In 1822, Singapore's British colonialists granted Sultan Hussein Shah 56 acres of land at Kampong Glam. In 1848, his eldest son, Tengku Ali, who later became Sultan Ali Iskandah Shah, granted some of this land to be used for the burial of Indian Muslim residents of Kampong Glam and other parts of Singapore.....

In 1901, Almeida and Kassim, an architectural firm, submitted a plan to construct a mosque within the Indian Muslim burying ground at Kampong Glam. Tengku Ali had previously granted the cemetery to the Indian Muslims for their use. This mosque, under the informal management of appointed individuals, continued to cater to the spiritual needs of the Indian Muslim community.....

In 1937, with the deregistration of the Singapore India Muslim Society and inactive trustees, an abandoned mosque was about to get a new lease of life. Before World War II, the Malabar Muslim Jama’ath stepped in to manage the mosque at the Kampong Glam Muslim Cemetery, appointing an imam to lead prayers.....

Every Thursday night, the serene atmosphere of Malabar Mosque comes alive as its religious leaders lead a diverse congregation of about 150 men and women in heartfelt recitations invoking God’s greatness, Prophet Muhammad’s holiness and the piety of Islamic saints......