Nov 29,
2013
Guayana
Shaykh Hisham Kabbani
WORLD RENOWNED MUSLIM SCHOLAR
HIS EMINENCE Maulana Dr. HISHAM KABBANI CAPTIVATES GUYANESE
Historic achievements by the Muslim
Community of
Guyana on this visit
Representatives of several overseas Muslim organizations attended the programs. Maulana Waffee
Mohammed, the veteran Muslim
Scholar as well as
Imam Raffik represented the twin island
Republic of
Trinidad & Tobago while Al Haj Basheer Khodabux & Hajji Sarafat
Ally of Hedayatul
Islam, represented
Suriname. From
Canada,
Secretary of the
International Muslim
Organization (
IMO) of
Toronto, Canada,
Ameer Ali, and Trustee of the Sunnatul Masjid of
Ontario, Canada, Hajji Twiab
Khan attended the programs. From
Holland,
Hadji Abdus sattar Janki represented his country.
Sister Rabia of the
Pearls of Islam
Group out of the
United Kingdom was a feature at the events and the delegation comprised persons from
Senegal,
Guadeloupe and several other countries following the Eminent Shaykh. It was truly an international event and when the time of the Salaatus salaam (end) of the program at ACIC, persons representing ten (10) countries were on stage to render that beautiful
sign of
Sunni Muslims.
The Main Mawlid
Program at ACIC was historic in many ways. In addition to the presence of persons from over 15 (fifteen) overseas countries, for the first time ever, there was a
Live Radio Coverage on as well as a live video stream via the internet. Maulana Dr. Waffee Mohammed was also in Guyana to be part of the official launch of the Guyana
Branch of the
Markaz, at the
Anna Catherina Islamic
Complex.
His Eminence, Maulana
Hisham Kabbani together with Maulana Waffee and
President General of ACIC,
Hakeem Khan, unveiled the plaque at ACIC to official signal the opening of classes (which will start on
December 14). The Guyana Branch of the Markaz will offer the
Certificate Course with Lecturers from Trinidad & Tobago who will travel to Guyana to conduct the classes.
The main program was held on Friday last at the Anna Catherina Islamic Complex,
West Coast Demerara. His Eminence also delivered the Friday
Juma Sermon at the
Queenstown Jama Masjid the same day. Other programs were held at
Peter's Hall Jama Masjid,
EBD and
Mon Repos Masjid. Dr. Kabbani and his delegation also paid courtesy calls on
His Excellency Presdent
Donald Ramoutar,
Leader of the Opposition Hon. David Granger and
Attorney General &
Minister of
Legal Affairs, Hon.
Anil Nandlall. He also met with members of the Muslim organizations of Guyana and visited the
Shaheed Orphanages during a packed itinerary.
The visit of Shaykh
Hisham follows the visit to Guyana of another eminent Muslim Scholar early in the year, His Eminence Huzoor Maulana
Zain ul Akhtab
Siddique. Not since the
Late Maulana Shamshuddin, Late Maulana
Shah Ahmad Nooranie and Late Maulana
Abdul Aleem Siddiqui (may God's
Mercy be on all of them) made their visit here to this part of the world spanning in the middle and latter half of the last century, had the visits of any other
Muslim scholars to Guyana generated the hype as these visits of Maulana Zain & Maulana Hishama.
Shaykh Hisham's visit to Guyana was fully supported by the
Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) and had the blessings of all other Muslim organizations here.
At the main program at the Anna Catherina Islamic Complex, Guyana's leading Islamic center, His Eminence
Shaikh Hisham electrified his audience when he led the Zikr program himself along with Ali Elsayed. Attending this program were Minister Anil Nandlall,
Opposition MP,
Ronald Bulkan, Fmr. President of the
Sadr Anjuman,
Hajji Shams Rahaman, Shaikh Zakir & Shaikh Hafeez of CIOG,
Representative of Guyana Islamic
Trust and many other Imams & Presidents of Jamaats throughout the country. The packed Lecture Hall was treated to a never before singing of Nasheeds by
Ali Al Sayed of great eloquence. Minister Nandlall lauded the
Muslim community for bringing such distinguish scholar to Guyana. He expressed the hope that the Branch of the
Islamic school soon to be opened at ACIC will serve this country well. Hon. Ronad Bulkan representing the Leader of the Opposition, Hon. David Granger in his remarks, complimented the Muslim community for the historic hosting of such eminent Muslim personality.
The program was interspaced with Quranic renditions, Qaseedas by Maulana
Muhammad Mujahid, the resident Muslim scholar at ACIC.
The programs saw large gatherings at each one of them. Many overseas Guyanese Muslims took the opportunity to return home for the visit of the eminent scholar and delegation
. In the end, everyone who attended the programs expressed the view that the Guyanese Muslim community has never seen such programs ever before.
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