Jaafari Assoc Singapore

Welcome to the website of the Jaafari Muslim Association (Singapore)

The Association is a registered society under the Singapore law. It was formed in 1998 to serve the growing Shia Ithna Asheri muslim community in Singapore. It aims to promote the understanding of true Islam as taught by Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w). The Prophet urged his followers that after him they should continue to hold firmly to two precious things to avoid being misguided - the Holy Quraan and his pure household........more

Prayer Timings 2010 Islamic Calendar & Events 2010

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Maulana Raza Pasha's majalis commence on Thursday, Feb 4: complete schedule
Aamals and duas for Muharram and Safar: Month in Focus
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Maulana Zaki Baqri :
Sayed Mohammed Saleh Al-Qazwini:

About Islam Islam is one of the major world religions. Every fifth person on this earth is a Muslim. Muslims are found in the Middle East, in north, west and east Africa, in Asia and Eastern Europe. In modern times, Muslims are found in large numbers in Western Europe, the Americas and Australia through immigration as well as conversion....
Islam is not just a religion in the conventional sense of the word; it is a way of life—it guides its followers in every aspect of their lives.The name “Islãm” is an Arabic word. It comes from the root word “as-silm” which means “peace”. “Islãm” itself means “submission to the will of God”. It means that real peace comes only after a person submits himself to the will of God.
Although Islam, in the sense of a religion by that name, started with Prophet Muhammad's preaching fourteen centuries ago in Arabia, in terms of its message it is not a new beginning . Rather, it is the culmination of the message of God for human society. Islam states that from day one of human creation God has sent prophets and messengers to guide the human society. Many prophets were sent to various regions of the world. Muslims are required to have faith in the prophethood of all of them. The most famous of the past prophets were: Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus.

The book at this link provides a concise and useful introduction to Islam : http://al-islam.org/invitation/

About Shia ithna asheri muslims Of the 1.2 billion muslims in the world, approximately 15% belong to the Shia school of thought. In a wider sense, the arabic word ‘shia’ means “followers; members of a party/group”. For example, it has been used as such in the Holy Qur’an in verses like 28:15, 37:83. In common usage the word ‘shia’ is an abbreviation of “Shi’at Ali” – party/followers of Ali Ibn Abu Taleb (a.s.) This term was already in use during the lifetime of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w)......more

Meaning of “Ithna ’Asheri”: This Arabic word means ‘Twelver’. It refers to the belief that the true leaders/guides after the Holy Prophet (s.a.w) are the twelve divinely-appointed successors , the first of whom was Ali Ibn Abu Taleb (a.s.). As the overwhelming majority of the world’s shia hold this belief, it is common to simply use the word ‘shia’ to describe them.
Who are ‘Jaafari’ muslims?: This is just another name for the Shia Ithna ’Asheri muslims. It is used in recognition of the fact that the sixth divinely-appointed successor of the Holy Prophet – Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (a.s.) – was instrumental in openly elucidating and establishing shia beliefs, law and practice. He had the opportunity to do this as the prevailing political conditions of the time, i.e. the decline of the Ummayyad dynasty and the establishment of the nascent Abbasid dynasty, created a brief period of intellectual freedom.
Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (a.s.) was the most learned man of his time, a magnet drawing lovers of knowledge from all over the world. His students included Imam Abu Hanifa and Imam Malik Ibn Anas, founders of two important schools of Islamic law, and Jabir Ibn Hayyan, the prominent muslim scientist.

o For detailed information about the Shia Ithna ’Asheri, their beliefs and practices, please visit: Al-Islam.org

Jaafari Muslim Association Singapore , Reg No.ROS229/97.