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Singaporean sets up Mersing farm, offers service to perform sacrificial rite Aqiqah

Entrepreneur sees promise in setting up farm, offering service to perform sacrificial rite Aqiqah

Mr Mohd Noor Ashraf Abu Bakar guides his herd of animals back to their shelter when they are done grazing in the field. The 30-year-old started Aliyah Rizq Farm in Mersing, Malaysia in 2016. The 21/2 acre farm has a number of livestock but the bulk o
Mr Mohd Noor Ashraf Abu Bakar guides his herd of animals back to their shelter when they are done grazing in the field. The 30-year-old started Aliyah Rizq Farm in Mersing, Malaysia in 2016. The 21/2 acre farm has a number of livestock but the bulk of it is sheep, reared for the purpose of aqiqah and korban. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
Mr Mohd Noor Ashraf Abu Bakar guides his herd of animals back to their shelter when they are done grazing in the field. The 30-year-old started Aliyah Rizq Farm in Mersing, Malaysia in 2016. The 21/2 acre farm has a number of livestock but the bulk o
Mr Ashraf entrusts his farm to Mr Amin and his family. They live on the farm and take turns to care for it. Mr Ashraf says: "Wak Amin is like superman, he can do almost anything at the farm except slaughter the animals." Wak is uncle in Indonesian. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
Mr Mohd Noor Ashraf Abu Bakar guides his herd of animals back to their shelter when they are done grazing in the field. The 30-year-old started Aliyah Rizq Farm in Mersing, Malaysia in 2016. The 21/2 acre farm has a number of livestock but the bulk o
Ms Siti Sarimah, 19, feeds Basbousa milk from a bottle as her pet, Dua-Muka (two-faced in Malay) - given to her by Mr Ashraf as a birthday gift - tries to join in. Ms Siti liaises with the vet on the well-being of the livestock. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
Mr Mohd Noor Ashraf Abu Bakar guides his herd of animals back to their shelter when they are done grazing in the field. The 30-year-old started Aliyah Rizq Farm in Mersing, Malaysia in 2016. The 21/2 acre farm has a number of livestock but the bulk o
Mr Ashraf wipes his sweat against his sleeve as he cleans up the animal pen before welcoming his customers, who would choose the animal to be sacrificed. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
Mr Mohd Noor Ashraf Abu Bakar guides his herd of animals back to their shelter when they are done grazing in the field. The 30-year-old started Aliyah Rizq Farm in Mersing, Malaysia in 2016. The 21/2 acre farm has a number of livestock but the bulk o
Mr Abu Ishak, 30, holds down the sheep as Mr Amin ties its legs. Mr Ashraf tells Mr Abu the exact point to slaughter the animal. "It has to be a swift and painless kill to consider it a successful one and also for the meat to be halal," says Mr Ashraf as Mr Abu prepares himself. The firefighter sacrificed a sheep for his daughter's birth. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
Mr Mohd Noor Ashraf Abu Bakar guides his herd of animals back to their shelter when they are done grazing in the field. The 30-year-old started Aliyah Rizq Farm in Mersing, Malaysia in 2016. The 21/2 acre farm has a number of livestock but the bulk o
Mr Amin prepares the sheep to be taken to the Islamic boarding school Mr Abu had chosen. Mr Abu says after the slaughter: "Look at my hands, I'm still shaking." ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
Mr Mohd Noor Ashraf Abu Bakar guides his herd of animals back to their shelter when they are done grazing in the field. The 30-year-old started Aliyah Rizq Farm in Mersing, Malaysia in 2016. The 21/2 acre farm has a number of livestock but the bulk o
Mr Ashraf puts away the meat to be delivered. The sheep that Mr Abu chose weighed 25kg; after cleaning, there is 13kg of meat, enough for 50 people. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
Ariffin Jamar Photojournalist
Updated
Mar 05, 2018, 07:39 AM
Published
Mar 05, 2018, 05:00 AM
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Friends and family thought Mr Mohd Noor Ashraf Abu Bakar was making a bad decision when he first set up his farm in Mersing, Malaysia.

The 30-year-old who had previously owned a restaurant and various property businesses and been in the used-car export business decided to move away from all that and start a service for Singaporeans who want to perform Aqiqah. This is a sacrificial rite which is carried out following the birth of a child, in accordance with Islamic tradition.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 05, 2018, with the headline Singaporean sets up Mersing farm, offers service to perform sacrificial rite Aqiqah. Subscribe

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