The Biography of "Habib Abdullah bin Idrus Baroom Ba-‘Alawi (Singapore)" is available in the following languages,
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Habib Abdullah bin Idrus Baroom Ba-‘Alawi was one of Singapore’s great wali who’s barakah was enjoyed even by non-Muslims here during his life. He was popularly called Habib Baroom.
It was said that whichever shop he entered into would have its business prosper.
Among them, the three famous murtabak stalls along North Bridge Road, ie, Victory, Singapore, and ZamZam Restaurants. He would also during tea-time, visit Haroon bin Ali shop which sells the famous Teh Cap Pokok Klapa in Haji Lane, for his cuppa.
The owner of a well-known shop Uttamram along Arab Street, a Hindu, was told to buy a hilly land in Chai Chee where an Arab wali was buried, and not to sell it. This place was known as Bismilah Wali after the Indian Muslim caretaker’s name then.
After the shop owner bought this hill, his business prospered until he became very wealthy.
The area has since been donated to SANA and its SANA-Uttamram building stands there till today. The maqam has already been exhumed.
Habib Abdullah bin Idrus Baroom Al-‘Alawi passed away on the 19th February 1940.
May Allah Bless him and his descendants.
Ameen.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
This was taken by Permission of the Webmaster of IbyYahya.com .
Source and Credits are due to :
Suryadi S Selamat from Abdul Razak bin Shibli bin Haroon bin Ali of Teh Cap Pokok Klapa who is a long time resident of Haji Lane.
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