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{{Infobox religious building
|name = Masjid Sultan <br> مسجد سلطان <br /> Sultan Mosque
|native_name = 
|image = Masjid Sultan after Repaint.jpg
|image_size = 300px
|caption = Photographed after Aidilfitri Prayers 2015, with a fresh coat of paint.
|religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
|location = {{Flagicon|Singapore}} 3, Muscat Street, [[Kampong Glam]], [[Singapore]] 198833
|tradition = [[Sunni Islam]]
|architecture_type = Mosque
|architecture_style = [[Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture|Indo-Saracenic style]]
|year_completed= 1928
|capacity = 5,000
|dome_quantity = 
|dome_height_outer = 
|minaret_quantity = 
|minaret_height = 
|coordinates = {{coord|1.3022|103.8590|display=inline,title}}
|construction_cost = $200,000 (1924)
|website = http://sultanmosque.sg/
| designated  = {{designation list|embed=yes|designation1=Singapore|designation1_date=  1975}}
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[[File:Masjid Sultan.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Masjid Sultan at Muscat Street in [[Kampong Glam]]]]
[[File:Masjid Sultan Singapura.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Masjid Sultan Sign]]
'''Masjid Sultan''' ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: مسجد سلطان), or '''Sultan Mosque''', is a [[mosque]] located at Muscat Street and [[North Bridge Road]] within the [[Kampong Glam]] precinct of the district of [[Rochor]] in [[Singapore]]. The mosque is considered one of the most important mosques in Singapore. The prayer hall and domes highlight the mosque's star features.

==History==
When Singapore was ceded to the [[United Kingdom|British]] in 1819, [[Temenggung|Temenggong]] [[Abdul Rahman]], the island's chief, and [[Hussein Shah of Johor|Sultan Hussain Shah]] of [[Johor]], under whose jurisdiction Singapore fell, acquired small fortunes in exchange for their power. [[Sir Stamford Raffles]] also granted the [[Temenggong]] and the [[Sultan]] an annual [[stipend]] and the use of [[Kampong Glam]] for their residence.

The area around Kampong Glam was also allocated for [[Malay people|Malays]] and other [[Muslim]]s. Hussain built a [[palace]] there and brought his family and a complete entourage from the [[Riau]] islands. Many of the Sultan's and Temenggong's followers came to Kampong Glam from the Riau Islands, [[Malacca]] and [[Sumatra]].

Sultan Hussain then decided to build a mosque befitting his status. He constructed a mosque next to his palace from 1824 to 1826 with funds solicited from the [[British East India Company|East India Company]]. With a two-tiered [[pyramid]]al roof, it was of a typical design. The original building was replaced with a new mosque.

The management of the mosque was headed by Alauddin Shah, the Sultan's grandson, until 1879, when he passed the torch in to five community leaders. In 1914, the [[lease]] was extended by the government for a further 999 years and a new board of [[trustee]]s was appointed, with two representatives from each faction of the Muslim community.

By the early 1900s, Singapore had become a centre for Islamic [[commerce]], [[culture]] and [[art]]. Sultan Mosque soon became too small for this burgeoning community. In 1924, the year of the mosque's [[centenary]], the trustees approved a plan to erect a new mosque. The old mosque had by then also fallen into a state of disrepair.

[[Architect]] Denis Santry of [[Swan and Maclaren]] adopted a [[Indo-Saracenic|Saracenic]] style, incorporating [[minaret]]s and [[balustrade]]s. The mosque was completed after four years in 1928.

Sultan Mosque has stayed essentially unchanged since it was built, with only repairs carried out to the main hall in the 1960s and an annex added in 1993. It was [[gazette]]d as a [[National Monuments of Singapore|national monument]] on 8 March 1975.

Today the mosque is managed by its own Board of Trustees and Management Board.

==See also==
*[[Timeline of Islamic history]]
*[[Islamic architecture]]
*[[Islamic art]]
*[[List of mosques]]
*[[List of mosques in Singapore]]
*[[Soltan Mosque]]

==External links==
*[http://sultanmosque.sg/ Masjid Sultan Official Website]
*[https://www.facebook.com/masjidsultan.singapore Masjid Sultan Facebook Page]
*[https://www.instagram.com/masjidsultan/ Masjid Sultan Instagram Page]
*[https://goo.gl/maps/zU1XghFzqCS2 GoogleMaps StreetView of Masjid Sultan.]
*[https://goo.gl/maps/f64oTPhcxB42 GoogleMaps PhotoSphere of Masjid Sultan prayer hall.]

==References==
{{commons category|Masjid Sultan}}
*National Heritage Board (2002), ''Singapore's 100 Historic Places'', Archipelago Press, {{ISBN|981-4068-23-3}}

{{Mosques in Singapore}}

[[Category:Mosques in Singapore|Sultan]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Singapore]]
[[Category:National monuments of Singapore]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in 1928]]
[[Category:Rochor]]