(31/12/1908 – 22/9/1997) 89 years of age Syeikh Umar bin Abdullah bin Ahmad bin Salim bin Abdullah bin Abu Bakar Al-Khatib was born in Tarim, Hadramaut, Yemen, on Thursday 31 December 1908 (8 Zulhijjah 1326). His family was well-known for their religious background and he was a descendent of ‘Abaad bin Bish Al-Ausi Al-Ansari, one  Full Article…

(1915 – 14/07/1996) 81 years of age Sheikh Abdullah Basmeih was the well-known translator of Al-Quran in Malay Language ‘Pimpinan Rahman’ which was published by the Malaysian Government’s Agency, JAKIM. He was born in Mecca and received his education there. May Allah bless his soul. (Source: Webmaster)

(? – 1996) Habib Hussein served as imam at Masjid Al Abdul Razak since it was erected until his death. It was he who started the ratib and other zikr in the mosque. He used to host the Sunday morning dars (reading group) lead by Syeikh Umar Al-Khatib which concentrate on the reading of  Ihya’ Ulumuddin,  Full Article…

(08/10/1909 – 8/10/1995) 84 years of age Mohamed Sanusi bin Mahmood was Singapore’s first Mufti – from 1967 to 1972 – and one of those rare ulama of that time who had a good command of Malay, Arabic and English. He owed this capability to his outstanding educational background. From 1922 to 1931, he was  Full Article…

(30/5/1932 – 11/7/1990) 58 years of age A qualified lawyer and religious teacher, Ustaz Muhammad Kamil was born in Singapore on Monday, 30 May 1932 (24 Muharram 1351). After graduating from Al-Azhar University in Islamic Jurisprudence and Civil Law, he pursued his studies and obtained his Barrister of Law from Cambridge University. In London, he  Full Article…