“Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.”

The Mission has been holding Vacation camps for Madressah since 2013. These camps enhance the students with spiritual and moral upbringing. The students also benefit with religious knowledge and general knowledge on the emerging issues that affects the youth. This also helps them to develop skills in communication, leadership, dua recitations and socially interact with students from various regions.

The Mission in December this year held a similar camp at the Mission’s Jaffery Centre, Macknon Road. This was the Mission’s first centre initiated in 1972. The camp was scheduled from 25^th November to 9^th December 2014. Some of the topics that were included in this year’s camp were; Women in Islam, Rights of Teenagers, Drug Abuse & Affects, HIV/AIDS, Prophethood, Imamate, Masails, Ghadir, Sakifa and other topics.

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 AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

Autism is a disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. Autism presents itself during the first three years of a person's life

Autism (or ASD) is a wide-spectrum disorder. This means that no two people with autism will have exactly the same symptoms. As well as experiencing varying combinations of symptoms, some people will have mild symptoms while others will have severe ones.

The most commonly found characteristics identified among people with an ASD are:

• Social skills:

If the symptoms are not severe, the person with ASD may seem socially clumsy, sometimes offensive in his/her comments, or out of synch with everyone else. If the symptoms are more severe, the person may seem not to be interested in other people at all. They have very little eye contact. To put it more simply, they lack the necessary playing and talking skills.

• Empathy - Understanding and being aware of the feelings of others

A person with autism will find it much harder to understand the feelings of other people. Having a conversation with a person with autism may feel very much like a one-way trip.
 

• Physical contact

A number of children with an ASD do not like cuddling or being touched like other children do.

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MARRIAGE SEMINAR FOR ENGAGED COUPLES
3^rd- 4^th January 2015

The Africa Federation Tableegh Board in collaboration with the Marriage Support Group of Dares Salaam Jamaat are organizing a One & Half Day Interactive Workshop for the Engaged Couples of our community.
 
The Programis aimed to prepare the youths on the realities of marital relationships and to prepare them to embark on this lifelong journey with a positive outlook and good understanding.
 
VENUE: MEHFIL-E-ABBAS, DAR ES SALAAM.
 
DISCUSSION TOPICS:

• Spirituality/Akhlaq/Rights
• Fiqh/Intimacy/Physical Side of Marriage
• Health & Family Planning
• Communication Skills – How to Prevent or Bridge Communication Gap
• Interaction with In-Laws
• Finance & Education

Come join us to better our relationships in the family setting.
 
In Order to Register, Please Contact: aftab@africafederation.org OR
Br.  Hilal Sheriff
Sis. Shirin Jeraj

Registration Fee: TShs 5,000/- per person

AFRICA FEDERATION TABLEEGH BOARD & KSIJ DAR ES SALAAM MARRIAGE SUPPORT GROUP

REF: BMM/ADMIN/107/1436     

BILAL MUSLIM MISSION OF TANZANIA - MOSHI BRANCH MUHARRAM ACTIVITIES

  Bilal Muslim Mission - Moshi branch held their Muharam programs in all their four centers these are TPC, KILEO, SYDP and BILAL Moshi.

Daily programs of Aza-e-Imam Hussein (AS) were held starting with majlis (lectures) followed by Latmiyas & Matam.

The Sheikhs from Madressah Shuhada and Bilal Moshi were sent to the centers for the daily lectures. The lectures were thought provoking and enlightening to the masses, with history of Karbala and the mission of Ahlul Bayt (AS) eloquently delivered.

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CIRCULAR NO: JMT/107/14                                             

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Rabi-ul-Awwal is as follows: - (Please note that the forecast is based for Dar-es-Salaam and all timings are Dar-es-Salaam local time, other towns in the West should make necessary adjustments depending upon the time of sunset).

The birth of the Astronomical New Moon is at 4.37 a.m. on Monday 22^nd December 2014 i.e. 29^th Safar 1436 A.H.
 
On Monday 22^nd December, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

 SIGHTING IS NOT POSSIBLE
 
On Tuesday 23^rd December, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

 SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.56 p.m., when the crescent will Insha’Allah be 15 degrees South of West, 9 degrees north of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^ST RABI-UL-AWWAL 1436 A.H. ON WEDNESDAY 24^TH DECEMBER 2014.
 
 
Secretariat

SAAJ Interfaith Symposium
Louis Leakey Auditorium, Nairobi National Museum

On 22^nd November 2014, the Shia Asna Ashri Jamaat (SAAJ) organized an Interfaith Symposium, a platform for dialogue, to encourage unity and cooperation among diverse religions & communities across Kenya with various speakers from the Government and different faiths presenting their views on topics relating to the influence of religion on various aspects of our lives and our country as a whole.
 
The Symposium was well attended with the presence of several Ambassadors including the Iranian Ambassador, representatives from SUPKEM, the Aga Khan Council President and Delegates, and the Head of Ummah Foundation. Also in attendance were the heads of 30 Hindu communities as well as representation from the National Churches Council of Kenya. Also present were dignitaries from other organizations based in Nairobi.
 
We were honored to have the attendance of Alhaaj Riyaz Nasser, Chairman of Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania (BMMT) and Alhaaj Mahboob Somji, Vice Chairman of BMMT, both of whom represented the Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaats of Africa (AFED) and Alhajj Ghullamhussein Mukhtar, President of Arusha Jamaat,
 
The event was competently moderated by Dr Hassan Kinyua Omari who began by welcoming all the guests and introducing the speakers. The guest of honour, Honorable Joseph Ole Lenku, Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government, was unfortunately delayed to the event due to the tragic killing of 28 in Mandera earlier that morning, which resulted in his having to go for an emergency security meeting.

In his welcome speech, the Chairman of SAAJ, Alhajj Murtaza Kanani outlined the emphasis of peace in Islam and the aim of all religions to improve society regardless of race, cast or ethnic background. This was then followed by prayers led by Muslim, Hindu and Christian representatives.

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Ref: AF/PRESS/43/2014                                                     



Only he shall visit the mosques of Allah who believes in Allah and the latter day, and keeps up prayer and pays the poor-rate (Zakat) and fears none but Allah; so (as for) these, it may be that they are of the followers of the right course.
 
S?rah l-tawbah (The Repentance) Verse - 9:18


Mosque is a holy place for Divine worship and considered esteemed where Muslims of all faiths offer their daily prayers. Mosque also plays an important role in the community, both in social and religious matters. It is a place on earth that unites the people and provides spiritual consciousness. It is a place where children come to study the holy Qur’an, Tariq (Islamic History), Aqhlaq (Etiquettes) etc. and where people congregate and spend long hours in the holy month of Ramadhan for prayers, performing Sunnah Ibada’t and supplication to Allah (SWT).
 
The Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Mosque in Kilwa is about 102 years old. Most of our community members from Kilwa moved to Lindi and some to Dar es Salaam about 50 years ago as the economic conditions worsened. Presently there is not a single member of our community left in Kilwa.
 
Sadly, the Mosque and Imambargha has not been well looked after, parts of the buildings had crumbled and was left unattended for several years, few months ago the entire roof of the Imambargha was blown off by tropical storm and strong wind. The Mosque is presently in a dilapidated condition needing major rehabilitation and improvements.

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CIRCULAR NO: JMT/106/14                                                         

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Br. Tahirhassan M. Fidahussein as the Administrative Secretary of the Central Health Board (CHB), effective 1^st December 2014.

On behalf of the CHB of the Africa Federation and the AFED Secretariat, we welcome Tahirhassan Fidahussein and wish him every success on this appointment.

Tahirhassan has completed his secondary education at Al Muntazir Islamic Seminary in year 2011.
 
He is presently pursuing a three years Bachelors Degree in Business Management at LearnIT in Dar-es-Salaam.
 
Tahirhassan is an active member in the community and participates in various activities organized for the youth.

Tahirhassan replaces Ms. Arifa Somji who has been with the AFED Secretariat for the past five years, first in Archives Section and later on she joined CHB as an Administrative Secretary to the Board. The Secretariat records its appreciation to Ms. Arifa Somji for her dedicated services and wishes her every success in her future endeavours.

 
The CHB Office is located at the AFED Main Office at the following address:
Olympio Street off Bibi Titi Mohamed Road (across Kabrastan)
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

Contacts:        Tel:      + 255 22 2150897    Cell: + 255 788 500 112
                          Email: health@africafederation.org

Timings of the CHB Office are as follows:

Monday – Friday:     11.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m.
Saturday:                    08.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

 
Aunali Khalfan
Hon. Secretary 

Ref: AF/PRESS/2014/42                                                           

The Africa Federation delegation to Mombasa Jamaat was led by the Chairman Alhaj Anwarali Dharamsi, he was accompanied by the Vice Chairman Alhaj Shabir Najafi, the Hon. Secretary, Alhaj Aunali Khalfan, the Central Bilal Board Chairman (CBB), Alhaj Mohsin Lalji, the Africa Federation Tabligh Board (AFTAB), Chairman Seyed Hassan Naqvi, Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania (BMMT) Head of Tabligh, Seyed Arif Naqvi and BMMT CEO, Alhaj Amir Ahmed. The three days visit to Mombasa was from Thursday 13^th November to Saturday 15^th November 2014.  

While in Mombasa, the delegation was joined by the AFED Kenya Trustee, Alhaj Sultan Molu, and AFED Nominated Councillors from Mombasa, Alhaj Amir Merali and Alhaj Gulamabbas Khaku.

The AFED delegation congregated with rest of the community members in the commemoration majlis of the 10^th Night of the Martyrdom of Imam Hussain (A.S.) and the martyrs of Karbala which was held in the Imambargha after Isha prayers on Thursday night, majlis was recited by Maulana Seyed Mir Sarkarali.

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Ref: AF/PRESS/2014/41                                                         



The Chairman of the Central Bilal Board (CBB), Alhaj Mohsin Lalji, also popularly known by the name of Sheni, led a delegation of Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania to Kenya, for a three days familiarization visit to Mombasa and Lamu from Thursday, 13^th to Saturday, 15^th November 2014. (Muharram 19^th to 21^st 1436 A.H.). The CBB Chairman was accompanied by Seyed Arif Naqvi, head of Tabligh and Alhaj Amir Ahmed, the CEO of Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania. Separate report on the visit to Lamu will follow soon.

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