When is Muharram? Muharram, also known as Muharram-ul-Haram, is the first month of the Hijri calendar and thus marks the beginning of the Islamic year. It is the only month which Allah’s name has been attached to – the Prophet Muhammad (saw) referred to it as ‘the Sacred Month of Allah’ – and is thus a highly blessed month. It is one of the …
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What Is Ashura and Why Is It Important?
Why is it called Ashura? “Ashura” comes from the Arabic word for the number ten, and the word Muharram comes from the Arabic word haram, meaning forbidden. According to Islamic tradition, the month of Muharram was one of the most sacred months of the calendar, during which warfare was forbidden. As we welcome the new Islamic year, we should take the time to reflect …
Read More »Jumuah Schedule – Lecture Date: Fri, 5th July 2024
Lecture Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 No. Title Lecturer Masjid Name Area 1 – Ash Sheikh Rajabdeen Muhammad Ijlan (Nilami) Madhawakkulam Jumuah Masjid Anamaduwa 2 – Ash Sheikh Abdul Rahman (Bahji) Grand Jumuah Masjid, Atulugama 3 – Ash Sheikh Shukoor Deen (Ihsani) Fort Jumuah Masjid – Chatham Street Colombo 01 4 – Ash Sheikh Rizwan (Baqavi) Wekanda Jumuah Masjid Colombo 02 …
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Innalillahi Vainna Ilaihi Rajioon.It is with great sorrow we inform the demise ofYasir Bakeer Markar. An old boy of Royal College and an experienced planter.Son of former Speaker, Minister and Governor of the Southern Province, Marhoom Al-Haj M A Bakeer Markar and Marhoom Haajiani Jazeela Marikar.Husband of Shameela Sulaiman and loving father of Uzma Bakeer Markar and Mohammed Ayyub Bakeer …
Read More »More than 150 affiliates of the All-Ceylon YMMA Conference to meet on June 29 at its 74th Annual Convention in Colombo
RUZAIK FAROOK COLOMBO : The 74th Annual Convention of the All-Ceylon YMMA Conference will be held on 29th June 2024 at 2. 00 p.m. at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, , Independence Square, Colombo. It will be held under the chairmanship of National President of the YMMA Conference Ihsaan Hameed. Ambassador of Turkiye Semih Lutfu Turgut will be the chief …
Read More »Notice for all whose passports are expiring from July 1st
The Department of Immigration and Emigration has taken several measures in view of the e-passport system which is to come into effect in November this year. Immigration and Emigration Controller General Harsha Ilukpitiya said, therefore, the validity period of passports expiring after 01 July has been extended by a year. He further said specifically, that if a passport’s 10-year validity …
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