From the Archives: The Tanga Jamaat was afflicted with the death of yet another social worker, Alhaj Haiderbhai F Meghji who passed away on 15 January, 1990. The Late Haiderbhai has for long provided selfless services to the Jamaat in various fields and has also served in the capacity of Hon Secretary and Chairman of Tanga Jamaat. The...
The sad demise of Alhaj Hassanbhai Abdulrasul Fazal in Tanga on 16 November 1989 has deprived the community of a devoted social worker. He was a prominent member of the Tanga jamaat who spent most of his life in this Tanzanian coastal town, where he had established a small business of clearing and forwarding under the name of...
SINGIDA - TANZANIA Murrabbi Hashambhai Dewji. Murabbi Hashambhai Dewji was very hard working since his childhood and had maintained his health by actively participating in different activities. At the age of 18 in 1902 he travelled by sea voyage from India to Zanzibar. He worked for three and a half years for Ismailbhai Sumar and two and...
At the 14th Constitutional Conference held in Dar-es-salaam from 4th to 7th April, 1980, Alhaj Hassan Ali M. Jaffer was unanimously elected to the post of Vice Chairman of Africa Federation. Hassan bhai was born in Zanzibar in 1932 and has been a resident of Mombasa since his young age. After completing his secondary school education at Mombasa...
The President of the World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Communities, Al-Haj Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer, on his recent private visit to Kenya, extended his visit to Dar-es-Salaam at the invitation of the Chairman of Dar-es-Salam Jamaat, Alhaj Aliraza Rajani. He arrived on Tuesday, 19th October 1993 and upon arrival immediately attended a session with Africa...
Late Alhaj Ahmedbhai Hussein Sheriff of Mombasa, a prominent zakir suddenly died on Sunday 6th May, 1990. He had completed preaching at a majils in Mombasa that Sunday before he collapsed and died. Marhum Ahmedbhai also made his mark as a writer of religious books and articles. He drudged and worked hard when preparing his material which therefore...
Muhammad Alibhai Kurji was born in Mahuwwa (India) in 1885. After pursuing the basic education he travelled to Madagascar in 1901 and worked for Manjibhai Thawer in Morondava. He was an Ismaili and later embraced the madh'ab of Ahlul Baiyt (AS) when he went to Madagascar. In 1912 he opened his own business in "Ambuibe," later in 1921...
Mulla Haji Jumabhai Ukera was born in 1874 in Somalia. During that time in Somalia, there were no proper facilities of acquiring academic or religious education; his father took him to Zanzibar to pursue Quranic and religious education in the Madressah, he also learned Gujarati and Urdu languages thoroughly. With his zeal and efforts, he became a good...
Haji Hassanali Juma Haji Ali Muraj was born in 1903 in Merca (Mogadishu). After pursuing the basic education and attaining religious knowledge he then learnt Italian language and joined his father's business. He got married in 1925. From this wedlock he was blessed with 6 sons and 2 daughters. Just after his marriage he established his business which...
The Late Haji Muhamadali J Kesani was born in Mikindani (Tanganyika) in 1896 and his father, Haji Janmohammed was born in Kutch Mundra, India. Late Muhamadali resided in Mikindani for many years. After the demise of his father in 1900, late Muhamadali bhai with his relative's assistance in 1902 he had an opportunity to study Gujarati language in...
