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Contents
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Principal’sAddress
Editors’Letter
EditorialTeamAcknowledgements
AaminahAneeq
ZifraRizan
MaimunaRazoon
AzkaIrshad
ZainabIdrees
HanaAkram
NuhaAslam
AaishaNaeem
AaliyaEshak
AaliyaAmhar
AminaRushdy
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AsharZahraa
RukayyaImran
Umaira
AneeqaRazack
AishaJemzeedSaraRumy
IzmaArsath
AyshaAli
FactsonSriLanka
SabeehaJiffry
AaishaRizwan
ImarahRahmathullah
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DearStudents,
Itgivesmegreatpleasureinpenningafewwordsforthe2ndeditionofourE-Magazine.Thethemeofthismagazineis‘MuslimswhoContributedtotheDevelopmentofourNation’.Ifindthisisaveryapttopicintoday’scontext.WeareallcitizensofSriLankaandasweallknow,SriLankaisamulti-ethnic,multi-culturalcountry.Whenweturnthepagesofhistoryandlookback,ourforefathershaveplayedmajorrolesinthedevelopmentandgrowthofourbeautifulmotherland;thisisbeautifullyrepresentedinthismagazine.Throughthismagazine,Ihopethatallofourstudentswillbeinspiredandmotivatedtomaketheirownindividualcontributionstoourcountry.IhopeandprayallofuswillplayaroleinamoreunitedandpeacefulSriLanka.
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Principal’s Address
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Iamamazedbythetalentsourstudentshavedisplayedduringthesepandemicyears.Theideaofamalgamatingallformatsofmediaintoane-magazineistrulycreative.Theresiliencethatyou,students,displayconstantlyamazesme.ManycongratulationstotheMediaandCommunicationSociety,bothpastandpresent.
Itakethisopportunitytothankallthestudentswhotooktimeouttosubmittheirprecioussubmissions.
YourPrincipal,Ms.AminaZuhair
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Editors’ LetterReadytogobackintime?
Rememberthosewhocontributedtowardstheunityofthecountryandstoodduringthemostdifficulttimesofthecountry’sindependencemovement?
AmongthemweretheMuslimleaderswhoplayedasignificantroleintheCeylonNationalCongressbetweentheyears1919to1947.Fromfoundinginstitutionstoenhancetheeducationandmedicalsectortoassociatingwithvariousotherleadersinpromotingpeace,theseleadershavecontributedimmenselytoourmotherland.
Thee-magazineisourfirsteverprojectastheMediaandCommunicationSociety(2021/2022).Thingshappenedswiftly,becausewewereassignedtoworkon
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thisprojectrightafterwewereappointedastheassociatesoftheMediaandCommunicationSociety.Whenwewereinformedaboutthisproject,wetookthisasouropportunitytolearnnewskillsandshowcaseourteamwork.Brainstorming,thoughtsstreamedusallintoaworldfullofmagnificentideas.Wehadtopivotourthoughtsonthedevelopmentofourcountrybyourleaderswhichisatopicthatmostofusdon’tthinkabout.
Asateam,wefacedmanychallengessuchasdifficultiesinadaptability,technicalissues,timemanagementandsomuchmore.Yet,ourteamroseupagainstthesechallenges,workedalldayandnightcompilinganddesigningthemagazine.Ourobjectiveistohighlighttoyouhowourcountrywasdevelopedbythecontributionsofourgreat,courageousandintellectualMuslimleaders.Wehopetoenthralour audiencealongtheirlittlejourneyt throughoure-magazine.
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Despitethechangesintoday’sschoolingsystem,theMediaandCommunicationSocietywassuccessfulinconductingthecompetitionrelatingtothisthemetoenrichtheknowledgeofourstudentsandallowthemtoexpressthemselvesinanywaytheirheartsdesired.Totriggerthecreativesideofouryoungjournalists,videoentrieswereacceptedaswell.
Thecompetitionwasheldonline,allowingbothPrimaryandSecondarySchoolstosubmitarangeofentries,showcasingtheirjournalismskills.Takeaglancewithusatsomeoftheamazingentrieswhichstoodoutfromtherest.
“Keepreading,it’soneofthemostmarvelousadventuresthatanyonecanhave”-LloydAlexander.Pleasantreadingtoouraudience!
-Nazahah Khalaf and Farah Rafic
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Teacher in ChargeMissMassShiaraUsuf
Society TeacherMissFaznaImtiaz
Editorial Student AdvisorsLiyaanahRauffAmnaZaheerAtiyyahThahirNabeehaJameel
Editor-in-ChiefNazahahKhalaf
Associate EditorsFarahRaficFaheemaSulaimanSumaiyaShabirSaudahAzmil
Editorial WritingKhizraHanifSamhaSanaNuhaJiffryNuhaMaryam
Design Team ZainabRahmathullahSafiyaMusthakDepartment EditorsLamhaLuthufullahAyshaAnverMahaynoorMunasShenayaS.Ramiz
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AcknowledgementsWe,themembersoftheMediaandCommunicationSociety(2021/2022)wouldliketoexpressourutmostappreciationtotheschoolandtheteacherswhoconstantlyguidedusthroughouttheprocessofcreatingthee-magazine.
ToourPrincipal,MadamAminaZuhair;thankyouforgivingusthisgoldenopportunityofreleasingthee-magazineforthesecondconsecutiveyear.Havingreceivedthisuniquethemeaboutthedevelopmentofournation,withoutdoubtithasenhancedourknowledgeandopenedapathwaytoshowcaseourpatriotismtowardsourmotherland.
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ToMadamGneiSharmaleenGirsy(VicePrincipalSenior),MadamNasikaThoufeek(VicePrincipalAcademic),MadamSarahHussain(VicePrincipalTechnical),MadamAzminZiyard(VicePrincipalPrimary)andthesectionalheadsanddeputysectionalheads;thankyouforassistingandgivingusthisresponsibilityofmakingitpossibletopublishthee-magazine.
ToMissSaranyaAriharan(Coordinatoroftheco-curricularactivities);thankyouforapprovingourcontentandassistingusthroughoutthecompilationprocess.
ToMissMaleehaZubairandtheShariahCommittee;wethankyouforputtingyourimmenseeffortinmakingsurethecontentofoure-magazineisaccordingto
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theShariahguidelines.TotheteacherinchargeoftheMediaandCommunicationSociety,MissMassShiaraUsufandSocietyTeacherMissFaznaImtiaz;thankyouforbeingourpillarsofsupportwhopushedusinendeavoringourgoalsinthepreparationofthemagazine.
ToMissPraveenaDulpandanAniff,MissKhadijahImanHifathandMissMonaZaneefer;thankyoufortakingyourtimeineditingandproofreadingthecontentofthemagazineandaddingtoitsworthiness.
Tooursupportingstudentadvisors(2020/2021);weareextremelygladforyourendlessadviceandreassurancewhichsurelyprovedtoenlightenusduringthis wonderfulexperience.
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Lastly,toallthosewhoparticipateddedicatedlyanddesignedthemagazineremarkablywiththeirpersonalcreativeskills,wewouldliketoextendourunfeignedgratitudetoyou.Yourentriescertainlymadethismagazinecomplete.
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SriLankaisanislandlikenootherRace,caste,religiondoesnotmatter,Inhelpingtobuildthelanduphigh,
Lotsofeffortsdidmanytry.Ahomeformanypatriots,
Neverdidtheythinkofthat!Knownnottomanypeople,untoldAlegendleftforustobehold.
Manyreligionsdidunite,Untoldhistoryforustotakepride
Somegaveinsilenthonour,Letusnotforgetthemforeverandever.
Inupliftingourmotherland’ssoul,Muslimstooplayedanimportantrole.
Sri Lankan Pride
Aaminah Aneeq 4C4
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A. M. A. AZEEZ
A.M.AAzeez,areputedSriLankanMuslimsintellectual,wasborninVannarponni,JaffnaonOctober4,1911.
HejoinedasthefirstMuslimcivilservantandworkedinvariouspositionsindifferentpartsofthecountryfor13years.In1948,hebecametheprincipalanddevelopedZahiraCollege.
AzeezthoughtthatmoderneducationistheonlytoolfortheprogressandupwardsocialhabilitationoftheMuslimcommunityfromitsbackwardness.HeformedtheCeylonMuslimfundin1945thathelpedthousandsofneedyMuslimstudentstocontinuetheireducation.
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HegavestrongleadershiptotheMuslimcommunityinSriLankaformorethanthreedecadesfromtheearly1940sandhewillberememberedforever.
HepassedawayonNovember26th,1973atageof62.HewasverymuchrespectedbybothMuslimsandTamilsandalsobytheSinhaleseforhisservicetothecommunitiesandthenation.
Zifra Rizam 3C1
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Maimuna Razoon 8N1
Azka Irshad10N1
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The Life of T. B. Jayah
Contributions of T. B. Jayah
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Muslims who contributed to the development of Sri Lanka
Muslimshavebeenlivinginserenityandunanimityinthispicturesqueislandforoveracentury.TheyhavebeencollaboratingandfortifyingforthesolidarityandhonourofSriLankasincethepre-colonialtimes.TheEuropeancolonialrulehadbeenputtoanendin1948,whendifferentcommunities,includingtheMuslimsunanimouslyfoughtagainsttheBritish.ManystillremembertheservicerenderedbythefollowingMuslimleaders;Dr.T.B.Jayah:TuanBurhanudeenJayahwasaSriLankaneducationalist,politician,diplomatandaleaderoftheMuslimcommunity.HewasaschoolteacheratfirstandthenretiredasaprincipalofZahiraCollege27yearslater.HehadstudiedatSt.Thomas’CollegeandtheUniversityofLondon.Moreover,hebecameapartoftheUnitedNationalPartyin1946. 17
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SirRazikFareed:FareedwasaCeyloneseproprietor,politician,diplomatandaphilanthropist.HewastheformerCabinetMinisterofTrade,Senator,MemberofParliamentandStateCouncil.HehadalsoservedasCeylon’sHighCommissionerinPakistan.Furthermore,hestudiedatRoyalCollegeandwaspartoftheUnitedNationalPartyin1965.Dr.M.C.M.Kaleel:DeshamanayaDr.MohamedCassimMohamedKaleelwasaCeylonesephysician,philanthropistandpolitician.HestudiedatSt.Thomas’CollegeandwasapartoftheUnitedNationalPartyin1950.Hehadalsowrittenbookssuchasthe‘PoliticalWindsofChange:LegislativeSpeechesofDr.M.C.M.Kaleel’.
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Zainab Idrees11C3
Dr.Badi-ud-dinMahmud:DeshamanayaAl-HajBadi-ud-dinMahmudwasaSriLankanpolitician.Heservedfor10yearsastheMinisterofEducationand2yearsastheMinisterofHealthandHousing.HewasapartoftheSriLankanFreedomPartyin1972andhadstudiedatZahiraandWesleyCollege.
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Prominent Muslim figures of Sri Lanka
SriLanka’sMuslimcommunityisspreadacrossthecountry.TradersfromtheMiddleEastarrivedinSriLankainthe7thcenturyAD.IslambegantoflourishinSriLankafromthepasttopresent.ManyMuslimshavemademanycontributionstothedevelopmentofourmotherland.
SirRazikFareedisoneofthosewhoincreasedtheeducationstandardsamongtheMuslimcommunity;heestablishedtheMuslimLadies’Collegeinhisownland.HestartedtheTeacherTrainingCollegeinAlthikama.
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DeshabanduJezimaIsmailisaSriLankaneducatorandasocialactivistwhohasalsoservedasanadvocateforhumanrights.Shehasworkedinseveralinternationalorganizationsonhumanrights.
Mr.A.M.A.Azeezwasaneducatorandasocialworker.AzeezhelpedlandlessMuslimsintheEasternprovincebecomeprosperous,makingitthegranaryofCeylon.
M.R.LatiffisaSriLankanseniorpoliceofficer;heisspecializedincounterterrorism.Histenure,asacommandantofthespecialtaskforce,sawamajoranti-drugcampaign.
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MadamFareedaWahabisoneoftheinspiringwomenwhohasworkedforourcountry.ShehasworkedintheEducationMinistryandasaprincipalofmanyschools.
OurMadamRashidaMohideenwasaleadingladyinthesphereofeducationalservicesofSriLanka.
So,thesearesomeoftheMuslimswhocontributedtothedevelopmentofSriLanka.
Hana Akram 6N3
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Madam Jezima IsmailMadamJezimaIsmailwasbornin1935inthevillageofSainthamaruthu,avillagewhichisabouttwoandhalfmilesawayfromKalmunai,Amparadistrict.Herfatherwasanirrigationengineer,hermotherwasahomemakerandhergrandfatherservedasatrusteeofamosque.Jezimacamefromaconservativefamilyandherfatherencouragedhertopursueeducation.ShereceivedherprimaryandsecondaryeducationatStBridget’sConvent,Colombo.Hermother’ssideofthefamilywasheavilyinvolvedinlocalpoliticsandduringelectiontimes,hermotherworkedasapollingagent.ShegraduatedfromUniversityofPeradeniyaandUniversityofCeylonattheageof20in1955.AftergraduatingfromUniversityofCeylonin
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1955,shestartedtoworkinseveraldiversefieldslikeeducation,humanrightsandbroadcasting.ShejoinedthestaffofDeviBalikaMahaVidyalayaunderPrincipalDr.WimaladeSilva’sguidance.Later,shewenttoCanadaandobtainedhermaster’sdegreeineducationfromMcGillUniversityandcompletedherpostgraduatediplomaatUniversityofSydney,Australia.In1980,shebecamethefirstwomantobeappointedastheheadoftheSriLankaBroadcastingCorporationandhasworkedasabroadcasterfortheSLBC.MadamJezimaIsmailwasappointedasoneofthemembersofthecommitteebytheSriLankanpresidentbackthen,MahindaRajapakse,tostudyandrespondtothereportsrelatedtotheMullivaikkalHospitalbombingsin2009.SheisalsothefounderofSriLankaMuslimWomen’sConference(SLMWC)andhasserved
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Nuha Aslam7N2
astheformerViceChancellorofEasternUniversity.ShetooservedasthechairpersonofPeople’sActionforFreeandFairElectionsMadamJezimahasnotablyaddressedsomeofthenation’smostcriticalissuesincludingdevelopmentofyouth,women’srights,peaceanddemocracy.In1989,shewasawardedthetitleofDeshabandubytheSriLankangovernment,whichisthethirdhighestnationalhonourinSriLanka.MadamJezimaIsmailisconsideredasoneofthemostinspirationalandgreatestmodernwomenintheIslamiccommunityforherimmenseservicestowardsthesociety.“Historianshavetraditionallybeenattractedbywarsandrebellionswhereasthepeacefulco-existenceofgroupsofpeopleoverlongperiodstendstobeoverlooked”-MadamJezimaIsmail
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To the Muslim Heroes of Sri LankaLongbeforeinourcountry
Invaderscameuptothedozen.Therewasnohopeatall
Forthecitizens,theirhopefrozen.LightariseninsomeheartTheystoodup,allstrong
Foughttheirwaytofreedom.ForweallknowtheinvaderswerewrongTheycamewithheartsashardasstone,Andkilledpeoplewhowanttheircountry.Ourheroesworktomakeourcountryknow
Sowemustthankthemforwar.TheSriLankanMuslimleaders
Too,broughthopetoourcitizens.Moreofthemhadtoarise
Afterall,ourcountryhadaprize.Aprizenotofgoldorlead,
It’sofwhichcountrycomesfirstForfightingthathadtobeneed,
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Andourcitizenshadmuchofthatandlessoffear.
Theyweretheoneswithhopesmeared,Theheroestheinvadersfeared.
AssassinationonlystoppedNizamMuthalliffButonlythatwouldstopafewmore.Gatheringpeopletogetherthey’dcry,“Attackforourcountry,ourcounty”
NearthegrasstheywouldlieFortheyknewadaywouldcome
Adayofgladness,wewouldhaveaflag.Aflagonlyofourown
Freedomourpeoplewouldknow,AndtheirharvesttheywouldshowWarisover,ourhappinessatlast.
AllthememoryislongpastLonglaterourglasswillberaised
AstheMuslimleaderswillbepraised.
Aisha Naeem 7C1
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Aliyah Eshak 6C4
Aliya Amhar 6N1
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A few Inspirational Muslim Leaders
Facets of the Life of some Muslim Leaders
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Back in time Onefinedayinclass,Misssaid,
“Wellclass,youlookveryboredanddead!”“Nevermind!”shesaid.“I’llsooncheeryouup.Of
course,I’ddo”.“Beforelongyou’llbesaying‘Hiphooraywoohoo!’
“Wherearewegoing,Miss?”weasked.Withfacessoflat,
Onewouldmistakeusforcowpats.“Backintime!”shecried.
“Tomeettheheroeswhoservedourcountryintheirday.”
Andwithmanyamoanandgroan,Didsheshoveinthetimemachineourlazy
bones?Shespunafewdials,Tappedafewkeys.
Offlikeabulletwewent-whee!Finallywescreechedtoahalt.
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“Offnow!Oneatatime!”saidshe.“Firstwe’regoingtomeetMr.Bad-ud-Din,
Andwhateveryoudo,DONOT,”shesaid,
“Wander‘roundthatdarkcorner,Oryouwillbedead.
Understand?”“YesMiss,”togetherweallcried
Andfollowedhertillthemachinewasoutofsight.Wesoonsawamanstanding,Wewentupandhesaid,
“I’mMr.Bad-ud-DinandIonceaddressedagathering,
Andtoldthemthat,Justlikethem,likeeveryotherSinhalaandTamil
insight,Itoowantedpeace,andforthemIwouldfight.”
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“Upnext,”yelledMiss,“We’regoingtomeetMr.T.B.Jayah.”
Thenweroundedacornerandtherewasthemanhimself,
Lookingsmartinhisshortblackcap.“I’mBurhanuddinJayah,”saidhe.
“AndinmytimeasamemberoftheStateCouncil,
IadvancedMuslimeducation,Andestablishedmanyschoolsaroundthecountry.”
Aaminah Rushdhy 7C4
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Outstanding Muslim heroes of Sri Lanka
Heroesarepeoplewhocontributetothedevelopmentofnationsandtheworld.Aheroisalsoknownassomeonewhodoessomethingforthesafetyofothers.Theseheroessacrificethemselvesforthefreedomofacountry.Heroeshelpmakeourlivesbetter.Manyheroesdiddifferentheroicthingswhichchangedourlives.
Someheroeshelpedusbyfightinginwarstoachievefreedom.Someheroescontributedtothedevelopmentoftheeducationsystembysettingupgreatschoolstoproducepro-ductivecitizens.Theseindividualsareknownas‘heroes’astheyarecourageous,brave,strongandtheymakesacrificestoachievegreatmilestoneswhichimpactmanylives.
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TherearemanyMuslimswhocontributedtothedevelopmentofSriLankasuchasMadamRasheedhaMohideen,Dr.TuanBurhanuddinJayah,Ms.AyeshaRauf,M.C.SiddiLebbeandSirRazikFareed.MuhammedCassimSiddiLebbewasbornontheEleventhofJune1838anddiedontheFifthofFebruary1898.SiddiLebbewasawriterandalawyerbyprofession.Hewasalsoknownasthe‘FatherofMuslimEducation’.SiddiLebbefoundedmanyMuslimschools.Heprintedbooksandgaveitforfreewhilstworkinghardtowardstheimprovementofeducation.
MadamRasheedhaMohideenwasthefounderofIlmaInternationalGirls’School.HerdreamwastobuildaschoolforMuslimgirls.Shedidnotgiveuponherdreaminsteadmadeherdreamcometrueby
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openingherownschoolinTalakotuwaGar-densinColombo05.
T.B.Jayahwasanationalhero.Hewasexcellentinhisstudies.HewasateacherandtheprincipalofZahiraCollegefortwenty-sevenyears.T.B.JayahwasaveryinspiringpersonformanyasevenamidsttheJapanesebombing,hetookpartinaneventwhichwasorganizedbyhisstudent.HewasthefirstMuslimcabinetminister.ThesewonderfulheroescontributedalottoSriLanka.Weshouldalsocontributetoourcountrytomakeitanamazingnationtolivein.LetusallbeheroesofourcountryandmakeSriLankaanamazingplacetolivein. Ayana Sheriff
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T. B. Jayah MuslimsinSriLankahavebeenlivinginpeaceandharmonyinthisbeautifulcountryformorethanonethousandyears.MuslimsofSriLankasupportedintheprocessofSriLankagainingindependencefromtheBritishin1948.ManystillremembertheleadingroleplayedbyMuslimleaderssuchasDr.T.B.Jaya,SirRazikFareedandDr.Badi-ud-dinMahmud.InthisessayIshallwriteaboutDr.T.B.Jayah.TuanBranudeenJayahwasbornonJanuary1st,1890,inGalagedera.HisfatherwasCassimJayah,aPoliceSergeantandhismotherwasNonaJaya.HewasanoldboyofSt.Thomas’Collegeandexcelledinhiseducation.T.B.JayawasthesolerepresentativeofMuslimsamongthebrilliantyoungmenofothercommunitieswhoobtainedhisBachelorofArtsdegreefromLondonUniversityin1911.Forthenextthirty-fiveyears,hewasintheprofessionofteachingthatwasdearesttohis
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heart.TheschoolsinwhichhetaughtwereAnandaCollege,PrinceofWales,MoratuwaandDharmarajaCollege,Kandy. In1921,attheageofthirty-one,heassumeddutiesasthePrincipalofZahiraCollege,Maradana.Hetransformeditfromatotteringelementaryschoolwithsixteachers,fifty-nineboystoapremiereducationalinstitutionwithoverthreethousandfivehundredstudentsandaroundonehundredandfiftyteachers.HealsointroducedsportssuchasRugby,FootballandBoxingbeforehandingoverdutiestoA.M.A.Azeez. JayainhistimewasanEducationist,StateCouncilor,MemberofParliament,MinisterofStateandAmbassadortoPakistan.WhenCeylongainedindependencein1948,hewasappointedasCabinetMinisteroftheD.S.SenanayakeGovernment,andthefirstMuslimtoholdsuchaposition.
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Likeeveryhumanbeinghashisend,TuanBranudeenJayatoopassedawayonMay31st,1960,whileworkingtosetupaPilgrims’RestinMeccaforCeylonesepilgrimsperformingHajj.HewasburiedatJennathulBaqithefinalrestingplaceofmanyCompanionsandmembersofthefamilyofProphetMuhammed(Sal).
Inzyrah. Rauf 7N1
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History of Muslims in Sri Lanka
IslambegandevelopinginSriLankawiththearrivalofArabtradersinthe7thcenturyA.D.ArabmerchantsandtheirnativebrideswerethefirsttoembracetheIslamicfaith.ArabtradershadacquiredcontrolofmuchoftheIndianOceancommerceincludingSriLanka’s,bythe8thcenturyA.D.Manyofthemsettledingreatnumbersontheisland,encouragingthespreadofIslam.
WhenthePortuguesearrivedinthe16thcentury,manyofthedescendantsoftheseArabtraders-nowidentifiedastheSriLankanMoors-werethemajorspicemerchants,withnetworksreachingallthewaytotheMiddleEast.
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TheSriLankanMoorsettlements,warehousesandbusinessnetworkshadbeenattacked,per-secutedanddestroyedbyPortuguesecolonists.ManydefeatedMoorssoughtrefugeinSriLanka’sinteriortoavoidpunishment.DuetotheextremerevoltsagainsttheMoors,thepopulationofSriLankanMoorsdramaticallydecreasedduringPortuguesecolonialrule.InthecentralhighlandsandEasternProvinceofSriLanka,theSinhaleseking,KingSenaratofKandygaveprotectiontosomeMuslims.
Duringthe18thand19thcenturies,theDutchandBritishrulersbroughtoverJapaneseandMalaysianMuslims,whocontributedtoSriLan-ka’sgrowingMuslimpopulation.Theirdescend-ants,nowknownasSriLankanMalaysadoptedseveralSriLankanMoorIslamictraditionswhiletransferringtheirownculturalIslamicpractices
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tootherMuslimgroupsontheisland.Theen-tryofMuslimsfromIndiatoSriLankathrough-outthe19thand20thcenturiesfurtheraidedthespreadofIslam.
PakistaniandSouthIndianMuslimsinparticular,haveimportedtheShafi’iandHanafischoolstoSriLanka.ThemajorityofMuslimsontheislandfollowSunniIslam’straditionalcustoms.Incurrenttimes,theMuslimReligiousandCulturalAffairsDepartmentisinchargeofMuslimsinSriLanka.Itwasfoundedinthe1980stoavoidtheMuslimcommunityfrombecomingisolatedfromtherestofthecountry.
Jameelah Waznie 7C1
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Ashar Zahraa4N1
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Great Souls who contributed to our Motherland
Insight into the Life of Dr. Badiud-Din Mahmud
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Our Great Muslim Leaders of Sri Lanka.
SiddieLebbe1stMuslimlawyerinSriLanka.In1882,heintroducedZahiraCollegeinMaradana.Hepublishedthe1stMuslimjournal“MuslimNesam”.Hedistributedpreschoolbooksfreely.
ArasiMarikarWapchieMarikarHewasthebuilderofthegeneralpostofficeinColombo,theColomboMuseum,theColombocustoms,theoldtownhallinPettahandtheGallefacehotel.
MuhammadCassimAbdulRahman(1829-1899)Heservedasacounselorandalsoappointedasunofficialmunicipalmagistrate.
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SirRazikFareed(1893-1934)HewastheformercabinetministeroftradealsoservedasCeylon’shighcommissionertoPakistan.
A.M.A.Azeez1stmoorcivilservant,formerGAofeasternprovinceandlateZahriaCollegeprincipal.
Dr.A.C.M.SulaimanFounderoftheGrandpassmaternityandnursinghomein1942.
VidyaJyothiProfessorResviSheriffHeadofthedepartmentofclinicalmedicineatthefacultyofmedicine,universityinColombo.
MohammedJunaidMohamedLafir(1930-1981)HewasaformerworldchampionsnookerplayerfromSriLanka.
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T.B.Jayah1stcabinetministeroflaborandsocialserviceintheindependentCeylon.HewasconsideredoneofSriLanka’snationalheroes.
RushdiJabirMotivationalspeakerwhohasmotivatedthehighestnumberofmilitarystaffinSriLanka.
MadamRasheedaMohideenFounderprincipalofIlmaInternationalGirls’SchoolforMuslimgirls’education.
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Past Muslim Leaders to be ReveredMuslimsinSriLankahavebeenlivinginpeaceandharmonyinthisbeautifulcountryformorethanthousandsofyears.TheyhavebeencooperatingandsupportingthemajoritySinhalesecommunitiesthroughoutthehistory.
TheMuslimcommunityinSriLankahavebeencontributingtotheunityandintegrityofSriLankanotonlyintherecenttimesofwarbutsincepre-colonialtimes.MuslimsofSriLankawellsupportedtheprocessofSriLankagainingindependencefromtheBritishin1948andhelpedforalmostfourandahalfcenturiestoestablishindependencefromtheEuropeancolonialruleinourcountry.
TheleadingroleplayedbyMuslimleaderssuchasDr.T.B.Jayah,SirRaazikFareed,Dr.M.C.M.Kaleel,SiddhiLebbeandDr.Badi-Ud-Din
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Mahmudintheconstitutionalreformsofthiscountryandtheirenthusiasticsupportforthedemandofthedominionstatusofindependence.Theyneverobstructedthepoliticalprogressofthecountry.T.B.JayahemergedasaleaderoftheMuslimcommunitytothecountry.Heenteredpoliticsandbecameaprominentfigureinpre-independ-encepoliticsofSriLanka.Hewaselectedtothelegislativecouncil,statecouncilandpar-liament.Hewasalsoafoundingmemberoftheunitednationalparty.Sir Razik Fareed was a Sri Lankan proprietor,politician,diplomat,andphilanthropist.Hewasaformercabinetministeroftradeandsenatormem-beroftheparliamentandstatecouncil.Althoughwecelebrate72yearsofindependence,westillhavealongwalktoprogressasanation.Soletusgettogetherasonenationtowardsthepros-perityandprogressofourmotherland.
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Aysha Jemzeed5C1
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Mulsim Heroes of our Land
A Chat with Professor Rezvi Sheriff
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The Nation’s Heroes
In1948,independencedidwegain.Freedomfromthecolonisers,Freedomfromeverypain.
Thenation’sheroesstroveforliberty,Sacrificedtheirlives,
Andstroveforprosperity.
Muslimscontributedequally,AlongwiththeBuddhists,TamilsandCatholics,
Whofoughtforourrightsfearlessly.
Dr.T.B.Jayah,SirRazikFareed,Dr.BadiudinMahmud,Dr.M.C.M.Kaleel,
Ourstreetsnowscreamyournameswithimmensepride.
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Sara Rumy4C2
Foryouareourprotectors,FromthemightyEuropeanrulers,
Foryouarethenation’sfreedomfighters.
Wenowliveinpeaceandlivewithmight,Ourbeautifulcountryyoudidunite,
Wesaluteyouforthispride!
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Contributions by Muslims Leaders to Develop Sri Lanka
SriLankanMuslimshavebeenlivinginpeaceandharmonywithothercommunitiesformorethanathousandyears.Theyhavebeenco-operatingandsupportingothersthroughoutSriLankanhistorysincethepre-independenceandpre-colonialtimes.MuslimpeopleinSriLan-kahavebeencontributingtowardstheunityandintegrityofSriLanka.
MuslimshavegreatlycontributedtoSriLankainmanyfields.ItisthedutyandresponsibilityoftheMuslimcommunity.Inpre-colonialtimesMus-limsinSriLankaintroducedSriLankanspices,diamondsandgemstotheArabworldandtheyactedasmediatorsbetweenthelocalpeopleofSriLankaandArabtradersoftheMiddleEast.Muslimshavegreatlycontributedtothesafety
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andsecurityofthecountrysinceancienttimes.Muslimshavecontributedeconomicallysincetheylandedontheislandand,contribut-ededucationallyandculturallytoo.
AmongIslamicscholarsandpioneers,MuhammedCaseemSiddiLebbewasaCeyloneselawyer,educationalist,scholar,philosopher,writer,pub-lisher,andasocialreformertoo.WehaveknownhimsinceSriLankanindependencetoo.Dr.BadiudinMahmoodservedasministerofeducationfortwotermsandtheschoolsinSriLankawerenationalizedduringhisterm.HecontributedtothedevelopmentoftheSriLankaneducationsystem.
ThefirstMuslimjudgeinSriLankawasJusticeAkbarandhewasoneofthemaincontributorstowardsestablishinguniversities.HedevotedmostofhislifetoSriLankanlaw.
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NextgreatpersonalityisT.BJayah.Hewasoneoftheleaderswhofoughtfortheinde-pendenceofSriLankaandwasthefounderofZahiraCollege,ColomboandmanybranchesinotherpartsoftheIsland.
AnothergreatpersonalityistheIlmafounderprincipalMadamRasheedaMohideen.Weareheretodaywithagoodeducationandgooddisciplinebecauseofherstrength.Hermis-sionwastobuildstrongwomenfortheentireworld.
NextgreatpersonalityisDeshabanduJezimaIsmailwhoisaSriLankaneducator,broad-caster,andasocialactivisttoo.SheisoneofthegreatestwomenwhohascontributedtothedevelopmentofeducationinSriLanka.So,thesegreatpersonalitiescontributed
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towardsthedevelopmentofSriLankaandtherearemanycontributionsmadebyourpresentMuslimleaderstoo.MostofthemareconductingdevelopmentprojectstohelpinimprovingSriLanka’seconomyaswellasotherareasofdevelopment.AsthechildrenoftheMuslimcommunity,ourambitionshouldbetogetagoodeducationandrepayourmotherlandSriLanka.
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Al-Haj Naleem TodayIwouldliketowriteafewsentencesaboutMarhoomAl-HajNaleemwhocontributedhiswealthfortheeducationofSriLankanMuslims.Hewasbornon4thofApril1933atBeru-wala.Al-HajNaleemhasoneofthegreatestpersonalitiesoftheSriLankanMuslimcommunityandindeed,wecouldcallhimasanactivistforMuslimeducationinSriLanka.
HemadehiscontributionstoMuslimeducationthroughhisownmoneyandwealth.Hededicatedmorethan90%ofhisownearningsforeducation.MuslimsofSriLankamayhavephysi-callylostthiskind-heartedandbenevolentper-sonalityofourcommunity,buttheywillnevereverforgetthecountlesscontributionsandser-vicestimelymadebyAl-HajNaleem.Iamproudtobeagreatgrand-daughterofMarhoomAl-HajNaleem. Aysha Ali
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DeshamanyaMarhoomAlHajMohammadAbdulBakeerMarkarwasthefirstMuslimtoholdthepostofspeakerintheparliamentinSriLanka.
Thereareover1820masjidsfoundinSriLanka’scities,townsandvillages.
SriLankausedtobecalledCeylonwhichisthetransliterationofCeilao.
BeforeSriLankagainedindependence,thecountrywasknownasthedominionofCeylonwhichwasgivenbythePortugueseEmpire.
SriLankaisnicknamedas“ThePearloftheIndianOcean”and“teardropofIndia”.
SriLankaisthefirstcountryintheworldtohaveafemaleprimeminister.
Facts on Sri Lanka
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TheSriLankannationalflagisoneoftheoldestintheworld.
SriLankahasthehighestliteracyrateinSouthAsia.
Itishometotheworld’soldesthuman-plantedtree.
AbridgeoflimestoneshoalsbetweenIndiaandSriLankaisknownastheAdam’sBridgeandisvisibleonNASAsatelliteimages.Accordingtoscientists,itwasformedamillionyearsago.
Ayurvedaisoneoftheworld’soldestholisticwellnesssystems,forthepast5000years,basedonrestoringbalancebetweenmind,bodyandspiritpasseddownfromgenerationtogenerationinSriLanka.
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COLONEL TUAN NIZAM MUTHALIF
BorninSriLankaonJuly21th1966,TuanNizamMuthaliffstudiedatD.S.SenanayakeCollege,Colombo.Atschool,heexcelledin-bothstudiesandsportsalike.
MajorMuthaliffwasmarriedtoLieutenantColonelKumudiniMuthaliffAmarasinghe,com-mandingofficeroftheSriLankaArmyWomen’sCorpsandhasadaughter,Sarah,andson,Maalik.
Attheendofhisstudies,hisdesiretopro-tecttheunityofhismotherlandmadehimjointheSriLankaArmyasacadetofficerinJune1986.HefirstunderwenttrainingintheMilitaryAcademyofDiyatalawa 61
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andsubsequentlyreceivedaCadetOfficers’TrainingatthePakistanMilitaryAcademy.
Followingthistraining,hewascommissionedasasecondlieutenantinthe4thGemunuWatchoftheSriLankaArmy.Hiscommitmentanddedicationtotheservicewerereward-edwhenhewaspromotedasalieutenantonJune2,1989.WhilegainingexperienceintheSriLankaArmy,hewasconstantlyat-tachedtotheMilitaryIntelligenceUnitfortheJoinOperationCommand.HewaspromotedtotherankofcaptainonJuly2,1992,andafterwardsasamajoronJuly2,1995.Dur-ingthattimehehadworkedasageneralstaffofficer(GSO)III(intelligence)atarmyheadquarters,officercommandingintheMICtrainingsection,groupcommanderIntelligenceSecurityGroupinJaffnaforaboutthree
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andahalfyears,groupcommanderattheDirectorateofMilitaryIntelligenceinCo-lomboforaboutthreeyearssince1997andgeneralstaffofficer(GSO)I(intelligence),Vavuniyafrom2000to2001.HebecamethecommandingofficerofSriLanka’sfirstMili-taryIntelligenceUnitinNovember2004.Atthetimeofdeath,hewasalsodirectoroftheColomboCell.
Inaddition,hehasfollowedseveralcoursesoverseaswithdistinctionsuchastheIntel-ligenceStaffCourseBangladesh,CounterIn-telligenceCourseBangladesh,mJuniorCommandCourseIndia,SouthAsianPeaceKeepingCourseHawaii,USAandInternationalIntelli-gencecourseUSA.
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MajorMuthaliffwasshotdeadatPolhengoda,Colombowhenhewas onhiswaytotheKotelawala DefenseAcademyonMay31,2005 attheageof38(thishappenedafterbetrayalincidentofMil-lenniumCity).Inrecogni-tionofhisservicetothearmy,hewasposthumouslypromotedtotherankoflieutenantcolonelon1May2005andthenhewaspromotedasacolonelon31May2005.
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Dr . A. C. S. Hameed’s service to our nationAbdulCaderShahulHameedorA.C.S.HameedwasborntoareputedfamilyinKurugoda,AkuranaonApril10,1928.HewasElectedasthesecondmemberofthe
parliamentfromAkurana.In1977,hewasappointedasthefirstfor-eignministerbyPresidentJ.R.Jayawarden’sgovernment.Dr.HameedwasamemberoftheUnitedNationsAdvisoryboardonDisarmamentstudies.AsaforeignMinister,hehadtheOpportunityofmeetingmanyworldleaderstosolveproblems.Headmiredotherreligionswithgreatrespectanddignity.
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Dr.HameedhelpedwithworkrelatedtoBuddhistandHindutemplesaswellasmosquesinHarispattuwawithoutanyreli-giousbarriers.Healsocontributedtobuild-ingaBuddhistSeemaMalekeyaatWa-ratenne,Hallouwa,whichistheonlyplaceusedtoordainnovicemonksintheCentralprovince.
Dr.HameedheldtheportfolioofforeignAffairsMinisterfor12yearsandthereaf-ter,servedindifferentportfolios,asJus-ticeMinisterandHighereducationMinister,undertheR.Premadasaadministration.HeservedasforeignMinistertill1989,becom-ingthelongestservingforeignMinisterinSriLanka.
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Dr.HameeddevelopedAkuranabypavingroads,andsupplyingthevillagewithelec-tricityandwaterconnections.Heprovidedjobstomanyunemployedpeople.HefoundjobopportunitiesforSriLankansinforeigncountries.Hearrangedforeignscholarshipsforstudents.HealsotookpartinpeacetalkswiththeLTTE.
Dr.Hameedtraveledtoforeigncountriesrequestingforforiegnemploymentanded-ucationforSriLankans.Hehadtheop-portunitytobuildcloserelationshipswiththeUnitedNationsandalsobegantoworkcloselywithothermembercountriesofthenon-alignedmovementduringaturbulentperiodinSriLanka’shistory. DRA.C.S.Hameedmygranduncle Aaisha Rizwan 7C3
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Siddie Lebbe and T. B.Jayah
M.CSiddieLebbewasbornin1838.HecomesfromagenerationofArabs.HewasthefirstMuslimtobeappointedasalawyer.HewasalsospokenofastheleaderofMuslimsintheSriLankanmag-azine,‘CeylonAlmanac’.
SiddieLebbewasnotsatisfiedtoonlybealawyer.Helovedtoengageinsocialservice.HefeltsorrytoseethestateoftheMuslimsandtheireducationandtheirlackofreligiousobligations.Thispromotedhimtopublishamagazine called‘’MuslimNation’’.Inithe wroteabouttheimportanceof educationandhowitdeveloped thesociety.
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Alltheseeffortsledhimtoestablishingtheschool,‘ZahiraCollege’inColombo. Hedidnotlimithisservicesonlytobuild-ingschools.Healsoprintedtextbooksandmadesyllabusesforschools,therebydevel-opingthesocietyandthecountry.Inhon-ourofhisservices,theSriLankangovern-mentreleasedastamp.T.BJayahalsoknownasTuanBadurdeenJayahwasbornin1890.HewasoneofthefamouslearnedmeninSriLanka.WhileteachingatAnandaCol-lege,heputinalotofefforttodeveloptheMuslimcommunity.
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Theexperiencehegotfromtheschoolasateacherwasbeneficialtohelphimdevelopthecommunity.
In1921hebecametheprincipalofZahi-raCollegesinGampola,Aluthgama,MataleandPuttlam.HewastheMinisterofLa-bourinthegovernmentofD.SSenanaya-ka.Hiseffortsweresuccessfulinbuildingagoodcommunity.
Aswecansee,thesetwopeoplehelpeddevelopSriLankaimmensely.Theyarehonouredfortheirhardworkandef-fortstillthisday.Otherthanthesemen,therearemanyotherrolemodelswhocontributedinthedevelopmentofSriLanka. Imarah Rahmathullah 5 N1
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“And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute and (thus) lose courage and (then) your strength would depart; and be patient. Indeed Allah is with the patient. ““ SurahAnfal8:46
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