Singapore
 Singapore |
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| Location of Singapore
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| National Assembly | Singapore | |
| Statistics: | ||
| Total Population | ||
| - | UN 2021[1] | 5,941,060 |
| Bahá'í pop. | ||
| - | Bahá'í source | |
| - | Non-Bahá'í source | 3,943 |
| History: Firsts |
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| - | Local Bahá'í | 1952, Naraindas Jethanand |
| - | Pioneers | 1950, Khodadad Fozdar 1950, Shirin Fozdar |
| - | Local Assembly | 1952, Singapore |
| - | National Assembly | 1972 |
| Official Website | https://bahai.org.sg/ | |
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| Categories: Singapore • People | ||
The Republic of Singapore is an island nation located in Southeast Asia. Its official languages are English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil and Buddhism is the predominant religion.
The area has been inhabited since prehistory and was a notable trading port in the 14th Century. It was colonized by the British Empire in the 19th Century and remained under British rule until being granted self governance as a part of Malaysia in 1959 and it achieved independence from Malaysia as a sovereign nation in 1965.
The Bahá’í Faith was introduced to Singapore in 1950 with a community being established.
History[edit]
The Bahá’í Faith was established in Singapore in 1950 when Dr. Khodadad Fozdar pioneered to the country where he established a medical practice and immediately began teaching the religion.[2] He was assisted by his wife, Shirin, who made frequent travel teaching trips across the wider region of Malaysia but often assisted him in teaching work when in Singapore.[3] In 1951 they wrote to Shoghi Effendi expressing they felt they should leave Singapore due to a lack of interest in the Faith however they were encouraged to remain at their pioneer post.[4]
In early 1952 Naraindas Jethanand, who was an acquaintance of Shirin, became the first Singaporean Bahá’í after studying the religion with the Fozdar's and shortly afterwards the Fozdar's neighbors, friends Khodadad had made through the Singapore Theosophical Society, and others also declared and began teaching themselves. Due to the sudden growth the Local Spiritual Assembly of Singapore was established at Ridvan 1952.[4] The same year Shirin founded the Singapore Council of Women which aimed to promote women's rights in the country,[5] and at some point the Fozdar's established a free school which taught underprivileged women literacy.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1951). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 241, Pg(s) 15. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1951). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 248, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Manisegaran, A. (2003). Jewel Among Nations - An account of the early days of the Bahá’í Faith in West Malaysia. Malaysia: Splendour Publications. ISBN 983-51419-0-9.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: checksum (help), p 11 - ↑ https://sfp.smu.edu.sg/about-shirin-fozdar
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1970). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 13 (1954-1963), Pg(s) 893. View as PDF.
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