The mosque is co-located and integrated with a 12-storey Somerset Bencoolen serviced apartment tower.

Founded in 1825, the building was originally an attap mosque built by Bencoolen Muslims.

The building was later replaced in 1845 by a permanent version built by an Arab merchant, Syed Omar bin Aljunied.

[1] In 2001, due to redevelopment of the area, it was demolished for Somerset Bencoolen, a mixed used residential complex.

In 2019, it was announced that it would undergo a 15-month long upgrading programme estimated to cost S$4 million, which increased the capacity from around 450 to 1,450 congregants.