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

Sugrabai Gulamhussein Peera Zehrabai Mohammedtaki Moledina Kulsumbai Manji Banubai Fizahussein Manji Hamidabai Yusufali Gulybai Dawood Khimji Lailabai Shermohammed Khatoonbai Habib Yusufali Raziabai Mohammed Remtulla Sayeeda Amerabanu (Wife of Sayeed Sabir Hussein) Bibiji (wife of Maulana Sheikh Durul Hassan) Bibiji (Wife of Maulana Sheikh Jafferali Chiragali) Latifabai Mahmood Khimji Zehrabai Shariff Khimji Fatemabai Jaffer Gangji Zehrabai Khadimhussein Sayeeda Irum Sayeed Baqari Nazneenbai Gulamhussein Mukhtar Taherabai Abbass Sajan Shenazbai Gulamabbas Sheriff Rumisbai Zuher Khalfan Zainabbai Hassan Khadim Fizzabai Musa

BUKOBA

Noorbanu Hussein Dhirani Sugrabai Mohammedali Merali Fatemabai Asgarali Jussa Zahrabai Amirali Khalfan Zainabbai Suleman Dost Mohammed Masumabai Mamdani Sayeeda Akhtar Zahra (Wife of Sayeed Sajjadhussein Zaidi) Tayyababai Amirali Datoo Faridabai Hussein Shivji (mama) Tahera Mohammed Moti Sayeeda Salil Zahra (Daughter of Mawlana Sayeed Sajjad Hussein Zaidi)

KILWA

Khatijabai Nanji Kara

MOSHI

Masi Aminabai Mohamedali Ladak Kanji Shirinbai Mohamedali Ladak Kanji Sugrabai Hussein Daya Premji Fatemabai Ladak Kanji Fizzabai Mustafa Sheriff Fatemabai Ahmed Ladak Masumabai Hasnain Merali Sabirabai Mohamedraza Moledina Zarinbai Mohammed Haji Jaffer Dhanji Nargisbai Anverali Somji Mumtazbai Iqbal Karim

TANGA

Sayeeda Zahra (Wife of Sayeed Zulfikar Zaidi) Gulshanbai Chandoo Kulsumbai Mulla Yusuf Chandoo (Baiji) Raziabai Khakoo Latifabai Bhalloo Rubabbai Gulamhussein Somji Fatemabai Bachu Shirinbai Yusuf Dhirani Ashrafbai Aziz Rasool Meenazbai (Mawlana’s wife)

TABORA

Fatemabai Mohammed Gulamhussein Abdallah Lailabai Roshan Chagani

MIKINDANI:

Zainabbai Mohammed Rashid Mohammed (MRM) Zainabbai Rajabali Abdallah Murji (Makuba)

KIGOMA:'

Mariambai Saleh Kassam Khatijabai Hussein Haji Jaffer Kheirunbai Hussein Kermali Rukaiyabai Ramzanali Meghji Masoomabai Mahmood Dhalla Kanizezahrabai Rajabali Mohammedali Ismail

DODOMA:

Sayeeda Farwa (wife of Sayeed Ansarhussein Naqvi) Sayeeda Kanizabbas (Daughter of Sayeed Ansarhussein Naqvi) Rehmatbai Alibhai Meghji

SONGEA:

Nurbanubai Hussein Paryani Fizzabai Kassamali Gulamhussein Pardhan Fatemabai Akber Jeraj Sugrabai Abdulrahim Mussa Jaffer Marziabai Karim Merali Sayeeda Atharzahra (Wife of Sayeed Sajjadhussein Zaidi) Mansurabai Murtaza Jaffer Shakirabai Mohammed Jaffer Sayeeda Shababzahra (Wife of Sayeed Badshahhussein Abdi) Zainabbai Rajabali Daya Sayeeda Mehnaz (wife of Sayeed Haider Naqvi) Sayeeda Zahra (Wife of Sayeed Zulfikar Zaidi) Fatemabai Akber Versi

SINGIDA:

Fatemabai Zeenatali Dewji Leilabai Mustafa Dewji Shirinbai Pyarali Dewji Khatijabai Pyarali Dewji Fizabai Hassanali Hasham Dewji Sherbanubai Abdalla Manek Zahrabai Akber Damji

LINDI:

Sherbanubai Rajabali Ismail Sugrabai Kermali Remtulla Khatijabai Gulamhussein Moledina(Masi) Mehrunbai Gulamabbas Walimohammed Kanizezahrabai Mohammed Ismail Sakinabai Mohammed Alloo Zehrabai Kassamali Moledina Manji Fatemabai Akberali Hemraj Leilabai Hamza Dilshadbai Murtaza

MWANZA:

Zainababai Khan Mohammed Hasham Kubrabai MohammedJaffer Nasser Virji Rehmatbai Valji Kassam Fatemabai Rajabali Rashid Banubai Rajwani Raziabai Asgar Ladak 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)