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Foreign News
March 2, 1949
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
In Singapore, the Harbor Division Police Station has become a holy 'kramat' for local Malays after a sergeant's dream revealed the shrine's relocation to its tower, confirmed by pigeons moving there.
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MALAYS WORSHIP AT POLICE STATION
SINGAPORE, (AP)—A police station has become a "kramat," a holy place of worship for the Malays of Singapore. Their shrine had been located some 100 yards from the Harbor Division Police Station and hundreds of pigeons would hover above the grave.
Then one night a police sergeant dreamed that a beautiful lady came to him and said her grave had been moved to the tower of the nearby police station. When morning came the pigeons had deserted the grave and were flying about the tower. And now the Mohammedan Malays of the area visit the police station to pray for favors.
SINGAPORE, (AP)—A police station has become a "kramat," a holy place of worship for the Malays of Singapore. Their shrine had been located some 100 yards from the Harbor Division Police Station and hundreds of pigeons would hover above the grave.
Then one night a police sergeant dreamed that a beautiful lady came to him and said her grave had been moved to the tower of the nearby police station. When morning came the pigeons had deserted the grave and were flying about the tower. And now the Mohammedan Malays of the area visit the police station to pray for favors.
What sub-type of article is it?
Religious Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Singapore Malays
Kramat Shrine
Police Station Worship
Sergeant Dream
Pigeon Relocation
Where did it happen?
Singapore
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Singapore
Outcome
shrine believed relocated to police station tower; local malays now visit to pray for favors.
Event Details
A police station became a holy 'kramat' for Singapore's Malays after their original shrine 100 yards away was abandoned. A sergeant dreamed a lady said her grave moved to the station's tower; pigeons then flew from the old grave to the tower, leading Mohammedan Malays to worship there.