1989 Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa fire

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1989 Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa fire
Date22 September 1989 (1989-09-22)
LocationGuar Chempedak, Kedah, Malaysia
Also known as27 Syuhada Peristiwa Kebakaran Pondok Pak Ya
(27 Martyr of the Pondok Pak Ya Fire)
CauseAccident by burning candle which were left alight in their hostel while the students fallen asleep after studying[1]
Deaths27

On 22 September 1989, a fire took place at Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa (also known as Madrasah Pondok Pak Ya) in Guar Chempedak, Kedah, Malaysia. Around 27 students who are mostly girls were killed in the incident.[2][3] All victims bodies later were buried in a special Muslim cemetery at Padang Lumat as the "27 Syuhada Peristiwa Kebakaran Pondok Pak Ya" (27 Martyrs of the Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa fire).[1]

Victims[]

A total of 27 victims, all women, were killed in the fire.

1.Faridah binti Che Daud

2.Kamisah binti Sudin

3.Norazura binti Abdul Wahab

4.Siti Mariam binti Zakaria

5.Khairul Asma binti Abdullah

6.Faridah binti Baharom

7.Mariani binti Lebai Hassan

8.Norasmah binti Md. Nor

9.Hamidah binti Abd. Hamid

10.Asmah binti Osman

11.Siti Noraini binti Yaacob

12.Rokiah binti Abdullah

13.Zuraini binti Md. Fadzil

14.Sarina binti Shaari

15.Norasiah binti Mehad

16.Zaharah binti Ramli

17.Asnidar binti Abu Bakar

18.Paizah binti Isa

19.Nurul Uyun binti Abdullah

20.Anisah binti Osman

21.Mashitoh binti Yaacob

22.Ezzah binti Ismail

23.Siti Aishah binti Nayan

24.Syafinaz binti Ishak

25.Suhaibah binti Mahmud

26.Rosnani binti Ismail

27.Rohani binti Syaari

Al-Fatihah

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References[]

  1. ^ a b Nurliza Elami (18 May 2012). "Ingati syuhada korban kebakaran" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ^ Chan Kok Leong (14 September 2017). "A fire stoked by silence". The Malaysian Insight. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Religious school fire in Kuala Lumpur by no means the first". The Straits Times. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. ^ "'Pedih masih berbekas sehingga kini' | Berita Harian". www.bharian.com.my. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

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