Английская Википедия:Habib Noh
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Singapore English Habib Noh bin Mohamad Al-HabshiШаблон:Sfn (Шаблон:Lang-ar; 1788Шаблон:Spaced ndash27 July 1866) was an Arab mystic who is regarded in Sufism as a wali (Islamic saint). Allegedly a descendant of Muhammad, Habib Noh was raised in Penang. He also spent some time in Kedah, before settling down in Singapore after it became a British settlement.
Personal life
Habib Noh's family allegedly descended from Muhammad, the prophet of Islam and lived in the now-Yemeni part of Hadhramaut.Шаблон:Sfn According to tradition, Habib Noh was born in 1788 on a ship en route to Penang, where he was raised.Шаблон:Sfn His father worked for the British colonial government in Penang.Шаблон:Sfn The family also lived in Kedah for a brief period.Шаблон:Sfn
Around 1819, at the invitation of Syekh Salim bin Abdullah Sumayr,Шаблон:Sfn and shortly after Singapore had been designated as a British settlement, Habib Noh relocated to Tanjong Pagar.Шаблон:Sfn Habib Noh would remain in Singapore for the rest of his life,Шаблон:Sfn although he seldom ventured beyond his house and the Arab Street-based Sultan Mosque.Шаблон:Sfn He also meditated on Mount Palmer and reportedly enjoyed watching Chinese opera performances at the nearby Buddhist temple.Шаблон:Sfn
In his lifetime,Шаблон:Sfn Habib Noh was already recognised as a wali or saint in the Sufi tradition,Шаблон:Sfn specifically as the "patron saint of Malay sailors".Шаблон:Sfn
Death and legacy
Habib Noh died on 27 July 1866 in Telok Blangah, at the age of 78. His funeral was reportedly attended by "thousands of pilgrims".Шаблон:Sfn As legend has it, he was to be buried in another Muslim cemetery, but his casket proved to be unmovable until "someone remembered his wish to be laid to rest at the peak of Mount Palmer".Шаблон:Sfn Moreover, the putative owner of Mount Palmer died three days after selling the plot of land in which Habib Noh would be buried.Шаблон:Sfn A mausoleum was established in 1890 by Arabian philanthropist Syed Mohamad bin Ahmad Alsagoff.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
According to Torsten Tschacher, he "is certainly the most popular contemporary saint in contemporary Singapore".Шаблон:Sfn A 2021 study noted that his tomb "is frequented till today by visitors of various ethnoreligious backgrounds".Шаблон:Sfn When the Japanese attacked Singapore in World War II, Habib Noh's tomb "was untouched by bombs or shells that fell about the harbour".Шаблон:Sfn Similarly, efforts to redevelop his resting place have allegedly been foiled by the spirit of Habib Noh himself, with extraordinary incidents such as "exploding bulldozers" being reported.Шаблон:Sfn In 2022, a teenage student was arrested for, among other things, planning to blow up Habib Noh's tomb on account of its being "un-Islamic".Шаблон:Sfn
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