Ramzanali bhai Nanji was born on 15th August 1942 in Mombasa, Kenya to Mohammed Hussein Mulla Nanji and Shireenbai Nanji. He is one among the siblings: Marhuma Fatmabai Karawalli, Marhum Aliasgher Nanji, Marhum Aliraza Nanji, Marhum Pyarali Nanji, Mohammed Jaffer Nanji, Zainabbai Mulji, and Gulamabbas Nanji.He completed his primary education at Ithna Asheri School and secondary school at...
Some individuals silently dedicate their lives in the service of the community without seeking recognition. These are personalities who ardently and actively spent their lives doing tabligh, instilling the love of Ahlulbayt (‘A) and Azadari of Sayyed al Shohada Aba Abdillahil Hussain (‘A) and promoting our faith for which posterity will remain indebted to. It is through their...
Community Members living in Dar es Salaam during the 1980s and 90s will certainly remember Marhum Akber Thawer as a hardworking, soft spoken and highly helpful individual within the Dar es Salaam Jamaat operations and administration. Marhum Akber bhai was born in Zanzibar on 24th September 1924 to Nasser Thawer Khalfan Damani and Sherbanu bai Mitha Teja. He...
The Khoja Shia establishment in Mauritius began in the last century following migration of Shias (mostly Khoja Shias) from India and Iran who came to Mauritius with a view to uplift their economic situation. They were mostly involved in trade and closely related to each other. Late Haji Kassamally Esmael Dossa who was one of the migrants who...
In 1995, Dr. Shiraz Datoo, who was then the Dar es Salaam Tabligh Chairman, had a brainwave. Have an awayday residential camp for two weeks of young boys with the objectives listed below. Dr Shiraz, and Maalim Mehboob Somji, Tabligh Secretary, went on to plan and deliver the first camp held at Nakuru, Kenya, in December 1995. Several...
The story of Mohamedraza bhai’s life revolves on three cities: Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam and New York. He was born in Zanzibar to Mohamedhusein Ali Dungersi and Fatma bai Ali Gulamhusein on 16th of January 1946. He was one before the last among seven siblings: Marhum Gulamali, Marhuma Kaniz bai Musa, Marhuma Rubab bai Champsi, Marhum Muslim, Ahmad,...
Mehfil-e-Asghari was formed in the 1950s in tribute to the sacrifice of Hazrat Ali Asgher (a’), the youngest martyr in Karbala and also as a nurturing ground for the youngsters who are the future leaders of our community. In the 1950s during the month of Muharram, the youngsters of Dar es Salaam would gather at the house of...
Family History: The history of the Daya Walji family, traced from the few available archives and from verbal narrations by his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren dates back to the 1900s. Marhum Daya bhai Walji, one of the oldest pioneers and pillars of the community and his son Marhum Murrabi Suleman bhai Daya arrived in Tanzania when the...
The Arbaeen Walk has been widely described as the biggest annual gathering with participants from across the globe. The crowd has been swelling each year. The whole journey of about 50 miles from Najaf to Karbala is marked with 1,452 poles. According to some scholars, Shaikh Murtuza Ansari, who passed away in the year 1281 AH was the...
Imam Sadiq (‘a) said, “He whose eyes shed tears for our blood which has been shed, or for our rights which have been usurped, or for the humiliation meted out to us or to one of our Shiites, Allah shall accommodate him in paradise for a long time.” (Amali Sheikh al Mufid, pg. 175) GLIMPSES OF AZADARI IN AFRICA...
