July, 2024

• 8 July

  Al Hijri New Year 1446: Muharram begins..

  When is MuharramMuharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is banned. It precedes the month of Safar. The tenth of Muharram is known as Ashura, an important day of commemoration in Islam. More? MuharramMuharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one …

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• 8 July

  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 MuharramMuharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is banned. It precedes the month of Safar. The tenth of Muharram is known as Ashura, an important day of commemoration …

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• 5 July

  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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• 4 July

  Yasir Bakeer Markar passes away

  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 …

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June, 2024

• 29 June

  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 …

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• 27 June

  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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• 14 June

  Jumuah Schedule – Lecture Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024

  

  Jumuah Schedule Lecture Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 No. Title Lecturer Masjid Name Area 1 – Ash Sheikh M.J.M.Irfan (Rashady) Umrathul Alaviyya Jumma Masjid – Viyangalla Agalawatha 2 – Ash Sheikh Ashiq Abul Hasan (Rashadi) Kurbathuz Zakireen Jumma Masjid, Meeripenna – Dharga Town Aluthgama 3 – Ash Sheikh Irfan Mubeen (Rahmani) Fort Jumuah Masjid – Chatham Street Colombo 01 4 – …

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