along Beach Road in the Kampong Glam district within the Kallang Planning Area in Singapore. The mosque was designed in a mix of Islamic and European architectural styles, and completed in 1846. The mosque is named after an aristocratic Malay lady, Hajjah Fatimah, who commissioned its construction.
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Masjid Hajjah Fatimah in the context of Islam in Singapore
Islam constitutes the third-largest religion in Singapore, after Buddhism and Christianity. Muslims account for approximately 15.6% of the population, as indicated by the 2020 census. Singaporean Muslims are predominantly Sunni adhering to either the Shafi‘i or Hanafi schools of thought. The majority of Muslims, about 80%, are ethnic Malays, while 13% are of Indian descent; the remaining fraction comprises local Chinese, Eurasian, and Arab communities, in addition to foreign migrants.