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

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

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

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

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. 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. 1 2 "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. 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.
  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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