Mulyanis (Zakiras) of Tanzania & Kenya
DEDICATED SERVICES OF OUR MULYANIS (ZAKIRAS)
When our forefathers landed on the Eastern shores of Africa, they settled in the towns like Lamu, Mombasa, Zanzibar, Dar Es Salaam, Bagamoyo and Kilwa, among others, some of them ventured into the interior and decided to live in small settlements and villages. At that time, we did not have Mulyanis or Zakiras from India or Pakistan to cater for the needs of the women of our Community. Many of our own ladies came forward to cater for the women folk by reciting the Majalis and carry out functions necessary for the spiritual needs of the women of the Community.
The dedicated Mulyanis did great work of reading and studying the Majlis books in Urdu and delivering in simple language to our women folk. They also translated the Majlis and delivered them in Kutchi and Gujarati. They performed these religious duties on honorary basis. Through generations, these Mulyanis trained the younger among them and to date we continue to benefit from these highly dedicated Mulyanis, who continue in the service of our Aimma A.S. and the Community.
The Archives Section has prepared a list of Mulyanis (Zakiras) who gave and some are still giving their dedicated honorary services by reciting the Majalis. Archives Section apologizes for using nicknames in cases where dedicated Mulyanis were fondly known by those names.
We have tried our best to obtain the names as possible from as many Jamaats. Due to the large number of Jamaats and Mulyanis (Zakiras) we must have missed some of them and request the reader to send us details of the missing names on [email protected] so that our records are updated.
LIST OF MULYANIS (ZAKIRAS) OF TANZANIA AND KENYA
- DAR ES SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND PEMBA
1. Kulsumbai Abdallah Khimji
2. Khatijabai Mohsin Datoo
3. Khairoonbai Janmohammed (Kheiroonbai Electra)
4. Nargisbai Mulla Dori
5. Hamidabai Pyarali Manji (Maalim Mia)
6. Nargisbai Yusuf Manji Haji
7. Batulbai Akber Habib
8. Fatemabai Hussein Walji (Mulyani)
9. Aminabai Chagani
10. Shirinbai Versi
11. Kheiroonbai Rajabali Nurmohammed
12. Fatmabai Hussein Dewji (Hussein Immigration Zanzibar)
13. Rukiyabai Sherali Ladha (Ruki Saleh)
14. Sakinabai Mohammedali Hasham Dewji
15. Rukiyabai Akber Thaver (Ruki John)
16. Fatmabai Rashid Alidina
17. Leilabai Dewji
18. Rehmatbai Abbas (Remtibai Abbas Radio)
19. Fatemabai Mulla
20. Fatemabai Mehdi Abdallah Lalji
21. Marziabai Bhalloo
22. Fatemabai Punja (Fatu Mumbai)
23. Sayeeda Fatema (Wife of Sayeed Murtaza Sayeed Akhtar Rizvi)
24. Marziabai Abdulhussein Damji
25. Leilabai Bajario
26. Zainabbai Shivji
27. Heera Mulyani (Wife of Bachu Sumar)
28. Sakinabai Mulyani (Daughter of Bachu Sumar)
29. Nargisbai Nasserali Fazal
30. Banubai Tarmohammed
31. Zainabbai Fidahussein Rashid
32. Fatemabai Panju (Fatu Magawa)
33. Fatemabai Hassanali Peera Ukera (Mivani Mkubwa)
34. Zehrabai Aliraza Rashid Nathani
35. Shirinbai Kassamali Khalfan (Khokoni, Zanzibar)
36. Batulbai Mohammedsadiq Damji
37. Raziabai Gulam Janmohamed
38. Zainabbai Mahmood Walji
39. Batulbai Rizwan Rattansi
40. Batulbai Jaffer Mukhtar
41. Kanizbai Gulam Andani
42. Fatemabai Kanji
43. Khudaijabai Meghji
44. Fatemabai Sheriff
45. Kubrabai Dewji
46. Fatmabai Bharwani
47. Nargisbai Yusuf Kara (Ata)
48. Taherabai Safdar
49. Raziabai Bashir Sultan (Maalim Jivraj)
50. Fatemabai Kermali
51. Nusratbai Rajwani
52. Shamabai Sheriff
53. Zahirabai Jaffer
54. Safiabai Hussein
55. Sabirabai Hassanali Dharamsi (Pope)
56. Masumabai Mahmood Dhalla
57. Nazninbai Remtulla
58. Rehanabai Safdar
59. Raziabai Mohamedrafiq Somji
60. Zeenatbai Hussein
61. Marziabai Hussein Ladha
62. Zainabbai Shabbir Meghji
63. Kanizbai Turab Sheriff
64. Nasrinbai Hasnain Tejani
65. ZishaneFatemabai Hussein Karim
66. Iffatbai Thawer
67. Zerabai Rattansi
68. Sukainabai Dhirani
69. Khairoonbai Hussein Kermali
70. Sayeeda Kanizabbas (wife of Dr Nasrullah Arjumandi Lari)
71. Sayeeda Shabab Zahra (wife of Sayeed Badshah Hussein Abdi)
72. Sayeeda Raisa Khatoon (wife of Sayeed SibteMohammed Abdi)
73. Rukaiyabai Saleh Allarakhia (Pemba)
74. Shirinbai Mamdu Nasser (Pemba)
- ARUSHA
1. Sugrabai Gulamhussein Peera
2. Zehrabai Mohammedtaki Moledina
3. Kulsumbai Manji
4. Banubai Fizahussein Manji
5. Hamidabai Yusufali
6. Gulybai Dawood Khimji
7. Lailabai Shermohammed
8. Khatoonbai Habib Yusufali
9. Raziabai Mohammed Remtulla
10. Sayeeda Amerabanu (Wife of Sayeed Sabir Hussein)
11. Bibiji (wife of Maulana Sheikh Durul Hassan)
12. Bibiji (Wife of Maulana Sheikh Jafferali Chiragali)
13. Latifabai Mahmood Khimji
14. Zehrabai Shariff Khimji
15. Fatemabai Jaffer Gangji
16. Zehrabai Khadimhussein
17. Sayeeda Irum Sayeed Baqari
18. Nazneenbai Gulamhussein Mukhtar
19. Taherabai Abbass Sajan
20. Shenazbai Gulamabbas Sheriff
21. Rumisbai Zuher Khalfan
22. Zainabbai Hassan Khadim
23. Fizzabai Musa
- BUKOBA
1. Noorbanu Hussein Dhirani
2. Sugrabai Mohammedali Merali
3. Fatemabai Asgarali Jussa
4. Zahrabai Amirali Khalfan
5. Zainabbai Suleman Dost Mohammed
6. Masumabai Mamdani
7. Sayeeda Akhtar Zahra (Wife of Sayeed Sajjadhussein Zaidi)
8. Tayyababai Amirali Datoo
9. Faridabai Hussein Shivji (mama)
10. Tahera Mohammed Moti
11. Sayeeda Salil Zahra (Daughter of Mawlana Sayeed Sajjad Hussein Zaidi)
- KILWA
1. Khatijabai Nanji Kara
- MOSHI
1. Masi Aminabai Mohamedali Ladak Kanji
2. Shirinbai Mohamedali Ladak Kanji
3. Sugrabai Hussein Daya Premji
4. Fatemabai Ladak Kanji
5. Fizzabai Mustafa Sheriff
6. Fatemabai Ahmed Ladak
7. Masumabai Hasnain Merali
8. Sabirabai Mohamedraza Moledina
9. Zarinbai Mohammed Haji Jaffer Dhanji
10. Nargisbai Anverali Somji
11. Mumtazbai Iqbal Karim
- TANGA
1. Sayeeda Zahra (Wife of Sayeed Zulfikar Zaidi)
2. Gulshanbai Chandoo
3. Kulsumbai Mulla Yusuf Chandoo (Baiji)
4. Raziabai Khakoo
5. Latifabai Bhalloo
6. Rubabbai Gulamhussein Somji
7. Fatemabai Bachu
8. Shirinbai Yusuf Dhirani
9. Ashrafbai Aziz Rasool
10. Meenazbai (Mawlana’s wife)
- TABORA
1. Fatemabai Mohammed Gulamhussein Abdallah
2. Lailabai Roshan Chagani
- MIKINDANI
1. Zainabbai Mohammed Rashid Mohammed (MRM)
2. Zainabbai Rajabali Abdallah Murji (Makuba)
- KIGOMA
1. Mariambai Saleh Kassam
2. Khatijabai Hussein Haji Jaffer
3. Kheirunbai Hussein Kermali
4. Rukaiyabai Ramzanali Meghji
5. Masoomabai Mahmood Dhalla
6. Kanizezahrabai Rajabali Mohammedali Ismail
- DODOMA
1. Sayeeda Farwa (wife of Sayeed Ansarhussein Naqvi)
2. Sayeeda Kanizabbas (Daughter of Sayeed Ansarhussein Naqvi)
3. Rehmatbai Alibhai Meghji
- SONGEA
1. Nurbanubai Hussein Paryani
2. Fizzabai Kassamali Gulamhussein Pardhan
3. Fatemabai Akber Jeraj
4. Sugrabai Abdulrahim Mussa Jaffer
5. Marziabai Karim Merali
6. Sayeeda Atharzahra (Wife of Sayeed Sajjadhussein Zaidi)
7. Mansurabai Murtaza Jaffer
8. Shakirabai Mohammed Jaffer
9. Sayeeda Shababzahra (Wife of Sayeed Badshahhussein Abdi)
10. Zainabbai Rajabali Daya
11. Sayeeda Mehnaz (wife of Sayeed Haider Naqvi)
12. Sayeeda Zahra (Wife of Sayeed Zulfikar Zaidi)
13. Fatemabai Akber Versi
- SINGIDA
1. Fatemabai Zeenatali Dewji
2. Leilabai Mustafa Dewji
3. Shirinbai Pyarali Dewji
4. Khatijabai Pyarali Dewji
5. Fizabai Hassanali Hasham Dewji
6. Sherbanubai Abdalla Manek
7. Zahrabai Akber Damji
- LINDI
1. Sherbanubai Rajabali Ismail
2. Sugrabai Kermali Remtulla
3. Khatijabai Gulamhussein Moledina(Masi)
4. Mehrunbai Gulamabbas Walimohammed
5. Kanizezahrabai Mohammed Ismail
6. Sakinabai Mohammed Alloo
7. Zehrabai Kassamali Moledina Manji
8. Fatemabai Akberali Hemraj
9. Leilabai Hamza
10. Dilshadbai Murtaza
- MWANZA
1. Zainababai Khan Mohammed Hasham
2. Kubrabai MohammedJaffer Nasser Virji
3. Rehmatbai Valji Kassam
4. Fatemabai Rajabali Rashid
5. Banubai Rajwani
6. Raziabai Asgar Ladak
7. Khatijabai Ramzan Sumar
MOROGORO
Rubabbai Gulamhussein Meghji Banubai Mohamedraza Ahmed Bibiji (Wife of Maulana Sayed Meraj Zaidi) Neelambai Rizwan Manji Khairoonbai Rizwan Manji Masumabai Mohammed Abdulrasul
PANGANI:
Rubabbai Gulamhussein Somji Shirinbai Anver Alidina Khatijabai Mullahussein Parpia
KENYA MOMBASA
Taherabai Jaffer Masumabai Somji Marziabai Somji Masumabai Shahnawaz Fatemabai Dossa Rubabbai Walji Mumtazbai Kassamali Gulbanubai Hasham NaseemeFatemabai Akber Batulbai Karim Ismatbai Mawji Kanizbai Pirbhay Mumtazbai Khaki Aminabai Zainul Abedeen Fatemabai Dawar
NAIROBI:
Sabirabai Khimji Masumabai Habib Zahrabai M Jaffer Fatemabai Shah Zahidabai Mohammedali Masumabai Mustafa
LIST OF BOOKS REFERRED BY THE MULYANIS IN PREPARING THE MAJLISES:
Meerauj Saada Majlise Aza Sirrat e Aimma Gulzar e Kulsum Irfanul Majlis Ayam e Gham Ayam e Massarat Chahel Majalis Ahwale Kerbala Abwabe Kerbala Kasasul Ambiya (Several parts) Asiran e Sittam Masaebe Kerbala Nukushe Ismat Books of Allama Rashid Turrabi of Karachi Pakistan Book of Ayatulla Dastaghaib Chauda Sitare Naemul Abraar Rawaijool Ahzan Jalaul Uyun Admatuz Sakeba Kerbala Shanasi Day of Judgement Hayate Qulub (Volume l, ll & lll)
Let us remember all those Mulyanis (Zakiras) who are no longer with us with a Sura-e-Fateha. We pray to Allah (SWT) to give more tawfeeqat to all those who are still giving their dedicated services for Islam and to the Community in reminding the importance of the teachings of Ahlulbayt (AS) and the Azadari-e-Sayyedush-Shohada Imam Hussein (AS) and the Martyrs of Kerbala.
Source: Article and list of Mulyanis prepared by Murtaza Jivraj (Kerbala)
SECRETARIAT AFRICA FEDERATION ARCHIVES SECTION
23rd April 2018 (6th Shabaan 1439 AH)
