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The Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS), also known as the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, looks after and takes care of the administration and interests of Singapore's Muslim community. The Majlis is headed by a Council, [ 8 ] which comprises the President of MUIS, the Mufti of Singapore and other persons recommended by the Minister-in ...
Singapore also contains the oldest Muslim women's organisation in the world: Young Women Muslim Association of Singapore. Whilst a majority of Muslims in Singapore are traditionally ethnic Malays, there is also a significantly growing number of Muslims from other ethnic groups. There is a sizeable number of Muslims amongst ethnic Indians that ...
The new mosque was opened in 1985. Observing the development, a number of Muslims, showing particular concern of the building's appearance, urged the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore to take urgent action on the spread of Ahmadiyya, whose teachings they considered "un-Islamic". [10]
In Singapore, 26% of adults identify as Buddhist, 18% as Muslim, 17% as Christian, 8% as Hindu, 6% as adherents of Chinese traditional religions such as Taoism or Confucianism, and 4% follow other religions, including Indigenous faiths. Additionally, 22% of adults do not identify with any religion. [2]
The word profess in Article 15(1) is not defined in the Constitution, but the case Re Mohamed Said Nabi, deceased (1964) [6] may provide guidance. The issue in the case was the meaning of the word Muslim in the Muslims Ordinance 1957 [7] which was defined as "a person who professes the religion of Islam". [8]
Shia Muslims Sunni Islam is the majority as is much of Southeast Asia. The Shia community in Singapore is considered part of the wider Muslim religious group alongside the majority Sunni and are afforded the same legal rights and protections covered by the Administration of Muslim Law Act, which does not explicitly name any one particular branch or sect. [1] The most prominent branches in ...
Shia Islam in Singapore; Singapore Islamic Hub; Singapore mosque attacks plot This page was last edited on 14 April 2021, at 09:29 (UTC). Text ...
The Administration of Muslim Law Act is a Singapore statute that pertains to regulation of Muslim religious affairs, establishing the creation of a religious council to offer advice on matters related to the Muslim religion, and the creation of a Syariah Court in Singapore. The act was passed in 1966 and came into force on 1 July 1968.