This mosque was first built in 1925 to serve the residents living in the Malay kampong near Sixth Avenue off Bukit Timah Road. The wooden structure was built with donations from the residents while the land on which the mosque stands was gifted to the trustees of the mosque in 1905 by an Indian Hindu land owner, Navena Choona Narainan Chitty. The mosque was later rebuilt in 1966 and still stands today. This old style village masjid, or mosque in Malay, is one of the last remaining physical reminders of the Malay kampongs in Bukit Timah. In fact, the road on which the mosque stands was named after a prominent and respected resident of the kampong, Pak Haji Alias. With the village resettlement, the mosque now serves workers in the Bukit Timah area and some residents nearby.
Mosques have a central role in the Muslim community as they provide a place for daily prayers and the communal prayers held every Friday, as well as other important days in the Islamic calendar. Five times daily, there will be a call to prayer at the mosque but in this multicultural society of Singapore, these calls to prayers are broadcasted through inward-facing speakers so as to show consideration to residents of other faiths living in the vicinity.