SINGAPORE'S PAST ULAMA
(May Allah s.w.t bless their souls)
(arranged according to death dates)
Last updated: 10/11/2005
Singapore is a tiny country, an island, once part of Malaysia.
With a Muslim population of less than half a million, one may be excused for
thinking that this tiny city-state does not have a thriving number of ulama.
The fact states otherwise. Allah s.w.t has blessed the Muslims in
Singapore with a relatively significant number of ulama and awliya'. They were
either born in Singapore, or Allah s.w.t had moved their heart to contribute
there, and even to settle down.
Listed below are some of these ulama. It is not a comprehensive
list, nor do their biographies give justice to their selfless contributions to
Islam. Some of them are without any short intro for a simple fact that I do not
have any information on them other than their names. Thus, I welcome any
additional info, corrections and suggestions from the readers.
Insya Allah, together we will be able to preserve their memories
and contributions for future generations.
There is no dearth of ulama in Singapore. And with these words, I
welcome you to read along the life of these jewels of Singapore's colourful
Islamic history.
2007
23 Jan : Badriyah
bte Syed Ali Alsagoff (Age: 58)
29 Sep :
Muhammad 'Asy'ari bin Mustafa
Al-Bakri (Age: 84-85)
2006
15 July : Syed
Ahmad bin Muhammad Semait (Age: 73)
2005
24 Jan : Abu Bakar bin Hashim (Age: 71)
30 Jan : Soiman bin Abdul Moni
12 Jun : Ainon bte Jaafar
17 Jun : Mohamed Tarmidhi bin Ehsan (Age: 65)
20 Oct : Amir bin Rais
2004
27 Apr : Syed Abdul Rahman Alkaff (Age:
83)
6 Jun : Abdullah bin Faqih
12 Oct : Mohd Hafi bin Hakim (Age: 68)
2003
4 Jan : Syed Abdillah bin Ahmad Al-Jufri (Age: 65)
1 Mar : Wan Woojdy bin Wan Daud
? :
Osman bin Yusuf
2002
3 Feb : Habib 'Awadh bin Hamid
4 Dec : Moulavi M. H. Babu Sahib (Age: 72)
2000
23 May : Solehoddin bin Hassan
1999
17 Apr : Prof Ahmad bin Ibrahim (Age: 83)
8 Jun : Muhammad Taha Suhaimi (Age: 83)
2 Nov :
Syed Abdullah
bin Hasan bin Husin bin Abdullah Assyatrie (Age: 89)
1997
22 Sep : Syeikh Umar bin Abdullah Al-Khatib (Age: 90)
1995
8 Oct : Sanusi bin Mahmood (Age: 84)
1992
? :
Lal Mohamad Baksh Khan (source: Mohd Ghouse
Surattee)
1990
11 July : Muhammad Kamil Suhaimi (Age: 58)
1989
7 Apr : Daud bin Ali
1985
20 Jun : Ahmad Zohri Mutamim
(Age: 80)
1976
26 Apr : Habib Mohammad bin Salim Al-Attas
1974
16 July : Habib Muhammad bin Ali Al-Masyhur (source: Mohd Ghouse Surattee)
1971
30 Oct : Khawaja Habeebullah
Shah @ Abdul Rawuf
1968
11 Feb : Habib Maliki (source:
Mohd Ghouse Surattee)
24 Jun : Syeikh Umar bin Abdullah Bagharib (Age: 85)
1964
June : Muhammad Fadhlullah Suhaimi
1962
10 Sep : Bismillah Walli bin Walli Olli
Cibari Kuti Mamu (source: Mohd Ghouse Surattee)
28 Oct : Syed Abdullah bin Sheikh Balfaqih
1956
22 Jan : Syed Abu Bakar Taha Alsagoff (Age: 74)
1954
22 Aug : Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddique (Age: 62)
1940
19 Feb : Habib Abdullah bin Idrus Baroom Al-‘Alawi
1944
? :
Sheikh Ali bin Abu Bakar Al-Khatib
(source: Mohd Ghouse Surattee)
1866
27 July : Habib Nuh bin Muhammad Al-Habsyi (Age: 78)
Unkown deathdates:
1) Syed Muhammad Bin Alwi
Al-Eidrus, author of the famous textbook ‘Nahu Arabi’ and former Headmaster
of Madrasah Aljunied.
2) Ustazah Khamsiah
3) Ustazah Latifah, former Headmistress of Madrasah
Alsagoff Al-‘Arabiah
4) Ustaz Zaiton
5) Syed Abdullah Bin Syeikh
Bin Muhammad Balfaqih, former HeadMaster of Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah
6) Syeikh Hj. Abd. Rashid bin Tuan Syeikh Hj.Muhammad
Said al-Ahmadi
7) Ustaz Hj Zainalabdin bin Shamsuddin, taught in
many places including Darul Ehsan
8)
Syed Abdullah Asy-Syathiri, author of the famous faraidh textbook
‘Durusul Faridhah.
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