Alhaj Gulamhussein Saleh Allarakhia (Golo Saleh) In the annals of Zanzibar Khoja Ithnashri history the name ‘Golo Saleh’ (Gulamhussein) gets inscribed with golden letters. He was born to the family of Saleh Allarakhia (Saleh Madawa) whose spices/herbal medicine shop in one corner of Vaddi Bhajar (Hurumzi) was a household word. Such was its impact that to date shops dealing in...
Every old timer Zanzibari, wherever he or she may be, yearns for those good old days of Zanzibar, we call it the golden era! We Khoja Ithnashries in particular tend to recall several memorable occasions of the past and one event that obviously comes to mind is Khushali Bankro. It had an attraction of its own. On the eve of khushali...
HAJI DEWJI JAMAL – 200 YEARS HAVE PASSED, HIS GREAT CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MADH’AB OF AHLULBAYT (A.S.) IN THE KSI COMMUNITY REMAINS UNPARALLELED Haji Dewji Jamal (1820-1905) This year marks 200 years since the birth of Dewji Jamal who is considered one of the pioneers of the Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Community. He was amongst the...
To coincide with the auspicious occasion of Eid el Ghadeer, the extension of Al Muntazir Nursery School operating under CBE of KSI Jamaat of Dar es Salaam was opened in Dar es Salaam on 3rd March 2002. This school has a capacity to house up to 950 children in 22 classrooms. The school which was first registered...
Remembering the Compassionate and Caring Mu’allim from Zanzibar ”Being a man of principles, Mu’allim was against any form of corruption. During the Second World War, he followed a strict method of stockpiling and distributing food grains and implied that ‘regardless of the status or vocation of a person, if there is a pishi of rice for a local...
LOOKING AT THE OTHER SIDE ……………………………………… An Eid Message from the then President of The World Federation of K.S.I. Muslim Communities, Marhum Mulla Asgharali M.M. Jaffer – 1st Shawaal 1410 (27th April 1990) In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The holy month of Ramadhan has passed. It was a month of spiritual rejuvenation. And the thin...
Historically the club’s inception got underway when Ithna Asheri team started participating in Cricket XI of 1933. Among the pioneers were stalwarts such as Hassanali G. Versi (Captain), Abdulhussein G. Versi, Mohammedali K. Mithani (Opening baller), Hassanali K. Mithani, Gulam A. Mithani (Medium pace baller), Rajabali N. Rattansi (Opening Baller), Habib N. Rattansi, Hassanali Giga, Hassanali Gulamali (Wicket-Keeper),...
The Early History of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheries in Africa In 1892, at the age of 17, Vasanji Gangji decided to travel from Mombasa to Kampala on foot. After reaching Kampala he joined in the employment of Alidina Visram, a famous businessman of the time. He worked at Alidina Visram for 14 years after which he opened his own...
The President H.E. Alhaj Ali Hassan Mwinyi was accorded a red carpet welcome at the Dar es salaam KSIJ Mosque on 4th October, 1991 (25th Rabil ul Awwal 1412 AH) when he arrived to grace a special occasion as Chief Guest of Milad-un-Nabii (SAWW) program organized by the Ithna Asheri Union Volunteer Corps (IUVC) in collaboration with the...
