Today marks the 2nd week of work at my new office in the heart of the Lion city. Adapting to the new surrounding includes finding a nearby mosque for Friday prayer. With the help of streetdirectory.com I located a mosque at the UOB towers / Raffles Place MRT.
Upon reaching there I couldn't find any building that resembled a mosque, let alone one that has a dome. Puzzled, I scouted around - it was already 10 minutes past 1 and I still haven't heard the call for prayer. Eventually I tailed people "who look like they're going to the mosque" and to my surprise, I was at a small staircase entrance leading to an underground basement: The mosque is underground!! How cool is that?!!
But that fleeting feeling sank soon after the sermons began, when I saw people squeezing their way in as if it was a hidden refuge... An underground mosque huh?
Before long, flashes of news on the image of Islam to the world today gushes in :(
I just felt sad on my way back to the office.
Peace be upon you.
5 comments:
wat a pity la kan. masjid underground. kalau kt kl tu tahap surau kt sogo je tu. :). mmg tkd masjid ke kat belah2 situ?
Baru soal selidik, rupanya dulu tempat tu tanah wakaf masjid, tapi kerajaan singa time tu nak ambik tanah tu utk pembangunan. So diorg buat deal la kalau nak bina gak kena provide area utk semayang. Dah tu terpaksa la diorg setuju buat underground sbb tuan punya tanah takde fulus...
hmm..tu baru negara jiran.. so sad
bro, kat suntec ada surau tak??email me zairymoza@yahoo.com.my
jay: I can't email you. However, if you're still checking this comment box, no there is no surau in any shopping malls in Singapore.
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