Understanding Tradition
“Tradition” in academic circles has come to signify old fashioned customs, archaic cultural practices, ossified ideas handed down from the past and articulated to the…
Ahle Sunnah
Guyana: An Indentureship Timeline
1837 – John Gladstone suggests East Indian indentured labour as a solution to the drifting of Africans from the plantations to the towns. Permission is…
Creed of Ahl Sunna wal Jamaah
History and Politicking of Islamic Organizations in Guyana 1936-2006
“History and Politicking of Islamic Organizations in Guyana,” is an exploratory attempt to document the history and politics of Islamic organizations in Guyana from the…
Historical view of Muslims in Trinidad
Muslim Arrival in Trinidad Muslims arrived in Trinidad on the very first voyage of indentured labourers from India. But the Muslim presence in Trinidad did…
Hadiths Illustrating the Superlative Eloquence of the Prophet (s)
This is a collection of hadiths illustrating the superlative eloquence of the Prophet (s) [1] Hadith One The Prophet’s Recommendation Allah bless and greet…
MUSLIMS IN GUYANA
“Muslims in Guyana: History, Traditions, and Conflict and Change” is a modest attempt to begin recording the history and traditions of Guyanese Muslims. At the…