(? – 7/4/1989) Daud bin Ali is a well-known ulama who wrote many books, the most popular being ‘Panduan Ibadat’, which remains in print till this day. He was born in Kempar, Sumatera. His parents brought him to Selangor, Malaysia when he was still a baby. Later he migrated to Singapore. For two consecutive terms,  Full Article…

(? – 1989) Ustaz Hussein was the former Headmaster for Madrasah Al-Khairiyyah at Still Road and the teacher for many students, including this Webmaster and the Member of Parliament Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed. He was also the imam for Masjid Khalid. May Allah bless his soul. (Source: Webmaster)

(1910 – April 1989) Syed Shaikh al-Habshi was born at Hawta, Hadramaut, Yemen in 1910. He received the traditional education at Rubat, Tarim, under the tutelage of some of the most prominent ulama such as Habib Mohamed bin Salim bin Hafiz (father of the reknown Habib Umar bin Hafiz) and Habib Abdullah bin Umar Al-Shateri.  Full Article…

(16/06/1922 – 07/01/1987) 64 years of age Ustaz Munawir was born in Bawean Island on 16 June, though there are some disagreements as to the year. However, his passport indicated that he was born in 1922. Due to a recording error when he applied for Singapore citizenship, his name was printed as Matnawi and not  Full Article…

(? – 26/4/1976) Habib Muhammad bin Salim bin Ahmad bin Hasan al-Attas was the founder and the first imam for Masjid Ba-Alawi at Lewis Road, Bukit Timah. The mosque was built on a piece of waqaf land owned by Syaikh Abu Bakar bin Muhammad al-Shibli, a rich Arab in Singapore who owned many lands and  Full Article…