THE Chua Chu Kang Muslim cemetery in Singapore was eerily quiet. Once in a while, the sound of chirping birds and visitors' vehicles were heard. Before a grave neatly carpeted by green grass and bordered by cement posts, a woman in a blue veil bowed her head, deeply engrossed. Her mouth muttered prayers requesting mercy. Once finished, she stretched out her hand, stroked the gravestone on Plot 1696 Block 24, on which was inscribed: Saminten. Re