January, 2025

• 7 January

  Founder Editor of Al-Islam newspaper Hamza Haniffa passed away

  

  Founder Editor of Al-Islam newspaper Hamzah Haniffa passed away at a Private hospital in Colombo on Monday Jan.7 Hamzah Haniffa, the founder-editor of the Al-Islam newspaper, was a visionary journalist and a steadfast advocate for the Muslim community in Sri Lanka. A proud old boy of Zahira College, Colombo, during the tenure of Dr. A.M.A. Azeez, Hamzah excelled both academically …

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• 6 January

  Zahira College Islamic Society holds contests among schools to mark Meelad un Nabi Day

  

  Zahira College Islamic Society had organized the annual Meelad un Nabi Day and Prize Giving Ceremony on Saturday January 4 at the N.D.H. Abdul Ghaffoor Hall. It was held under the patronage of Principal of the College Trizviiy Marikkar. President of the Islamic Society  Yaqoob Sadikeen delivered the welcome address. Deputy Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim …

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• 4 January

  10 things you didn’t know Muslims invented by Mariam Amini

  

  Significant advancements in the fields of astronomy, medicine and culture stem from Islamic heritage. Here are just some of the key innovations Clockwise from left: A statue of Muslim inventor Abbas Ibn Firnas, the first man to build a successful flying machine, at Baghdad airport; coffee culture is thought to have originated in Yemen and Ethiopia in the 15th century; …

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• 2 January

  New Hajj Committee appointed with Riyaz Mihular as its chairman

  

  COLOMBO : Minister prof.Hiniduma Sunil Senavi , minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs has appointed new members to the government Hajj Committee with effect from December 26 replacing the outgoing members. The new members include Newly appointed Hajj committee For 2024/25 Chairman to the committee : Reyaz Mihular Middle east & South Asia Regional heads of International Financial Reporting …

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December, 2024

• 31 December

  Beginning of the Islamic New Year

  

  The Islamic Hijri Calendar The Islamic Calendar is a lunar calendar – that is, it is marked by the moon’s orbit of Earth. It is also known as the Hijri Calendar because the Hijri years (corresponding with the year 622 CE), begin from the year in which the hijrah (migration) of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), from Makkah to Medina took place. Year …

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• 26 December

  Prof. Achi M. Ishaq – Passes Away

  

  Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’un It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Acchi M. Ishak, of 23, Kassapa Road, Colombo 5, and a former lecturer at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Dhahran, who passed away in Makkah at the age of 85 on Wednesday evening, December 25th, 2024. His remains …

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• 25 December

  Turkey to restore parts of historic Hejaz Railway in Syria

  

  Ankara aims to help the new Syrian administration rebuild its infrastructure after its 13-year civil war An old locomotive sits outside the Hejaz railway station in old Damascus on 23 February 2024 (AFP/Louai Beshara / AFP) Turkey will restore parts of the historic Hejaz Railway in Syria, reconnecting Turkish rail lines to Damascus, Turkish Transportation Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said on Tuesday during a …

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