Anjuman Sunnat-ul-Jamaat Association
| Abbreviation | ASJA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1936 |
| Founder | Al-Haj Maulana Shah Mohammed Hassan Al-Qaderi (R.A), Maulana Abdul Aleem Siddiqui, Maulana Fazlur Rahman Ansari (R.A) |
| Headquarters | Port of Spain Jama Masjid |
This body was incorporated by Act No. 24 in the year 1935. The first Secretary of the ASJA was the late Abbas Hosein of San Juan. An early founder- patron of the ASJA was Al-Haj Maulana Shah Mohammed Hassan Al-Qaderi (R.A). 1950 witnessed a Renaissance with the visit of our esteemed Maulana Abdul Aleem Siddiqui and Maulana Fazlur Rahman Ansari (R.A). Maulana Ansari was later to become our Sheikh ul Islam. The ASJA itself, since its incorporation in 1935, has had a most colourful history. From its first President Imam Mohammed Hosein, who was later to serve at the Jama Masjid in San Fernando it can record a meteoric rise to the present day.
In the early years, past Presidents include the late Abdul Ghany and Haji Mohammed Ibrahim. The latter served until he died in 1956. Haji Mohammed Ibrahim assumed the Presidency in 1938 after returning from pilgrimage. The late Abdul Ghany was the President of the ASJA prior to this. During the tenure of Haji Mohammed Ibrahim, the late Mohammed Esau Rahaman served as President for one (1) year in 1949. Sometime in the mid 1950's the late Mohammed Hosein Shah also served as the President of the ASJA. After the death in 1956 of Haji M. Ibrahim, the late Haji John Mohammed assumed the Presidency, with the late Haji Shafik Rahaman as his under study. Succeeding Haji John Mohammed was the late Haji Shafik Rahaman who served as Leader until 1981 when illness forced him to resign.
Throughout the years of the Presidency of both Haji M. Ibrahim and Haji John Mohammed, the late Haji Shafik Rahaman was to play an important role in the ASJA especially in the establishment of the Primary and Secondary schools from 1952. Today, the ASJA manages seven (7) primary schools and six (6) secondary colleges. The first primary schools were established in 1953. The last four (4) ASJA Boys’ and Girls’ Colleges. In the year 2000, Haji Abdul Sattar on the resignation of Haji Shafik due to ill health, took over the Presidency in 1981 until 1990. From that time, Haji Dr. Mansoor Ibrahim has been the serving President. One of the dedicated servants of the ASJA, Dr Wahid Ali, served as President of the Senate for many a year. The members of this organization are Sunni Hanafi Muslim.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Svanberg, Ingvar; Westerlund, David (2012-12-06). Islam Outside the Arab World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-11322-2.
- p. 318, Sociology of Religion in India, Rowena Robinson, Sage Publications, 2004. ISBN 0-7619-9781-4.
- Denominational primary schooling: The case of Trinidad and Tobago, Clayton G. Mackenzie, International Review of Education 37, #2 (June 1991), pp. 211–226.
- ASJA condemns Danish cartoons, Trinidad & Tobago's Newsday, February 4, 2006.
External links
[edit]- ASJA web page
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