SHARIAH AND TARIQAH
This is an article written by the late Professor Syed Ali Ashraf (ra). Shariah is the path that leads to water. In the context of…
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THE MEELAD SHAREEF FUNCTION
Here Haji Muhammad Yusuf Francis provides the evidence for the sanction Meelad Shareef Function (Moulood, Mawlid) as well as the manners and procedure for conducting…
A Refutation of League’s Mufti’s Statement on Taraweeh
Since the late 1920s Muslims in Trinidad and Tobago have developed polemics around particular issues of understanding of the practiced faith. Here is an example…
Image from the Magazine “Islam” Printed by Sadr Anjuman of Guyana in December 1942
Picture courtesy Maulana Kavir Mohammed
Double Blessings
Allah tells us in the Qur’an about the status of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) regarding his relationship with us. He says in Surah Imran; Allah did…
An unsung hero of Independence
Tajmool Hosein, QC Tajmool Hosein qualified as a barrister in 1946 and developed considerable knowledge in the area of constitutional law. As a member of…
1946: The Need for Greater Effort
Writing in the 1946 Eid-ul-Fitr brochure Mr. Tajmool Hosein laments the disinterest of young Muslims in their religion and the disunity in the community. Thanks…
Guyana and Palestine establish diplomatic ties at ambassadorial level
Guyana, a member of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people since 1975, yesterday became the first…
NOOR HASSANALI (1918-2006)
Noor Mohammed Hassanali was born on August 8th, 1918. He was the sixth in a muslim family of seven children. He was married in 1952…
1946: A tribute to Syed Abdul Aziz (ra) – Khalifa of the Muslim Community of Trinidad
This is a tribute to Syed Abdul Aziz (ra) published in 1946 in an Eid-ul-FItr brochure. The tribute is on behalf of the entire Muslim…