Jamiyah Singapore

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Jamiyah Singapore
Formation1932
Founder Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi
Founded atSingapore
President
Mohd Hasbi Abu Bakar
Affiliations Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam
Website https://www.jamiyah.org.sg/

Jamiyah Singapore (formerly known as All Malaya Muslim Missionary Society, Singapore) is a Non-governmental organisation based in Singapore which belongs to the Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam. [1] [2] It was established and founded by Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi Al-Qaderi, a student of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi in 1932 [3] [4] after sharing ideas with Amjad Ali Aazmi and Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri. [5] [6] It was established to promote and preach Islam in Singapore. [7]

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Services and events

In 1981, Jamiyah organised the biggest Mawlid festival on the Birth anniversary of Muhammad, which was attended by more than 45000 thousand people. [2]

The organisation runs various social services including a kindergarten, nursing home and halfway house. [10] [11] It also ran a children's home from 1993 to 2021. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Misbahi, Seraj Ahmad. Allama Abdul Alim Siddiqi: A Great Preacher. New Delhi: Jamia Milia Islamia.
  2. 1 2 Khan, Muhammad Azhar (1966). Muballigh-e-Islam aur Jamiyah (in Urdu). Lahore: Maktab Darul Ishat. pp. 45–48.
  3. ↑ "The Muslim World League Celebrates Jamiyah Singapore's 90th Anniversary | Muslim World League". themwl.org. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ↑ kimekusanywa na Muallim Said bin Ahmed (1959). Kiokozi cha mwana adamu : sehemu ya II. Chapa ya pili. Mombasa : Muslim Youth Cultural Society, 1959. Mombasa : Coronation Printers.
  5. ↑ 75 Years of Jamiyah Singapore (1932-2007): Deeds Inspired, Hopes Exalted. Jamiyah Singapore. 2007.
  6. ↑ "Maulana Abdul Aleem Siddique al-Qadiri ق in Singapore". Shadhiliyyah.sg. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Rasheed, Zainul Abidin; Saat, Norshahril (24 May 2016). Majulah!: 50 Years Of Malay/muslim Community In Singapore. World Scientific. ISBN   978-981-4759-89-2.
  8. ↑ "Islam in Malaysia: An Entwined History Khairudin Aljunied". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "The rainbow kueh lapis that helped build Jamiyah Singapore". www.moh.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  10. 1 2 Tan, Theresa (16 December 2021). "Jamiyah Children's Home shuts after 28 years of sheltering children in need". The Straits Times . Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Tan, Audrey (3 June 2018). "Jamiyah Singapore launches new anti-drug programme for schools". The Straits Times . Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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