A Deteriorating Muslim Society
The following article was sourced from “AVOCAT MASJID SOUVENIR BROCHURE ’79/80” : The articles author is N.M. Ghany then President General of Tackveeyatul Islamic Association…
Trini Muslims
A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF ASJA
This item was sourced from ASJA’s 70th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine 1935 – 2005. The day was October 31st, the year 1935 and the Legislative Council…
The Narrative behind the building of the Avocat Masjid
Avocat, Trinidad and Tobago, is a village in southern Trinidad, near Fyzabad. In 1974 the Muslims of the village determined that a Mosque (a Muslim…
Victoria Village 1887: Qiblah to the west or to the east?
On 25 June 1887, a curious incident was reported in the San Fernando Gazette of Trinidad in the British West Indies. At the end of…
Abu Bakr Beaumont-Benjamin 1932 Letter to Islamic Review – UK
On Friday August 5th 1932 Roderick Leofric Beaumont-Benjamin became Muslim adopting the name Abu Bakr. He wrote his testimonial to the Islamic Review. His letter…
Haji Gokool Meah (ra)
How many of us would have known that the expression “cool as Gokool” referred to Haji Gokool Meah (1847-1939) who came on an indenture ship…
STALWARTS OF THE ANJUMAN SUNNAT-AL-JAMAAT ASSOCIATION
The picture on the inside front cover of this booklet was taken in the year 1936. The men featured in this photograph represent the pioneers…
A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE TML
Today we celebrate another year in the history of the Trinidad Muslim League. Today we mark the 50th Anniversary of the League, which was founded…
From Trinidad to Mecca
Access original post on BBC here. Nearly three million pilgrims have been performing the Islamic Pilgrimage in Mecca, the holiest city in Islam. Amongst them,…
A VICTORY FOR OBAMA WILL BE MOMENT OF PRIDE FOR MUSLIM TRINIDADIANS
If Senator Barack Obama is elected President of the United States of America, the resolute endorsement he got from former Secretary of State (2001-2005) Colin…