Jamiyah Singapore Explained

Jamiyah Singapore
Formation:1932
Founder:Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi
Founding Location:Singapore
Leader Title:President
Leader Name: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]

Muhammadiyah Movement

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

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.

The organisation runs various social services including a kindergarten, nursing home and halfway house.[12] It also ran a children's home from 1993 to 2021.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Misbahi, Seraj Ahmad . Allama Abdul Alim Siddiqi: A Great Preacher . Jamia Milia Islamia . New Delhi . en.
  2. Book: Khan, Muhammad Azhar . Muballigh-e-Islam aur Jamiyah . Maktab Darul Ishat . 1966 . Lahore . 45–48 . ur.
  3. Web site: The Muslim World League Celebrates Jamiyah Singapore's 90th Anniversary Muslim World League . 2023-12-29 . themwl.org . en.
  4. Book: kimekusanywa na Muallim Said bin Ahmed . Kiokozi cha mwana adamu : sehemu ya II . 1959 . Chapa ya pili. Mombasa : Muslim Youth Cultural Society, 1959. Mombasa : Coronation Printers..
  5. Book: 75 Years of Jamiyah Singapore (1932-2007): Deeds Inspired, Hopes Exalted . 2007 . Jamiyah Singapore . en.
  6. Web site: Maulana Abdul Aleem Siddique al-Qadiri ق in Singapore . 2023-12-29 . Shadhiliyyah.sg . en-US.
  7. Book: Rasheed . Zainul Abidin . Majulah!: 50 Years Of Malay/muslim Community In Singapore . Saat . Norshahril . 2016-05-24 . World Scientific . 978-981-4759-89-2 . en.
  8. Web site: Islam in Malaysia: An Entwined History Khairudin Aljunied . 2023-12-29 . academic.oup.com.
  9. Weyland . Petra . 1990 . International Muslim Networks and Islam in Singapore . Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia . 5 . 2 . 219–254 . 10.1355/SJ5-2C . 41056799 . 0217-9520.
  10. Syed . Syed Muhd Khairudin . 2009 . Sustaining Islamic Activism in Secular Environments: The Muhammadiyah Movement in Singapore . SSRN Electronic Journal . 10.2139/ssrn.1471166 . 1556-5068.
  11. Web site: The rainbow kueh lapis that helped build Jamiyah Singapore . 2023-12-29 . www.moh.gov.sg . en.
  12. Web site: Jamiyah Singapore launches new anti-drug programme for schools. The Straits Times. Audrey. Tan. 3 June 2018. 29 December 2023.
  13. Web site: Jamiyah Children's Home shuts after 28 years of sheltering children in need. The Straits Times. Theresa. Tan. 16 December 2021. 29 December 2023.

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