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Abu Bakar Bin Taha
Syed Abu Bakar bin Taha Alsagoff ( ') (1882, in Hadramaut, Yemen – 22 January 1956) was a well-known Islamic educator in Singapore. Life Abu Bakar bin Taha received his early education in his birthplace, Seiyun. Later, he went to Mecca to further his studies from some of the most prominent ulama at that time. After completing his studies in Mecca, he travelled to Singapore to propagate Islamic da’wah. Upon his arrival, he married Sherifa Aisyah Alsagoff from a well-known philanthropist Arab family in Singapore. He sat on the building committee for Madrasah Alsagoff, the first Madrasah in Singapore. In 1920, he returned to his home country to fulfill his dream of setting a modern madrasah. He became the first Headmaster of Madrasah Nahdah Ilmiah. In 1927, he went back to Singapore and stayed there for almost 30 years. His arrival coincided with opening of a Madrasah Aljunied at Victoria Street. The philanthropist, Syed Abdul Rahman Aljunied, who build it saw that Syed Abu Bak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemen
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part of the Arabian Sea to the east, the Gulf of Aden to the south, and the Red Sea to the west, sharing maritime boundary, maritime borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia across the Horn of Africa. Covering roughly 455,503 square kilometres (175,871 square miles), with a coastline of approximately , Yemen is the second largest country on the Arabian Peninsula. Sanaa is its constitutional capital and largest city. Yemen's estimated population is 34.7 million, mostly Arabs, Arab Muslims. It is a member of the Arab League, the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Owing to its geographic location, Yemen has been at the crossroads of many civilisations for over 7,000 years. In 1200 BCE, the Sab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
