Masjid Taha Explained

Masjid Taha Taha Mosque
Location:	118 Onan Road, Singapore 424530
Tradition:	Ahmadiyya
Religious Affiliation:	Islam
Architecture Type:	Mosque

Masjid Taha, or Taha Mosque (Arabic: مسجد طه) is a mosque in Geylang, Singapore. It is the only mosque for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the country. It is located at Onan Road, adjacent to Masjid Khalid, a mainstream mosque.^[1]

Masjid Taha is one of two mosques in Singapore that are not administered by Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura,^[2] due to the difference in religious beliefs between the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Singapore and the Singaporean Muslims who are predominantly Sunni of the Shafi'i school of thought.

Transportation

The mosque is accessible from Paya Lebar MRT station.

See also

• Islam in Singapore
• Masjid Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim

Notes and References

1. News: Narrow escape in Jakarta for 14 Ahmadiyya members from S'pore. Zakir Hussain. 29 July 2005. The Straits Times. 10. Speaking at Taha Mosque, its mosque in Onan Road,...Taha Mosque, for instance, is barely 50m from Khalid Mosque, which is attended by mainstream worshippers in the area. However, there were some complaints when Masjid Taha was rebuilt in the 1980s that it should not be called a mosque because of the group's status. Ahmadis also have their own burial area here.. 22 August 2016. NewspaperSG.
2. http://www.muis.gov.sg/cms/uploadedFiles/MuisGovSG/About_MuisGovSG/Annual_Reports/MUIS_AR10.pdf MUIS Annual Reports, 2010