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Bilal Comprehensive School granted their long serving staff with a ticket sponsored by Alhaj Mohammed Jaffer for pilgrimage to the house of Allah (swt).

Principal of the Temeke campus Mrs Karim and her administrative team selected Teacher Mwema Katundu to take up the honour of being the guest of Allah having given her services to the school as a teacher for more than a decade.Teacher Mwema at present is the academic head of the primary school.

2.   ABDUR RAZZAK RASHID BILAL

Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania Tanga branch awarded their outstanding student from Hauza with a free ticket to Haj. The donor has pledged to support the efforts of the Mission in seeing the success of Indigenous African students achieving higher Islamic knowledge in Tanzania.

This year the outstanding student is Abdur-razzaq Rashid Bilal.  Abdur razzak is in the 5^th year of education and has achieved the highest position in the terminal exams.

 3.   ABDUNUR SLIM

Shiekh Abdu Nur Slim, is the editor of the quarterly magazine “Sauti ya Bilal” and has been awarded the pilgrimage to Mecca through Shiekh Dr. Murtaza Alidina. The donation is toward outstanding Missionary achievements in the Bilal centres throughout Tanzania.

4.   AMRI HASSANI MJEGEYA                  

Shiekh Amri Hassani Mjegeya of Ujiji, Kigoma saved Tshs 2 million through agriculture over the years with the intention of performing  pilgrimage to Mecca. Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania having realized of his noble intentions contacted Alhaj Mohamed Jaffer and was granted a 50% discount ticket offer from Caravan e Haj.  With the kind donation of the balance from Alhaj Kazim Alidina of Zamzam stationaries, Shiekh Amri Hassani achieved the journey of his lifetime.

Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania takes this opportunity to appreciate all the generous donors for having made this great spiritual journey a reality for our brothers in faith.

With the demand for Shiite literature the need arose of having a set up to teach the doctrines and have missionaries to reach the interior where the need was even greater, thus the establishment of Hauzatul Qaim(as) in Tanga Municipality.

Five years on, the hauza has a total of 33 students out of which 4 students are completing their fifth and final year. The students periodically get aquainted with the environment of propagation, having been sent to different parts of the country for delivering the message of Ahlul Bait (as). In particular the months of Muharram and Ramadhan. The students have opportunities to take up teaching classes in the subjects of their proficiency to junior students of the Hauza, and also actively participate in the radio station recently established in Tanga by IBN, in form of lectures and managing other broadcasts.

The students attend seminars in public speaking, article writing and teaching techniques which will enable them for effective missionary task ahead.

Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania projects that the outcome of the students will govern the future of propagation in Tanzania taking charge of the regions and the affairs of the communities through out the centres of the Mission.

“THE INK OF A SCHOLAR IS MORE PRECIOUS THAN THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYR”

The function was graced by the Principal of Al Mustafa theological University Syed Shahid, The Chairman and Hon Secretary of AFED Alhaj Anwer Dharamsi and  Alhaj Aunali Khalfan, The Chairman of Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania Alhaj Shabbir Somji, Shiekh Jalala,  Alhaj Hajisaheb,  Alhaj Mehboob Somji, The Chairlady of LMC, Representative from The Culture centre of the Islamic Republic of Iran Agha Pirani, Representative from Hauzatul Qaim(as) Shiekh Ammar, the Chairman of Bilal Ikwiriri centre Shiekh Haji Mageni, Syed Murtaza Rizvi and many others.

The program included the recitation from the holy Quran,Qasida by the graduants, and an elaborative address by The Chairman of BMMTZ Alhaj Shabbir Somji advising  the graduates “Msisahau jamii yenu mlipotoka”( do not forget your communities of origin). He urged them to go back to their community and serve them and also advised “Maisha ya mjini yasiwavutie…” (City life should not distract you). The Administrator of Bilal Campus, Sister Siddika Manji reminded the students of their moral responsibility to attain the highest levels in education to able to reach the status of our present scholars like Shiekh Abdillahi Nasser  and Sayyed Aidarus.

The guest of Honour Shiekh Abdillahi Nasser in his emotional address remembered Syed Akhtar Rizvi and his great achievements to reach the message of Ahlul Bait (as) to the indigenous Africans for which the gathering of the day was a witness. Shiekh then solemnly embraced Syed Murtaza Rizvi in remembrance of his late father.

The dignitaries then attended the Friday prayers led by Shiekh Hemed Jalala.

Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania marked the days of Muharram, the first month of the lunar calendar with grief in remembrance of the great sacrifice of the grandson of Prophet Muhammed (saww).

Bilal Complex in Temeke as well as Bilal Islamic Centre on Udoe street were privileged to have Syed Aidarus from Lamu Kenya,  to address the gathering on the teachings and philosophy of the Martyrdom of this great soul.

Bilal Complex in Temeke consisting of Bilal comprehensive School (Nursery and Primary School) Ahlul Bait teachers Training College and Bilal Hauza all gathered to attend the classes delivered by the guest speaker as well as Shiekh Jalala whose topics were on Knowing Islam.

Syed Aidarus addressing the crowds at Bilal Islamic Centre discussed  the question “Was Imam Husain Martyred in Kerbala?”and also “The responsibilities of the followers of Imam Husain (as) in the present era.”

The Secretariate of Bilal Muslim Mission forwards its gratitude and prayers to the organisors of the function, the hosts of the distinguished  Guests and all the generous donors who contributed to the event.

VENUE:      TEMEKE

FROM :     DOKSI GROUNDS NEAR MABATINI SCHOOL  TANDIKA

TO:       BILAL COMPLEX

TIMINGS:      9:30 AM TO 12:30

TRANSPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE K.S.I.J  MOSQUE DEPARTING AT 9:00 AM.

The challenges have been tackled in the first term in office as per our projection in the five year plan (page 6 and 7), which was adopted in 2009.

The major challenge however remains in the vastness of the country coupled with the remoteness of the centres, above all the caliber of instructors (mubaligheen) in the Centres.

However the Mission has in the past term worked actively to formulate the systems which includes accounting, common Madrassa Syllabus regionalization for better governance and forming an inspectorate to monitor their progress. It is anticipated that the regional chairman’s will strengthen the communities at grass root level leading them to self-governance. Consolidations of our activities and some measures have been unpopular however the need to project the importance of quality versus quantity in propagation will continue.

The Mission will continue to work on the foundations laid by late Maulana Syed Akhtar Rizvi and the founding members in realizing their dream to propagate the faith of Ahlul Bait (a.s.) far and wide amongst the indigenous community.

We are grateful to our well-wishers for their moral and material support which is vital in the efforts of the Mission.

Sura e Fateha is requested for Marhum Fidahusein Hameer who recently passed away and all those who pioneered founding the mission and whose efforts have enabled us to be where we are.