Members of the public have taken up all 3,700 livestock for the Korban rites to be carried out on Hari Raya Haji next Thursday.
The sales of the 2,000 Australian sheep and 1,700 Irish lambs across all 25 mosques in Singapore have been “overwhelming”, Singapore Mosques Korban Committee chairman Rashid Ramli said yesterday.
The committee had secured 200 more animals for Korban this year and at a lower price, with each sheep priced at S$490, S$9 less than last year and each lamb at S$570, down S$5 from the year before.
“We thank the community for the continuous support in ensuring that the syiar (religious observance) of Islam continues in Singapore,” Mr Rashid said. “Preparations at all participating mosques are on track, and the committee seeks the blessings and prayers of the community that Korban rites will proceed smoothly.”
The act of Korban is an Islamic ritual that involves slaughtering livestock and distributing the meat to the needy to mark Hari Raya Haji.
Singapore studio Formwerkz Architects took references from traditional Islamic design to create the intricately patterned and moulded surfaces of this mosque.
The Al-Islah Mosque by Formwerkz Architects caters for the Muslim population of Punggol, a densely populated neighbourhood in north-east Singapore.
The area is currently undergoing significant redevelopment, with the Singapore Institute of Technology due to relocate to a new campus near a waterfront park by LOOK Architects and high-rise housing being erected to accommodate the rising population.
The mosque is segmented into three volumes – a prayer hall, an Islamic education centre and an administration block – to give the structure a more domestic scale within the built-up area.
These blocks are linked by a series of elevated and landscaped terraces that are open to the public.
“The new mosque aspires to be a model of openness, reflective of contemporary Islamic aspirations in Singapore,” said architect Alan Tay. “This ambition for the openness posed much challenges in view of the tight site and its proximity to the neighbouring flats.”
“Physical porosity allows a visual connection to the neighbourhood and extends its spatial field beyond its boundary but poses the issues of sanctity and threshold expected of a mosque.”
Latticed screens form walls and the dome over the prayer hall, to enhance the feeling openness while also providing ventilation and natural lighting for the spaces within.
The reinforced concrete structures are covered with sand-coloured textured paint. Elements such as the dome, arched doorways and a slender minaret are picked out in dark grey paintwork.
“The basic arabesque pattern and arches are influenced by traditional Islamic forms,” explained studio co-founder Alan Tay. “The arches are designed to allow a wider span in the prayer hall and cantilever in the main entrance foyer.”
The 3,700-square-metre mosque can accommodate up to 4,500 worshippers at any one time, with service areas including an underground car park all designed to be used as extensions of a domed prayer hall.
The prayer hall has open sides that allow the congregation to spill into adjacent spaces during peak worship times. These areas are shielded from the weather by a large overhanging canopy.
“In peak periods, most of the floor space – with the exception of bathrooms, admin space and service rooms – is utilised for prayer,” Tay told Dezeen. “Corridors, classrooms, roof terraces and even the basement car park double up as prayer spaces.”
“With no boundary walls and minimum enclosing wall, the worship hall is visually and physically accessible on all sides, blurring the distinction between the mosque premise and the street,” he added.
Ckp2 pasal issue tudung ni, I have a feeling the government is scared. These people are not stupid, there have something that worries them.
You see, I think the government is worried about the controlling the situation and afraid things may escalate to another level.. how you control this?.. takut lepas minta hijab, they go a step further minta ruang solat, lepas tu, what if minta tak nak pegang lelaki.. you see where is the line.
If the government are so particular why doctor boleh di kasi hijab pulak? kerana mungkin tak ramai doctor wanita islam, the impact is diff, tapi nurse melayu kita bynk.
I think they are worried when people start asking for more.. from hijab, to waktu solat pulak.. to this and that.. where is the line? How to control. I think they worry about this. Nanti takut minta ruang solat pulak, org agama lain nampak nanti dia minta chapel pulak. Nanti dah ada ruang solat, takut.. org tak kira waktu emergency.. one after another pergi sembayang..I think the government is worried about this.
Kat Australia, ke Britain ke.. mereka kasi pakai hijab mungkin tak bynk org.. dlm satu department mungkin tak satu yg pakai hijab.
I rasa ini yg buat government kita contemplating.
Ok ini bab I rasa, MUIS and our Muslim MP, ustaz dan ustazah nak kena masuk, educate the government. Kita jugak nak kena tunjukkan yg kita tak akan melalut sampai ke next tahap yg eh.. “aku wanita islam, tak boleh pegang lelaki. You all get what I mean. Hospital is a place where emergency happen. I think the gorvenment still afraid of the extremist.. Now we ask for hijab, next prayer. .. how u manage things like this?
I think they worry all these may effect the workflow in the hospital.
Ok everyone, please don’t get me wrong, I’m with all of you that wants a hijab, I’m just relating this to you because I have a feeling that the government is worried. I maybe wrong. We need to know why is the government is not allowing this. we need to counter this back in a pratical way. I am a muslim, and I’m sharing this because of Allah swt.
And dear government, if I am wrong, then come forward and give ur explanation why u don’t allow hijab? Is this the reason what MR Yaacob Ibrahim meant by problematic? Can you communicate with your muslim citizens? Please share with us what is ur concern. Can MUIS also step in and explained to the government how we can make this idea of having a hijab at work more feasible?
Buat pertama kalinya, Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) memberi anugerah khas SG50 kepada 11 individu bersempena sambutan Jubli Emas negara.
Para penerima diiktiraf atas sumbangan mereka kepada pembangunan negara menerui penglibatan mereka dalam MUIS dan pertubuhan-pertubuhan masyarakat yang lain.
Anugerah itu disampaikan Presiden Tony Tan Keng Yam di majlis anugerah MUIS di Istana petang tadi.
PRESIDEN 4PM TERIMA ANUGERAH JASA CEMERLANG
Penerima Anugerah Jasa Cemerlang pada tahun ini ialah Presiden Persatuan Persuratan Pemuda Pemudi Melayu (4PM), Encik Izzuddin Taherally, 62 tahun, yang sudah hampir 44 tahun terlibat dalam kerja-kerja kemasyarakatan.
Penerima Anugerah Jasa Cemerlang MUIS, Presiden 4PM, Encik Izzuddin Taherally. (Gambar: Nurulkhasanah Agost)
“Yang penting sekali bagi saya, kalau kita memberikan khidmat kita kepada sesiapa, menolong mereka, apabila kita melihat perasaan gembira yang terpapar di wajah mereka, ia memberikan satu dorongan kepada saya untuk meneruskan kerja-kerja ini,” ujar Encik Izzuddin.
MANTAN PRESIDEN PPIS TERIMA ANUGERAH JASA BAKTI
Lapan individu pula menerima Anugerah Jasa Bakti kerana membuat sumbangan dalam bidang-bidang seperti pendidikan, ekonomi, khidmat masyarakat atau pendidikan Islam yang telah membawa perubahan baik kepada masyarakat.
Salah seorang daripada mereka ialah mantan presiden PPIS, Cik Sapiah Molla.
“Sangat bererti bagi saya, saya bersyukur atas pengiktirafan ini, dan ini kerana dapatlah sedikit sumbangan kepada masyarakat, dan saya rasa beruntung dapat memberi sumbangan kepada masyarakat,” kata Cik Sapiah.
USTAZ PASUNI MAULAN RAIH ANUGERAH SG50 MUIS
Salah seorang penerima Anugerah SG50 MUIS, yang diberikan buat pertama kalinya, ialah Ustaz Pasuni Maulan, yang menyumbang secara aktif dalam Majlis Tertinggi MUIS.
“Saya merasa puas kalau yang saya tolong atau segala usaha yang dilakukan itu berjaya. Jadi bukanlah mengharapkan anugerah atau apa jua penghargaan dari sesiapa,” kata Ustaz Pasuni.
Di majlis tersebut juga, Presiden Tan menerima sumbangan cek berjumlah $100,000 berupa sumbangan masyarakat Islam Singapura kepada Cabaran Presiden.
Kumpulan pertama jemaah haji Singapura seramai 43 orang berangkat ke Jeddah pada awal pagi tadi.
Kumpulan jemaah haji dari dua GSA, Halijah Travels & Tours Pte Ltd dan Shahidah Travel & Tours Pte Ltd, menaiki pesawat Singapore Airlines SQ490 pada 1.20 pagi tadi, menurut kenyataan Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS).
Turut mengiringi para jemaah itu ialah Konsul Haji yang juga Ketua Pejabat Ehwal Jemaah Haji Singapura (SPAO), Haji Kassim Kamis, serta kakitangan SPAO lain iaitu Konsultan Khidmat Haji, Pegawai Perubatan, Pegawai Kejururawatan dan Penolong Pegawai Jemaah.
Seperti tahun lalu, delegasi seramai 21 orang akan mengiringi sejumlah 680 jemaah haji – kumpulan-kumpulan jemaah haji seterusnya akan berangkat ke Jeddah dari 15 hingga 18 September ini – iaitu tambahan empat pegawai sebagai langkah berjaga-jaga terhadap MERS.
Delegasi haji Singapura tahun ini dketuai Haji Mohd Tahirrudin Shadat Kadarisman.
