Another remarkable mosque along Coronation Avenue is Masjid India located on Jalan Duke, Johor Bahru, and built in the 1950s. This piece of land was bought from a bread making factory for RM20,000 by Dato’ Hj Abdul Majid and Haji Mohamed Ibrahim. They built a surau India (a small mosque) on the land. Dato’ Haji Abdul Majid was elected to become the first president of the surau by 300 Indian Muslims upon the approval of Sultan Ibrahim. Under his management, the mosque advanced and progressed to modern times with renovations approved by the Sultan of Johor in the 1970s. After the passing of Allahyarham Dato’ Hj Abdul Majid in 1973, the mosque was managed by his son-in-law, Dato’ Haji Abdul Wahid, who was famous due to his sheer simplicity and humility. Dato’ Haji Abdul Wahid bought a small piece of land beside the mosque for RM 900,000 funded by Masjid India JB savings, and his own savings. At the same time, it coincided with the construction of the Sultan’s triple-storey building. The Surau India changed its status to Masjid India in September 1994.
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