During Ashara Mubaraka 1431H, Aqa Moula (TUS) did zikr and Dua Mubarak about the importance of Karbala Moalla ziyarat and mumineen should go for ziyarat. Keeping this Zikr in mind. We decided that the first project of 1431H should be organizing of Karbala Moalla Ziyarat tour.

When we began this project, we were targetting about 40 mumineen, but we received an overwhelming response and in the end we had a total of 129 mumineen who travelled through Shababul Eidiz Zahabi.

Throughout the organizing many issues arised, one of the most important was whether we should have a group of 129 or split this group. Our group leaders Moiz Asgerally and Abbas Sh Fazlehussain gave us himat and we stuck to having one group.

The group departed on 7th April and returned on the 19th of April, staying a total of 10 days in Karbala Moalla and Najaf e Ashraf.

Before the group left, we had organized a Sabak near Janab Amil Saheb which also included a powerpoint presentation. We sincerely thank Janab Amil Saheb for his time and his wonderful sabak, which was very important for the mumineen.

Shababul Eidiz Zahabi also gave all adults a bag when we were issuing the tickets.

As soon as the group left on the 7th of April, we received a call that kept us awake for most of the night. The call informed us that all airports in iraq were closed due to a terrorist threat and it could take as long as 96 hours or more before it opened. We immediately took out Nazrul Maqam (A.S) and came and discussed with Janab Amil Saheb. Janab Amil Saheb spoke to the head of Faiz E Husaini Dubai, Sh Khuzaima Bhai spoke to Janab Kinana Bhai Saheb, and other Jamat members and we tried everything to possible from here. Janab Amil Saheb also stayed awake and prayed a behori for the mumineen travelling to Karbala Moalla. Now we had to wait. With the Dua Mubarak of Aqa Moula (TUS) the authority in Iraq had opened the Baghdad airport for a few hours, all the mumineen were sent to Baghdad. Their scheduled wait in Dubai was for 15 hours and they had to only wait an extra 2 hours and they got their flight to Baghdad.

They reached the Faiz late in the night, but with the Dua Mubarak of Aqa Moula (TUS) they had made it to their destination safely. We remembered the Zikr of the Buriya and thought that Imam Husain (A.S) ni ziyarat waste takleef to uthawu pare.

The group returned as planned on the 19th of April, due to the najaf airport being closed, they returned from Basra.

We had sent 4 mumineen Aqa Moula (TUS) taraf si giving them DXB-NAJAF-DXB ticket, faiz lawazim, and visa charges. They only had to pay for the Cmb-Dxb-Cmb ticket.

The people involved in the organizing of this project are.
1. Mu. Moiz Asgerally
2. Mu. Aliasger Sh Abdeali
3. Mu. Mustafa Sh Mansoor manco
4. Sh Zohair Sh Hatim
5. Muffadal Sh Mukkaram
6. Mu. Huzaifa Sh abdeali
7. Mu Abbas Sh Fazlehussain
8. Mu Ilyas Mohammed Hussain.

Finally I would like to thank Janab Amil Saheb for all his help and support and would like to specially commend Mu Moiz Asgerally for being the group leader of such a huge group, and handling all affairs amazingly.

Wasalam
Abde Syedna (TUS)
Huzaifa Sh Zakiyudeen

The Predeparture

Mumineen at Buffet

Road to Roza

This is the biggest project in the Shababul Eidiz Zahabi calendar and most looked forward to by all mumineen, mumenaat and children.The carnival is in celebration of the 98^th Milad Mubarak of our beloved Aqa Moula Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb (TUS) and was held on the 23^rd & 24^th May 2009. Families come together to celebrate and enjoy the various games, amusement rides, stage shows and the scrumptious food served in the variety of stalls. The venue for this times carnival was at the Burhani Park and Marine Drive.

An escort of Burhani Serendib School Band & the Burhani Scouts led Janab Amil Saheb, Anjuman board members and Shabab members to the stage in style and performed in front of the large crowd gathered for the opening ceremony. Recital of the Quran Majeed, the welcome speech given by Mu.Huzaifa Sh Shabbir marked the opening of the carnival.

A number of amusement rides had been installed for the enjoyment of all, the Merry-Go-Round with its pappara band, the swan ride, the giant wheel. The bouncer was also a good source of fun for the kids.

The stalls comprised of three types:

Trade stalls

Game stalls

Food stalls

There also was a large screen installed for all the cricket crazy mumineen to catch the IPL Semi Finals & Finals Live.

Like every year this year too the carnival was a huge success. May Allah Ta’ala grant our beloved Moula (TUS) a long life till the day of qayamat. Ameen!

The Shababul Eidiz Zahabi like every year this year too has taken up the khidmat of serving Mumineen with water, tea and biscuits in the masjid.

Also many shabab members perform jaman jamarawani khidmat in Qutbi Hall.

Rasulallah (S.A) Articulates: The Sawab received from Haj is Jannat and the sawab obtained by  performing Umrah is forgiveness from all your sins.

Imam Jafer U Sadiq (A.S) states: Perform Umrah in any month you wish but the Afzal month for Umrah is Rajab ul Asab.

Shababul Eidiz Zahabi Colombo will organize its first ever Umrah & Yemen ziyarat tour in the auspicious month of Rajab ul Asab.

We hope to leave on July 3rd for Jeddah, perform Umrah and then head towards Yemen for the ziyarat of 25 Duat Mutlaqeen. It will be a 16 day programme and the group will spend 3 days in Medina, 4 days in Mecca & 7 days in Yemen before heading to Colombo.

The total cost of the tour, including ticket, visas, Faiz Lawazim, transport etc. will be less than $1500* USD per person.

Mumineen performing Umrah will perform with the niyat that Ashara Mubaraka 1430H is also held in Colombo.

If you wish to submit your name or require any further information, do no hesitate to contact Mu. Hussein Sh Huzaifa 0777673977 or Mu. Huzaifa Sh Abdeali 0712768306

*Rates are subject to change

A group of 30 mumineen departed today May 28th 2008, at 10.05 am for Karbala Moala. They have a one day stay in Dubai and will reach Karbala Moala on May 29th Inshallah via Basara. They will leave Karbala Moala on 11th June and return to Dubai on the 12th. 7 mumineen will then return to Colombo and balance 23 mumineen will fly to Al Moizziyatul Qahera. They will then return to Colombo on 19th June 2008, Inshallah.

All mumineen will do ziyarat on behalf of Aqa Moula (TUS) and on behalf of mumineen of Colombo

CARNIVAL 1429 - 2008

This year the Carnival was held on the 10^th and 11^th of May, at the St.Albans place car park. This event is organized by Shababul Eidiz Zahabi in the Khushi of our Prophet Mohammed (SA) Meelad and Aqa Moula Syedna Mohammed Burahnuddin Sahebs 97^th Meelad Mubark. This annual event is the most looked forward event by all Mumineen, Mumenaat and especially their children.

It was Mu Abbasbhai Sh Fazlehusain who came up to the challenge to head the organizing team for this years Carnival.

Months of preparation and nail biting negotiations had brought us finally to this day, a few days ago, this car park which was totally bare was now taking shape and looking more like the venue for this massive project.

The stall holders present from dawn decorating and preparing their stalls for the night, the Jolly go Merry go round and the Swan Ride almost assembled, the lights all installed just waiting for the generator to power them up, the excitement was building.

By 6pm the Carnival was all go, Janab Amil Saheb Nooruddin Bhai Saheb Zakiyuddin graced the opening ceremony at 7:30pm. Recital of The Quran Majeed, Madeh by Madrasa children and the opening speech given by the joint secretary Mu Huzaifabhai Sh Abdeali saw the ceremony begin. Janab Amil Saheb Declared the Carnival Open with the releasing of 97 Balloons held by small children to mark the 97^th Meelad Mubarak of our beloved Aqa Moula Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb (TUS).

The first night saw a stage drama organized by Mu Taiyabi bhai and his team. The Drama was called “APPA PAPPA” and was enjoyed by young and old alike.

The stalls comprised of Trade, Food and Games.

Trade Stalls included Nel Farm, CD World, Burhani Marasiya Party

Food Stalls were Hizbe Jamali, The Food Hut, Kaleemi Khidmat Guzar, Hizbul Fallah, Hizbe Zaini, Chaat Stall, Royal Foods.

Games stalls were Game Spot, Get Gaming and Little Angels.

Mumineen, mumenaat and their children enjoyed the many rides which were provided free of charge for example the Swan Ride, Giant Wheel, Kiddies Train, Jungle Bouncer and the Jolly go Merry go round.

Like every year the Horror House was a must see attraction.

On Sunday the stage was taken up by a Great Magician, whom the kids really enjoyed.

This act was follwed by a Fire Limbo show, dazzling the crowds by spitting fire and playing with flames.

The closing ceremony was hosted by Mu Huzaifabhai Sh Abdeali, prizes were given for best Trade Stall Which went to Burhani Marasiya Party, Best Food Stall went to Chaat Stall and the best Games Stall went to Game Spot.

The closing speech was given by Mohammedbhai Sh Imran in which he thanked our sponsors for their valuable donations, mumineen, mumenaat and their children for attending this even and last but not least the untiring efforts of the Shababul Eidiz Zahabi Committee and its members for helping to make this event such a success.

Our aim is to always work towards obtaining the happiness of our beloved Aqa Moula (TUS), May Allah Ta’ala always give us the strength and enthusiasm to do Aqa Moulas’ Khidmat “Jaan ane Maal Si”

May Allah Ta’ala grant our beloved Aqa Moula Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb a Long and Healthy Life till the day of Qayamath. AMEEN.

The Garage Sale was held on 27^th April 2008 at No. 14 Adams Avenue, Colombo 4. Sale was with the niyat of sending mumineen to Karbala Moalla.

The day started off with a flourish of people trying to get their hands on everything we had, it looked like we would be done much earlier than expected.

Most of our sales were made early morning, which was a result of good newspaper advertisements and continuous SMS’s sent to mumineen.

The heavens opened up in the afternoon, which gave us a well needed break for lunch and an opportunity to test out the awesome surround sound system we got as donation.

It was back to work when the rain seized and looking at the growing empty space around us gave us the sense of accomplishment and relief.

The Garage Sale was a success, the hard work of all the members had paid off.

The ground work for this project was started by early March, and the sale which was to be held on the first week of April was postponed as a result of members being busy and collections not made.

We had introduced a new concept for collecting items, this time each Mohalla was under the responsibility of certain shabab members, this had its pros & cons.

We had agreed to approach mumineen shops for one new item which they deal in, collection of this sort was not done as well as we expected.

With Moulas’ Dua Mubarak however the Sale was a Suceess but there are a lot of areas for improvement.

Things to be considered for next sale

1. Choosing the location is very important. Location should be easily accessible and should have road frontage. This will increase the customers visiting the sale.
2. Paper advertising is not enough, Banners should also be displayed.
3. Items should not only be in working condition, but should be presentable and look good otherwise no one will buy them.
4. Furniture items in good condition will sell fast, and most people are also looking for antiques.
5. Small items that are new and look good sell like hot cakes.
6. Mohallah wise distribution will only be a success if the person in charge is willing to give 100%. Or else it is better to have a team with one person answering all the calls and appointing people to make collections. It is easier to fix a day and collect all items in one go.
7. Items should be collected fast as mumineen do not like to remove stuff and have it lying around the house for days.

A Note worthy of mention is that we had many Shabab Committee and ordinary members visiting us and helping us during the day of the Garage Sale. They all came without being called, and lifted our spirits by just coming there. Namely

Moiz Asgerally

Mustafa Sh Shabbir Manco

Nooruddin Sh Shabbir Skyray

Moiz Mu. Nuruddin

Salman Sh Habib

Moiz Sh Hatim

Hatim Sh Shabbir

Mohammed Sh Imran

Abbas Sh Fazle Hussain

Hussein Sh Huzaifa

Dawood Sh Mustafa

Hussain Sh Mansoor Manco

Mohammed Sh Kutbuddin

Muffadal Sh Yusuf Saldiwala

Hussain Sh Shabbir

Mu.Husainbhai Sh Zainuddin for giving us the location to carry out this project.

We would also like to thank Fatema Aunty Sh Habib Jafferjee for the constant care shown, the delicious sandwiches and tea with biscuits made our work seem like a picnic. Thank you.

At the end of the day when you sit down and think, you realize that when you are doing Aqa Moula’s (TUS) khidmat, it is Aqa Moula (TUS) who is helping you and with the Dua of Aqa Moula (TUS) everything turns out GREAT!

May Allah Ta’ala grant our beloved Aqa Moula (TUS) a long life till the day of qayamat. Ameen!

Report by

Huzaifa Sh Abdeali

Mufaddal Sh Mukkarram

Syedna Taher Saifuddin Moula (R.A) on the completion of 50 years arsh-ud-dawat Golden Jubilee celebrations, gathered the youngsters under a single platform for the Khidmat of Dawat and named it Shababul-Eidiz-Zahabi (Youngsters of the Golden Jubilee). Shababul-Eidiz-Zahabi organization worldwide is indeed the Nemath and Ehsanath of Syedna Taher Saifuddin Saheb (RA).

In this context, Shababul-Eidiz-Zahabi ( Colombo ) is grateful for having obtained the Sharaf of organizing Zikra Meelad celebrations of Syedna Taher Saifuddin Saheb (R.A) in Colombo especially considering that this organization is the brain child of Syedna Taher Saifuddin Saheb (R.A.). During the Zikra Meelad celebrations, Shababul-Eidiz-Zahabi ( Colombo ) organized the following activities

1. Masjid Decoration

2. A photo exhibition of heartwarming glimpses of Syedna Taher Saifuddin Moulas (R.A) five visits to Colombo.

3. Sponsored two individuals by giving free air tickets for the Ziyarat of Syedna Taher Saifuddin Saheb (R.A)

4. Decoration at the Qutbi Hall Jamaat Khana.

5. Organized a fakhir Salavaat Jaman.

The second Shabab Garage Sale, was held on Sunday 22nd July 2007 at the residence of Sh Shabbir Bhai Sh Fidahussain Mamujee at 6A 1/1 Arthur¢s Place, Colombo 4. This sale was mainly for the outside crowd, but mumineen too benefited from this sale, and it was a huge success due to the many donations given to us by mumineen. Read the rest of this entry »

Shababul Eidiz Zahabi did wada of Janab Amil Saheb on Saturday 2nd June 2007. The office bearers and two other committee members were present.

Shababul Eidiz Zahabi thanked Janab Amil Saheb for his support and guidance throughout his tenure here in Colombo. Janab Amil Saheb will now head towards Godhra, he has invited all members to visit Godhra, if we are in the vicinity.