[[ARCHITECTURE]] [[Camp]] [[Heaven]] [[Infrastructure]] [[Jalan]] [[License]] [[Pusara]] [[al]] [[firdaus]] [[masjid]] [[wiki-architecture]] # Masjid Al-Firdaus Masjid Al-Firdaus (Jawi: مسجد الفردوس; Mosque of The Paradise) is a mosque located off Jalan Ibadat road at Choa Chu Kang, Singapore. It was first built in the 1960s and later rebuilt in 1999. The mosque is adjacent to the Keat Hong Camp located at Sungei Tengah. Etymology The mosque's name, "Al-Firdaus" is an Arabic word which means "The Paradise." In Islamic belief, Al-Firdaus is the best level of Heaven due to it being the closest to God out of all hundred levels, hence making it the highest. The road the mosque is located on is fittingly called Jalan Ibadat, which is Malay and can be literally translated to "Road of Worship." History The mosque was built in the 1960s on land that was obtained with a Temporary Occupation License (TOL). Some directories mention that the mosque was constructed in 1962, while the Berita Harian gives a date of 1964. It was established by Malay Muslim soldiers of the nearby Tengah Air Base. Due to being built on TOL land, the mosque's management under the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura works with the relevant governmental agencies in order to renew the mosque's license to continue allowing the mosque to operate. In the 1980s, the mosque held fundraising events and sales to help fund a reconstruction to improve its [[Infrastructure]] and accommodate more worshippers. It was then rebuilt in 1999 with a capacity of at least 200 worshippers. Activities done in the mosque, aside from the daily prayers and Friday sermon, include religious classes. Sometimes, the mosque holds funerals, but such practices are mostly done at the funeral parlour, Masjid Pusara Aman, located at least 2.9 kilometres away from the mosque. The mosque's worshippers mainly consist of uniformed personnel from the Tengah Air Base, military personnel from Keat Hong Camp, as well as local volunteers and migrant workers. On 28 November 2025, the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura approved plans for the mosque to cease operations in the early quarter of the year 2030. It was then confirmed that the mosque would be demolished for redevelopment works, while a larger mosque with a similar name would be built in the nearby areas. The project was also approved and overseen by the committees of two other mosques; Masjid Ar-Raudhah at Bukit Batok and Masjid Al-Khair in the central Choa Chu Kang area. Accessibility The mosque is located at the end of Jalan Ibadat road that cuts off from a segment of the main road, Old Choa Chu Kang Road, which itself is opposite to the Keat Hong Camp located at Sungei Tengah. The nearest bus stops to the mosque are the ones that lead to the military campsite. Despite its close proximity to a military campsite, the mosque is fully open to the public. Gallery See also List of mosques in Singapore == References ==