Independent bookstore
Wardah Books
Kampong Glam (Bussorah Street), Singapore, Singapore
It is Singapore's dedicated English-language Islamic bookstore in a heritage 1850s Bussorah Street shophouse (formerly home to Chief Kadi Haji Ali), established 2002 by Ibrahim Tahir, so you go for a curated Islamic and Sufi literature selection you will not find in any mainstream bookshop.
Hours
Official source, currentMon-Thu 10am-9pm, Fri 10am-10pm, Sat 9am-10pm, Sun 9am-9pm. The site explicitly states it pauses for Friday prayers from 12:45pm to 2pm daily (not only Fridays, worded as a daily pause). Timings may vary on public holidays and during Ramadhan/Eid.
“Monday-Thursday: 10am-9pm / Friday: 10am-10pm / Saturday: 9am-10pm / Sunday: 9am-9pm. "We pause for Friday prayers from 1245pm - 2pm." Timings may vary on public holidays and during Ramadhan/Eid.”
wardahbooks.com · Checked 25 Jul 2026
Price
Official source, currentFree to browse and enter. Books priced roughly S$12.50 to S$73.60+ for recent arrivals, e.g. "Beirut Fragments: Bearing Witness to a War" (paperback, 288 pages) at S$28.90. Free local delivery for orders S$100 and above.
“"Beirut Fragments: Bearing Witness to a War" is priced at S$28.90 (paperback, 288 pages). Other recent arrivals range from S$12.50 to S$73.60. Free local Singapore delivery for orders S$100 and above.”
wardahbooks.com · Checked 25 Jul 2026
Age suitability
Official source, currentAll ages, family friendly. Has a dedicated children's section with bilingual Arabic-English and Malay-English books (recent titles priced around S$21.80 each). No formal age restriction stated on the operator site.
“Children's books are stocked, with recent bilingual Arabic-English and Malay-English titles priced at S$21.80 each”
wardahbooks.com · Checked 25 Jul 2026
Caveats
Both cited sources were re-fetched fresh this run and confirmed. Operator site (wardahbooks.com) confirms hours exactly as extracted, the Friday-prayer pause explicitly stated as 12:45pm to 2pm (this is clearer than the original extraction implied, it is stated plainly on the site, not vague), the S$28.90 Beirut…
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