Jamiyah Singapore

Jamiyah Singapore
Formation1932
FounderMuhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi
Founded atSingapore
President
Mohd Hasbi Abu Bakar
AffiliationsBarelvi movement of Sunni Islam
Websitehttps://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]

Muhammadiyah Movement[edit]

Then President of Jamiyah, Abu Bakr Maidin along with other members of Jamiyah started Muhammadiyah Movement in Singapore to influence Muslims to celebrate Mawlid on the birth date of Muhammad.[8][9][10]

Leaders[edit]

  • Syed Ibrahim Omar Alsagoff (President) from 1933 to 1967[8]
  • Haji Abu Bakr Maidin (President) 1967–unknown[11]

Services and events[edit]

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.[12][13] It also ran a children's home from 1993 to 2021.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Misbahi, Seraj Ahmad. Allama Abdul Alim Siddiqi: A Great Preacher. New Delhi: Jamia Milia Islamia.
  2. ^ a b 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. 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. ^ a b "Islam in Malaysia: An Entwined History Khairudin Aljunied". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  9. ^ Weyland, Petra (1990). "International Muslim Networks and Islam in Singapore". Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia. 5 (2): 219–254. doi:10.1355/SJ5-2C. ISSN 0217-9520. JSTOR 41056799.
  10. ^ Syed, Syed Muhd Khairudin (2009). "Sustaining Islamic Activism in Secular Environments: The Muhammadiyah Movement in Singapore". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.1471166. ISSN 1556-5068.
  11. ^ "The rainbow kueh lapis that helped build Jamiyah Singapore". www.moh.gov.sg. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  12. ^ a b 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.
  13. ^ 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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