The mosque was built to serve Indian Tamil Muslims of the Hanafi sect who had no place to worship, and was opened at a ceremony in April 1908.

[1][2] The cost for the construction was approximately $25,000, including the land and building, of which $20,000 was provided by M. Shaik Adam, a wealthy businessman and proprietor of the Kinta Aerated Water Works,[3] with the balance being provided by the government and other donors.

He made large donations to other religious institutions, and died in Taiping in 1912.

[4] The square-shaped mosque, in a green and white design, was constructed in the Mughul architectural style and features scalloped arches.

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