(? – 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…

(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…

(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…

(8/10/1940 – 17/6/2005) 64 years old Ustaz Haji Mohamed Tarmidhi was the teacher for several asatizah in Singapore at Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah. Later, he worked at the Saudi Embassy in Singapore. He was well known as an accomplished calligrapher, whose work adorned many mosques in Singapore. May Allah bless His soul. (Source: Webmaster)

(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…

(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)

(1910 – 2/11/1999) 89 years of age Al-Habib Syed Abdullah bin Hasan bin Husin bin Abdullah Assyatrie was born in the town of Dammun in Hadramawt, Yemen, in 1910 CE (1328 AH). His mother was the daughter of al-Habib Hasan bin Ahmad bin Husin bin Abdullah al-Idrus. He was taught by his parents from the  Full Article…

(27/7/1916 – 8/6/1999) 82 years of age Ustaz Muhammad Taha was born Thursday, 27 July 1916 (26 Ramadan 1334). He received his early education from Raffles Institution in Singapore and later from Al-Attas Islamic College in Johor, Malaysia. After graduating from the College, he pursued his studies at Al-Azhar University, Egypt. Back in Singapore, he  Full Article…

(15/5/1916 – 17/4/1999) 82 years of age Professor Tan Sri Datuk Ahmad bin Mohamed Ibrahim was born on Monday, 15 May 1916 (12 Rejab 1334) in Singapore. He received his early education at Victoria Bridge School, Singapore and continued his secondary education at Raffles Institution Singapore. Later he studied at Raffles College, Singapore for the  Full Article…

(1923 – 22/12/2002) 79 years of age Haji Said bin Haji Ibrahim was born in 1923 at Kampung Kedai Lalat, Kelantang, Malaysia. His parents were from Jambi, Indonesia. When they returned to Jambi, Haji Said enrolled at the Pasentren Jambi Seberang before he travelled to Mecca and studied there for 10 years at the feet  Full Article…

(? – 2004) Ustaz Osman was famous as a fiery khatib at Masjid Kassim, where he also served as its regular imam. May Allah bless his soul. (Source: Webmaster)

(17/11/1936 – 12/10/2004) 68 years of age Ustaz Mohd Hafi received his early education at Madrasah Aljunied. Later, he worked as teacher at Madrasah Alsagoff. He died on 12 October 2004, at the age of 68. May Allah bless his soul. (Source: Pergas)

(? – 6/6/2004) An Islamic teacher and preacher in Singapore during the 1990s, Ustaz Abdullah bin Faqih died died in Makkah was buried there. May Allah bless his soul. (Source: Webmaster) Click here to hear one of his lectures.