MARHOOM ALHAJ MOHAMEDHUSSEIN BANDALI VERSI A PROMINENT SOCIAL WORKER FROM LINDI (1921 – 2011) Marhoom Mohamedhussein bhai Bandali Versi, fondly known as M B Versi was born in Lindi on 14 December 1921. He pursued his education in Lindi and then joined the family business. Marhoom was keen and diligent in serving the community and also deeply committed...
AFED’S DOWN THE MEMORY LANE PHOTOGRAPHSThe Legacy of Sports in Zanzibar They were the role models who made our community proud in the sports arena for many decades. Whilst on the field and off the field they were exemplary and inspirational sportsmen. Our young and upcoming sportsmen should emulate them. Please recite Sura-e-Fateha for the maghferat of the...
ZANZIBAR FAIZE ITHNA ASHERI NIGHT SCHOOL In 1926, the Faize Ithna Asheri was established in Zanzibar where the following contributed for its welfare activities: Marhum Haji Hussein Sheriff DewjiMarhum Haji Esmail GulamhusseinMarhum Haji Abdulhussein Rashid NathaniMarhum Haji Abdulhussein Nasser BhallooMarhum Haji Abdulrasul Alidina SalehMarhum Haji M. D. KermaliMarhum Haji Hussein A Rahim Whilst beginning the night religious classes, Marhum...
AFED’S DOWN THE MEMORY LANE THE COMMUNITY SPORTS LEGENDS (Part 4) YOUNG AND ENERGETIC CRICKETERS OF THE UNION SPORTS CLUB IN 1984 Marhum Abdulrasul VirjeeA right arm fast bowler who opened bowling for Mombasa Jaffery in 1930’s led the first ever Ithnasheri team in the DSM league Cricket. After retiring from active cricket he served the club in...
AFED’S DOWN THE MEMORY LANE Excerpt of Interview with Said Mohamed aka “Said Nyanya” Said Mohamed, popularly known as Said “Nyanya” is a staunch supporter of Dsm Union Sports Club. The most striking and admirable aspect of Said has been his sincerity and keenness for the prosperity of cricket among our youths. In order to encourage our youths...
KSI JAMAAT OF MAURITIUS The Ithna-Asheris were among the early migrants to Mauritius from India in 1890s. Currently none of the descendants of first settlers of our community can be found in Mauritius. The first settlers were: Visram Ebrahim from Cutch, Rashid Alidina from Cutch and who was a leading sugar merchant of Mumbai, Hirji Khakoo, father of...
KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI HISTORY - MBALE, UGANDA NARRATED BY MARHUM LALJI BHAI RAWJI Laljibhai Rawji (75) of Mbale narrates the history of our community at Mbale, Uganda. He recalls the arrival at Mbale of entrepreneur Waljibhai Bhanji in 1906. At that time, there were 16 Indian shops including the famous Alidina Visram. Houses were made of mud and...
Alhaj Habib Bhai Kassam Manji - (1902-1991) An Entrepreneur and a Visionary Leader of our Community in Tanga In early 1900s, our community in Tanga consisted of four main businessmen. Br Mohamed Tharoo was the foremost among them. He had agency for selling of tea, sugar and tobacco. He was also a leading textile trader. Br Jaffer Khimji...
Photographs of the Old Memories of ZanzibarElders of our Community of Zanzibar who served the Jamaats magnanimously in different capacities in religious, community and other social services Let us remember all the past Leaders, Elders and the Marhumeens of the Jamaats of Zanzibar with Sura-e-Fateha for the maghferat of their souls, May Allah (SWT) shower His choicest blessings...
HAJI HASSIM RAJPAR HAJI – FROM CUTCH TO ZANZIBAR, EAST AFRICA Hassim Rajpar Haji was born in Nangalpur, Cutch, India in 1862. At a young age, he travelled to Zanzibar by dhow and joined in the employment of Nasser Noormohamed. In 1881, he moved to Nosibe, where there was a branch office of Nasser Noormohamed in Madagascar. At that...
