New Yusof Ishak Mosque to be completed at end of 2016

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Preliminary plans for the new Yusof Ishak Mosque were unveiled yesterday at the launch of a two-week design roadshow to gather feedback from congregants and the community at large about the building’s design, facilities and services.

Once completed, the mosque will be one of the bigger mosques of the current 68 in Singapore.

It is also the 26th satellite mosque to be funded by the community through the Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund (MBMF).

The structure, which would cost S$15 million to construct, will be able to accommodate up to 4,200 worshippers.

A total of S$1 million, out of a targeted S$2.5 million, has been raised by the Mosque Building Committee (JPM) to furnish it. Work on the new mosque is slated to begin in the first quarter of next year and will be completed at the end of 2016.

Occupying a 2,500sqm site along Woodlands Drive 17, the mosque’s design will be a blend of traditional mosque characteristics and Malay heritage, incorporating distinctive features of a tropical Malay house, such as overhangs and a veranda.

The public is encouraged to pen down their thoughts, ideas and suggestions and submit them at the roadshow at An-Nur Mosque which will run until Sept 5.