Owned by Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS)
The original mosque was a thatched hut built after 1827 by the early Tamil Muslim immigrants. The brick building was erected later. The Al-Abrar Mosque symbolises the immigration of Tamil Muslims to Singapore. It was also known as Kuchu Palli or Tamil for “Small Mosque” and Masjid Chulia.
The mosque is set in a row of shophouses and the facade of the shophouse incorporates the five-footway as part of its design and the frontage is the width of 3 shophouses. Its present brick building is simpler in style than earlier mosques in Singapore and has an Indian Islamic theme. It has two simple minaret-styled towers followed by two smaller minarets. This mosque is visibly less ornate than others, except for a small onion-shaped dome (chatri) on top of each minarets and those along the balustrade.
The mosque imported Indian craftsmen who modified traditional Islamic architectural designs to suit local demands and skills.