Al-Istighfar Mosque at No 2 Pasir Ris Walk is the third new mosque built under the Phase Three of the Mosque Building Fund scheme (MBF) and the 19th built under this scheme.

It was officially opened by Dr Ahmad Mohamed Magad, Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris GRC on Sunday, 30 July 2000 at 10.30 am.The mosque has been operational since 11 June 99.

Design Philosophy

The design of this mosque is based on Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. This style embodies building elements necessary for comfortable habitation in the tropics such as wide roof eaves, high ceiling promoting good cross-ventilation and sun shade moldings above windows, etc and fuses them with elements from Islamic architecture.

Construction History

Ground-breaking ceremony: Sun, Nov 97.
Construction work began in February 1998.
Total Gross Floor Area: 2,500 sq.m
Tenure of Land: 99 years
Total cost including fittings: $7.1 million