Jamiyah Singapore
Jamiyah Singapore is a Non-governmental organisation based in Singapore which belongs to the Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam. It was established and founded by Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi Al-Qaderi, a student of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi in 1932 after sharing ideas with Amjad Ali Aazmi and Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri. It was established to promote and preach Islam in Singapore.
Leaders
- Syed Ibrahim Omar Alsagoff from 1933 to 1967
- Haji Abu Bakr Maidin 1967–unknown
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.The organisation runs various social services including a kindergarten, nursing home and halfway house. It also ran a children's home from 1993 to 2021.