Masjid Ba'alwi Singapore
Thursday, April 23, 2009 / 4:00pm - 9:00pm
No 2 Lewis Road off Bukit Timah Road
Habib Muhammad bin Salim bin Ahmad bin Hasan al-Attas was the founder and the first imam for Masjid BaAlawi at Lewis Road, Bukit Timah. The mosque was built on a waqaf land by owned by Syaikh Abu Bakar bin Muhammad al-Shibli, a rich Arab in Singapore who owned many lands and rented houses.
In the book "Umar bin Abd al-Rahman 2" (Syed Hasan bin Muhammad Al-Attas, 1996, ms 85), Syaikh Abu Bakar al-Shibli was initially reluctant to give a piece of land to Habib Muhammad for a mosque.
Habib Muhammad then reminded Syaikh Abu Bakar that both of them will return to Allah. Habib Muhammad continued by saying tht when Allah ask him later what he did on Earth, he will answer by saying that he wanted to build a mosque on a piece of land owned by Syaikh Abu Bakar, but Syaikh Abu Bakar did no want to give it.
Now I want to here first what Syaikh Abu Bakar will answer in front of Allah later ", said Habib Muhammad.
Syaikh Abu Bakar cried when he heard the question. He then agreed to give all his land to Habib Muhammad. Habib Muhammad told him that he didn't want all, but just one piece of land, and even that he will pay for it.
Syaikh Abu Bakr al-Shibli gave that piece of land to Habib Muhammad without taking any payments.
Masjid BaAlawi was officially opened by Habib Ali bin Abd al-Rahman al-Habashi on Tuesday, 19 Zulhijjah 1327 / 9 September 1952, after Asar.
May Allah bless his soul... Al Fateha... Ameen
Masha'Allah.. with all the Habaib.. what a blessed Majlis.
EmigrantSneezer 1 year ago
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13th April 2010, Tues- Haul Syaidatina Khadijah r.a. (Al Khidmah, Aliwal St) aft Maghrib
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98705781 1 year ago
How many haul you have in a year?
materizat 2 years ago