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Masjid India
 Masjid
India (India Mosque) began in 1863 as a wood and atap hut. It was located near
Sungai Klang which provided water for the ablutions prior to prayers. In 1945,
it was rebuilt to accommodate a congregation of 1,000 worshippers.
This site was later gazetted in October 1964 as a "reserve for a mosque". As
a result, a new Mosque which could accommodate a congregation of 3,500 was constructed
here. Its opening in 1966 was officiated by the Sultan of Selangor. Apart from
an initial grant of RM75,000 from the Federal Government and RM25,000 from the
Selangor State Government, the bulk of the funds for the building was donated
by the Indian Muslim community.
The Mosque, built in the southern Indian style, is a three-storey structure
with onion-domed chatris (open-sided umbrella-shaped cupolas) and arch windows
with Islamic motifs. The single minaret is topped by a chatri. It has vertically-striped
ventilators intersected by balconies. The first floor is a prayer hall reserved
for the men and the second for women. General assemblies are held on the ground
floor.
At the time the site was gazetted, a Board of Trustees was appointed by the
South Indian Muslim Musjith (sic) Committee to maintain the Mosque. While the
operational costs of other mosques are subsidized by the Government, this is
a private institution supported primarily by members' contributions and public
donations. The members elect the imam (clergy), the nazir (administrator) and
committee which manages the Mosque. Service is conducted in Arabic and Tamil
languages. The current imam was elected in 1991, taking over from his father
who had served as imam for 25 years.
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