Culture & Heritage

Hulftsdorp is home to what is probably the oldest Moor community in Colombo. It still preserves memories of this past in its two street names still known as Old and New Moor Street and its Grand Mosque, regarded as the most authoritative mosque in the entire island, which must have been built over a still older edifice a long time …

It was a day in 1971. That was the day Ash Sheikh Ibrahim’s degree results  at the University of Peradeniya   were announced . Even before he knew about it, Professor W.S. Karunaratne, the Head of the Department of Eastern Languages at the university, drove around 30km towards Uyanwatta,    in his own car to meet his student Ibrahim  at his home. …

N.U. Abdul Razzak Udayar Mother Sri Lanka in general and Islamic Society of this beloved nation in particular have irreparably lost a renowned lecturer, a great orator, a zealous patriot and above all a devout Islamic leader, A.L.M. Ibrahim of Uyanwatta, Mawanella as he peacefully breathed his last in Colombo on 29th March He hails from a reputed family in Uyanwatta, …

– Dr SLM RIFAI: UK – It is with great sadness that I’m writing this obituary note on Marhoom A.L.M Ibrahim Moulavi who passed away today 29/03/24.  Marhoom Moulavi Ibrahim is a well-known Islamic scholar in Sri Lanka. He hails from a religious family in the Kegalle district, Sri Lanka. He was educated in one of the pioneering seats of …

An Arab Dhow, C.1900. Melville Herskovits Library’s Winterton Collection Author Asiff Hussein, Vice President of Outreach, Centre for Islamic Studies Harmony Centre, on the Muslim Contribution to our Nation… by Ifham Nizam Q: You have written extensively on the Muslim contribution to Sri Lanka. How significant do you think that contribution has been? A: The Muslim contribution to our nation has …