Sri Lanka Moor Family Genealogy
The Rohani Cassims of Fort, Galle
Family
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Van
der Graff’s enumeration (above) |
Galle with its splendid bay and massive
defences has been compared to some of the best of Europe’s
coastal fortress towns. It is believed that Galle
is the biblical port of Tarshish to which King Solomon sent
his ships to trade for ivory and spices. A
tradition continued by Arab traders in later
times. The Arabs called the post Qali1. The
name
Galle may have been derived from the Sinhala gala (rock),
being
a reference to the large rock that stands just outside the
anchorage. Alternatively it
may been derived from the Sinhala gaala,
that is enclosure for the bullock carts that called at the
port. The latter is the more likely version of
how the name was derived. The Portuguese and the
Dutch translated the name into the Latin for cockerel, gallus and
called it respectively Punte Gale and Punto de Galle. The
Coat of Arms of the Dutch commandant of Galle consisted of a
cockerel standing on a rock.
The Fort sits on a small rock ringed projection
into the sea on the Western side of the bay. The
shape of the projection dictated the nature of the defences
and when in 1505 the Portuguese first came to build the
fortifications to protect their growing township they built
a wall across the projection and strengthened it with three
rounded, flat sided bastions, one at each end and one in the
centre. Approach was restricted to a causeway at
the eastern end leading to an entrance near the harbour.
The Dutch took the Fort in 1640 and rebuilt the
defences following closely on the Portuguese pattern with
the old bastions built as a core into much larger new works
- the Sun bastion on the east, the Star bastion on the west
and the Moon bastion at the centre.
They built nine new bastions, clockwise from
the east Zwart, Akersloot, Aurora, Utrecht, Flagrock,
Triton, Neptune, Clippenburg and Aeolus and joined them to
the three older bastions with a rampart running right
round. Among the other improvements of the Dutch
was an ingenious and perhaps unique drainage system which
used the ebb and flow of the tide to flush the
sewers. The approach continued to be over the
causeway with the sea virtually encircling the Fort with
water right up to the foot of the wall. The Fort
continued as the Dutch seat of Government in Ceylon until
the capture of Colombo in 1656 and thereafter as the
Southern Headquarters. The Coat of Arms of the
Dutch East India Company (VOC – for Vereenigde Oost Indische
Compagnie) can be still seen over the inner archway of the
original gate.
The Fort came under the British at end of the Eighteenth
Century as a result of the treaty of Amiens. They
made a few alterations – the draining of the water outside
the main front, the forming of two roads, one over the
causeway and one through the new gate they opened between
the Sun and Moon bastions. The British Coat of
Arms appears over the outer archway of the original gate.
The Fort continued as a British possession until 1948 when
Sri Lanka gained independence.
The Fort still retains its characteristically Dutch
architecture with gabled buildings, built with large
verandahs supported by round pillars. Houses such as
‘Jasmine Cottage’ still retain their massive carved doors
which are in four sections.
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The existence of this community is also referred to by Ibnu
Batuta, the Moor from Tangier who states that in
CE 1344 he was entertained at Qali (the name by which the
Moors still refer to Galle) by a ship’s captain named
Ibrahim2.
In 1774 a Moorish widow living in Magalle had complained to
the Dutch Commandant of Galle that she and her daughters
were being harassed by some hooligans living in the
vicinity. The Commandant had made arrangements
for the widow and her daughters to live within the
Fort. The fact that a Moorish widow and her seven
daughters lived in the Fort is evidenced by an entry in
Willem Jacob Van der Graff’s enumeration of
1789. The name of the widow is given as Raheema
Umma. The names of the daughters however have not
been recorded.
In British times Chief Justice Alexander Jhonstone had a
copy of the inscription on a tablet found at the mosque by
the rivulet at Kachiwatte, flowing into Galle harbor, sent
to England for translation. The tablet recorded
that in the latter part of the Tenth Century, the Abbassid
Caliph of Baghdad, At-Taib’Illah Abdul Karim Abu Bakr (CE
974-991) had sought the permission of King Udaya IV to send
one Kalid abu Bakia to provide religious instruction to a
community of Muslims living in Galle.
Makdhoom a descendant of Arab traders who had settled down
in Alutgama was an interpreter employed by the
British. Since it was necessary that he lived in
close proximity to the seat of the then British Government
in Galle, he was accommodated in the barracks within the
Fort. Being a Muslim he had refused to partake in
the meals prepared in the barracks and therefore
arrangements were made for him to obtain his meals from
Raheema Umma’s descendants who had continued to occupy the
house provided for them by the Dutch
Commandant. He had returned the favour by
marrying Kadija, a great granddaughter of the
widow. Cassim a Moor from Weligama, another
little Moorish settlement not far from Galle, was a frequent
visitor to the Galle port on account of his business a ship
chandler. He had struck up a friendship with the
much older Makhdoom and ended up marrying one of his
daughters, Fathuma.
Cassim, known in later years as Rohani Cassim is the
progenitor of the family. He rebuilt the original
house given by the Dutch commandant, named it ‘Jasmine
Cottage’, and lived there with his large
brood. The house is still owned by a branch of
the family. The house stands at the southern end
of the Fort at the junction of Church Street and
Rampart Street. It is the two storied house seen on the left
of the picture below by the mosque. The land for the mosque
was donated by Rohani Cassim.
Mohamed
Shums Cassim, son of Rohani
Cassim, practiced law in Kurunegala for over 25 years. He
was the first Muslim lawyer in the city. In recognition of
his all-round services, the honour of MBE (Member of the
Order of the British Empire) was conferred on him in 1949,
and in 1953 the Government showed its appreciation of his
work by electing him a Senator. He died on 20 May 1954, the Day of the Battle
of Badr in Islamic History.
Mohamed Shums Cassim’s obituary was written by Dr AMA
Azeez, then principal of Zahira College, Colombo in the
school magazine “AZ-ZAHIRA”, 1954. It can be found
at the end of the family tree on this page. Click here to see his obituary and
other pictures.
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1 Kaleh
2 C/F: Translation of the Travels of Ibnu Batuta
in Asia (1324-1354) by H.A.R. Gibbs – Published by Routledge
& Sons, London 1929
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Original Home of the Rohani Cassims as it
appeared before the Mosque and the Lighthouse were built,
prior to 1904 (above)
Jasmine Cottage as it stands today to the left of the picture
next to the Mosque (above)
The Galle Fort Mosque – Jasmine Cottage is to left of the
picture, current (above)
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Shums Cassim
Names & Generations |
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0 MAKDOOM (of Alutgama)
+ Kadija |
Kadija, the great grand daughter of
Raheema Umma, the first recorded muslim (a widow with
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1 FATHUMUTHU MAKDOOM &
ROHANI CASSIM |
Rohani Cassim from Weligama visited
Galle regularly as a ship chandler, befriended Makdoom
and eventually married his daughter, Fathuma
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2 [9] SHARIFF CASSIM +
[10] Asma Magdon Ismail |
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3 Alavia Cassim + Abdul Rahman (PTH) |
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4 [1] Naufel Abdul Rahman +[2]
Asma(Fathuma)Rahman |
Naufel passed away on Nov 17,2020 in
Colombo. See below for tribute in SL
Parliament & obituary by his family |
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5 Rashid Abdul Rahman (USA) |
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5 [11] Ayesha Abdul Rahman + [12]
Reza Rafiq |
Grandson of Abdul Cader, Fmr Boarding
Master of Zahira College, Colombo. |
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6 Eemaan Rafiq |
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6 Sarah Rafiq |
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6 Hanif Rafiq |
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4 Sheriff Abdul Rahman + Christine/ Riley |
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5 Naima Abdul Rahman |
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4 Mohamed Cassim(Bunchy)Abdul Rahman
+ Suchetha |
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5 Leila Abdul Rahman |
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5 Amal Abdul Rahman |
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4 Yasmin Abdul Rahman (USA) + A R M
Azad |
Azad hails from Kalutara |
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5 Kalid Azad + Valerie Tran |
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5 Siraj Azad |
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5 Jehan Azad |
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3 Jiffry Cassim + Haleema |
Jiffry married in Singapore and lived
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4 Hafsa Cassim + Rahim |
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5 Luqman Rahim |
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5 Ayesha Rahim |
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5 Ameena Rahim |
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4 Fazeela Cassim + Name Not Known |
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4 Zainoon Cassim |
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4 Rashid Cassim + Normala |
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3 Mohamed Cassim (aka Mons) |
Bachelor all his life. Man of many
talents, beloved MONS is sadly
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3 Ahamed Cassim + Rameesa |
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4 Faiza Cassim (UK) + Wazir Fareed
(UK) |
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5 Imran Fareed |
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5 Ikram Fareed |
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4 Laaika Cassim + Mohamed Farook
Mohamed Fairoze |
S/o AHM & Sithy Hazeena
Farook. MFM Fairoze died in Dubai: June.07,2022 |
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5 Rizan Fairoze + Yasmin Wazeer |
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6 Aaliyah Fairoze |
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6 Aaliyah Fairoze |
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5 Rizwana Fairoze (Dubai) + Sampath
Senadheera |
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6 Ayaan Senadheera |
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6 Kiyaan
Senadheera |
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6 Nadiya
Senadheera |
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4 Rifa Cassim + MNM Sally |
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5 Nashar Sally |
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5 Nusra Sally |
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5 Nusky Sally |
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4 Aslam Cassim (Qatar) + Razana |
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5 Asraz Cassim |
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5 Afraz Cassim |
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5 Afra Cassim |
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3 Haleema Cassim + Effendi Rahman |
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4 Zainab Rahman + Shafeek |
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5 Fazel Shafeek + Marina |
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5 Fazlyn Shafeek + Gazali |
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5 Farhan Shafeek + Sahala Ismail |
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4 [2] Asma (Fathuma) Rahman +[1]
Naufel Abdul Rahman |
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5 Rashid Abdul Rahman |
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5 [11] Ayesha Rahman + [12] Reza
Rafiq |
For Issues: see above, under
Alavia/Naufel |
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4 Rehana Rahman + Nimal Liyanaarachi |
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5 Sanjeeva Liyanaarachi |
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5 Shiromani Liyanaarachi |
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4 Shereelah Rahman (Dr.) USA + Malik
Deen (Dr.) |
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5 Serena Deen + Zachary Heath |
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5 Shiraz Deen |
Lawyer, NJ, USA |
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4 Fareena Rahman + Farook |
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5 Akram Farook + Amra Shakoor |
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5 Sarah Farook + Faisal Saidudeen |
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5 Sakina Farook + Shamil Marif |
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4 Ifthikar Rahman + Shainaz
Habeebullah (USA) |
d/o Mr & Mrs A.H.M.Habeebullah |
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5 Shihan Rehman + Raeesha Riza |
d/o Mr & Mrs Mohamed Fuard M Riza |
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6 Zayn Abdul Rehman b:18.09.2021 |
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5 Azri Rahman |
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4 Rahila Rahman + Imtiaz |
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5 Nasreen Imtiaz + Shiraan Nasurdeen |
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5 Saad Imtiaz |
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5 Said Imtiaz |
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3 Thaha Sheriff Cassim d. Jan 06.2020
+ Rasheeda Jamaldeen |
Thaha S Cassim died at age 100 (See
'Cheeni Chacha' Magdon Ismail below for Rasheeda's
parents) |
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4 Sheriffa Cassim + Mohamed Nafis |
D/o Mohamed Nafir & Kadeeja Hanim |
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5 Ruzna Nafis + M Imraaz |
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6 Aaqib Imraaz |
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6 Amra Imraaz |
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5 Aqeela Nafis + M Aazaam |
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6 Aahil Aazaam |
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5 Ahamed Sabith Nafis |
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4 Ashraf Cassim + Rifa Hussein |
D/o Hussein Hameed & Khairul
Inaya Ismail |
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5 Arshad Ashraf Cassim |
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5 Rashad Ashraf Cassim |
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5 Hafeeza Ashraf Cassim |
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5 Haadiyah Ashraf Cassim |
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4 Wajihudeen Cassim + Sabina Khalik |
D/o Abdul Khalik & Faridha Khalik
Alimohamed |
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4 Tharik Cassim + Shamila Sherifudeen |
D/o Dr. Ahmed Jinnah & Farida
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5 Amna Iffatha Tharik Cassim |
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5 Amar Amamed Tharik Cassim |
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5 Adel Sheriff Tharik Cassim |
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4 Hafeeza Cassim +Sheham Siddik |
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5 Aashiq Sheham Siddik |
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5 Imaadh Sheham Siddik |
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5 Navid Sheham Siddik |
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2 AZIZDEEN CASSIM +
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3 Sheriff Cassim + Kadija Umma |
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4 Mueen Cassim + Mahinoora |
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5 Firaza Cassim |
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5 Fahd Cassim |
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5 Milleth Cassim |
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5 Qadir Cassim |
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5 Rasheed Cassim |
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4 Fariha Cassim + Mashood |
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5 Silmia Mashood + Shamil |
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6 Shania Shamil |
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5 Muneera Mashood + Akmal |
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6 Arshad Akmal |
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6 Akeel Akmal |
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5 Rizana Mashood + Afzal |
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6 Afra Afzal |
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6 Jiffry Afzal |
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5 Bushra Mashood + Nabil |
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6 Thameena Nabil |
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5 Fazleth Mashood + Summayad |
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5 Aslam Mashood |
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4 Azizdeen Cassim + Fahima |
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5 Shihan Cassim |
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5 Shamika Cassim |
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5 Muhiyadeen Cassim |
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4 Fathuma Cassim + Mahadi |
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5 Ishrath Mahadi |
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4 [5] Aroosia Fathima Cassim + [6]
Deen (Muhiydeen) Saheed |
See also under Thulha |
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5 Milhar Saheed |
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5 Masdooq Saheed |
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5 Zulfath Saheed |
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4 Fakheeha Cassim + Ali |
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5 Mushtaq Ali |
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5 Fadhil Ali |
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5 SajidAli |
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4 Nazeeha Cassim |
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3 Rishard Cassim + Kadija |
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4 Mohideen Cassim + Rehana |
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5 Ajwad Mohideen |
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5 Afzal Mohideen |
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3 Ayne Cassim + Sheik Adjward |
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4 Ruwaiza Adjward + Faleel |
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5 Raina Faleel |
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5 Aroosiya Faleel |
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5 Ayne Faleel |
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5 Salim Faleel |
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4 Ruzaika Adjward + Waffa |
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5 Mahdiya Waffa |
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5 Mumtaz Waffa |
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5 Mahdi Waffa |
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5 Rabia Waffa |
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4 Ruwaiha Adjward + Farook Deen |
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5 Fazil Deen |
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5 Raika Deen + |
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5 Not known |
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4 Mohideen Adjward + Reha |
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2 HALEEMA CASSIM +
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3 FM Deen (Proctor) + Suda Ibrahim |
D/o Mr & Mrs Haniff Ibrahim |
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4 Mirza (Bonnie) Deen + Fawkia Ansary |
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5 Dr Rila Deen(Australia) + Maryam
Khanzah Deen |
D/o Mr & Mrs (Kagoo) Deen of
Colombo |
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6 Ayaan Matheen Deen |
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5 Zafir Deen + Zahra |
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6 Aara Bathool Deen |
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5 Jiffriya Deen + Faizaan Mohamed |
S/o Mr & Mrs Fazlani Mohamed of
Fort Galle |
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6 Naadira Mohamed |
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6 Umer Ansary Mohamed |
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6 Khaleela Mohamed b2021 |
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4 Haleema (Falza) Deen + Nakshab
Careem |
S/o Vadood & Thaiba Careem of
Fort, Galle. Nakshab died in HpngKong
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5 Fazal Nakshab Careem (Dubai) +
Nishvan Junaid |
D/o Navar Junaid & Fahari Careem |
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6 Sarah Fazel Careem + Sohail Qassim
(Toronto, Canada) |
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6 Jamal Fazel Careem |
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6 Sumaiyyah Fazel Careem |
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6 Asma Fazel Careem |
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5 Nazvi Nakshab Careem + Sunee
Khammaen (Thailand) |
1st Bed Nazvi, a renowned Sports writer for a
Hong Kong Publication, doniciled in KL. Malaysia. |
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6 Jehan Nazvi Careem |
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6 Zayn Nazvi Careem + Atiqa |
Atiqa, a proud Malaysian National. |
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6 Mariam Nazvi Careem |
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6 Uthman Nazvi Careem |
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5 Nazvi Nakshab Careem + Juhanita
Jiman (Malaysia) |
2nd Bed. D/o Mr & Mrs Jiman of
Malaysia |
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6 Adam Nazvi Careem |
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6 Alesha Nazvi Careem |
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6 Anas Nazvi Careem |
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5 Rahma (Shenaz) Careem (KL) +
Fazaheel Faizer Raheem |
S/o Faizer Raheem & Mazeena
Masoon |
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6 Aanisa Fazaheel Raheem |
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6 Ameerah Fazaheel Raheem |
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6 Saffiyah Fazaheel Raheem + Ghanam |
Ghanam is a proud National of Kuwait. |
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6 Hafsa Fazaheel Raheem |
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6 Abdulazeez Fazaheel Raheem |
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5 Arifa Careem + Tom Thariq
(Australia) |
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6 Sofia (Tom) Thariq |
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6 Archi (Tom) Thariq |
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2 THALHA CASSIM +
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3 Khaneema Ismail + Ahamed Mohideen
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4 [6] Deen (Muhiyadeen) Saheed + [5]
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See also under Azizdeen |
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5 Malhar Saheed + Fathima Sathar |
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6 Saaliha Saheed |
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6 Thalha Saheed |
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6 Hisham Saheed |
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5 Masdooq Saheed + Shahama |
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6 Alaam Saheed |
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5 Zulfath Saheed + Mohamed Nafli
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3 Cader Ismail + Name Not Known |
Lived in Singapore |
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4 Asmah Ismail + Ghazali Gaffoor |
Singapore |
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3 Fathuma Ismail + Zain Vilcassim
(99,384) |
s/o Mohamed Abdul Cader (MAC)
Vilcassim & Fathuma Zohara Cassim of Fort, Galle |
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4 Ramly Vilcassim + Kezima Naina
Marikar |
d/o Alavi Naina Marikar & Mrs
Noor Naina Marikar, nee Macan Markar. |
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5 Iqra Vilcassim + Sadath Nizar |
s/o Mr & Mrs ARM Nizar of
Colombo. |
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6 Aleeza Nizar |
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5 Azahara Vilcassim b:5.22.83 +
Kavith Rupasinghe |
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6 Aria Rupasinghe b:8.14.15 |
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6 Luca Rupasinghe b:11.16.17 |
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6 Kai Rupasinghe b:11.08.19 |
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4 Shibly Vilcassim + Shehana Ibrahim |
d/o Mr & Mrs Sirtaj Ibrahim of
Galle. |
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5 Shafna Vilcassim + Javid Zubair |
s/o Mr & Mrs Imtiaz Zubair of
Colombo. |
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5 Shahir Vilcassim |
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4 [3] Rizama Vilcassim (99,384) + [4]
Nuski Mohamed |
Nuski: First SL Honorary Permanent
Life member (Admin) Marlebourne Cricket Club
(MCC) & Fmr Treasurer & Gen. Secretary,SLCB |
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5 Fariza Sithy Rabaab Mohamed +
Sarfan Saheed (UK) |
s/o Mr & Mrs Ahamed Saheed of
Fort, Galle. |
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6 Aahil Saheed |
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5 Shiyam Mohamed + Inam Caffoor |
d/o Althaf Hassen Caffoor & Salva
Zaida Caffoor (nee Jaleel) Colombo & Fort Galle
respectively. |
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6 Tariq Althaf Mohamed |
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3 Mohamed Ismail (15) + Kadija Magdon
Ismail (14) |
D/o Magdon Hamim Ismail & Sohara
Bebee [No Issues] |
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3 Nafiya Ismail |
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3 Shums-Un-Nahar Ismail + Mohamed
Ibrahim Mohamed |
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4 [4] Nuski Mohamed + [3] Rizama
Vilcassim (99,384) |
See Issues under Rizama+Nuski (above) |
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4 Rila Mohamed + Nadia Mohamed |
d/o Jameel & Zubaida Mohamed of
Fort.Galle |
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5 Naamiya Mohamed + Faariq Hamid |
s/o Mr & Mrs Mohideen Hamid of
Fort Galle. |
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6 Sarah Hamid |
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5 Dr.Rafeeha Mohamed + Fawaz Mohamed |
s/o Mr & Mrs Fazlani Mohamed of
Fort, Galle |
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6 Raaidhah Mohamed |
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3 Haleema Ismail + MIM Cassim |
No issues |
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2 THUFA CASSIM + Abdul Cader |
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3 Hamiza Abdul Cader+ Qassim |
Hamiza b:1906 d:1993/ Qassim b:1905
d:1967 |
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4 Wazir Qassim + Sithy |
Wazir b:1941 / Sithy b:1945 |
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5 Anas Qassim |
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5 Kamila Qassim + Name Unknown |
Known to have moved to Canada. Circa
early 2000's |
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4 Kamil Qassim + Rabiya |
Kamil b:1943 / Rabiya b: 1955 |
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5 Nawaal Qassim b:1978 |
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3 Mohideen Abdul Cader + Jiffriya
(Jibiriya) |
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4 Khairia Abdul Cader |
Died unmarried at a young age. |
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2 ISMAIL (Cassim Master) CASSIM +
Haleema |
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3 Zubeida Ismail (Girlie datha) +
Hussein (died:1991) |
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4 Gazali Hussein b:1952 + Noorziya
Fauz (10,13, 41) |
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5 Nishaza Hussein |
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5 Rabab Hussein |
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5 Nusry Hussein |
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5 Thameena Hussein |
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5 Mohamed Ali Hussein |
Died in infancy |
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4 Rabia Hussein b:1955 + Kamil Qassim
b:1943 |
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5 Mawaal Kamil Qassim b:1978 |
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4 Zahariya Hussein b:1982 + Nilabdeen
b:1957 |
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5 Ashwa Nilabdeen b:1997 |
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2 ZAINOON CASSIM +
ALM Vilcassim |
(No Issues). In 1907, ALM Vilcassim
was appointed one of two Co-Trustees of the Meeran
Masjid, Fort, Galle. (according to the records of this
Masjid) believed to be the FIRST Trustees of the newly
built Mosque. |
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2 KAMER CASSIM d:7.04.47 +
Sadath Ismail |
Kamer ,Proctor,Ceylon's 1st High
Commisioner (Designate) to Pakistan before his
untimely death. |
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3 Nizam Kamer Cassim + Zahara |
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4 Nabila Cassim + Husni |
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5 Nafa Husni |
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5 Nujaba Husni |
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5 Haseena Husni |
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4 Rezni Cassim (Doctor) + Shamla
(Doctor) |
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5 Nuha Cassim |
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5 Ana Cassim |
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3 Jehan Kamer Cassim d.15.07.2017 +
Ayesha Abdul Samy |
d/o M Abdul Samy (Samy Nana) &
Fathima Zohara. Jehan, ex Bank of
Ceylon Chairman/ Comn Amenities Bd Chm |
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4 Kaleel Cassim (Dr) b:18.08.64 +
Rozana (Dr) b:22.02.68 |
d/o Mr & Mrs Marzook |
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5 Afraah Cassim b:7.06.98 |
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5 Jehan Cassim b:8.11.2006 |
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4 Mona Cassim + Nilar Nizamdeen |
s/o Mr & Mrs Nilamdeen of Fort,
Galle. |
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5 Kamer Nizamdeen + Najwa Zarook |
d/o Hazim & Firdaus(99) Zarook of
Matara |
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5 Khaliq Nizamdeen |
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4 Rifa Cassim + Faizer Mustapha |
s/o Mr & Mrs Faiz Mustapha |
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5 Ameena Mustapha |
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5 Ayesha Mustapha |
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4 Farman Cassim (PC) b:16.06.72+Shahab
Shums b:17.12.77 |
d/o Mr & Mrs Azmeer Shums |
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5 Amr Cassim b:12.05.2003 |
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5 Amber Cassim b:20.05.2005 |
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5 Aadam Cassim b:21.04.2015 |
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3 Raita Cassim + Cader Markar |
A.Cader Markar was a Former Sri
Lankan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1990-1992 |
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4 Rezmi Markar + Rehana Mirza |
d/o M A M Mirza & Razeena Mirza
of Sammanthurai. |
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5 [7] Azra Markar + [8] Umer Hashim |
s/o Abdulla Mackie Hashim (Colombo)
& Nazneen Markar (Fort, Galle) |
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6 Kiana Aisha Hashim b:Sept 01, 2020 |
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5 Nadira Markar (Australia)+ Amjad
Jawahir |
s/o Mr M Jawahir & Mrs Shireen
Jawahir of Sydney, Australia. |
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4 Nazneen Markar + Abdulla Mackie
Hashim |
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5 Hilal Hashim + Tahiyya Ismail |
d/o Muhiyaddeen & Rehana Ismail |
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6 Sabah Hashim |
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6 Muhamad Hashim |
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5 [8] Umer Hashim + [7] Azra Markar |
d/o Rezmi & Rehana Markar of
Mississauga, Canada. |
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6 Kiana Aisha Hashim b.Sept.01.2020 |
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5 Zaina Hashim + Amjed Rahim |
s/o Reza [Fmr.MCB Bank Exec.] &
Shimla Rahim of Colombo. |
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4 Imran Markar + Nazreena Mubarak |
d/o Mr & Mrs AMM Mubarak |
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5 Imaan Markar |
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5 Luqmaan Markar |
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3 Kuraisha Cassim + Naizer Cader |
Naizer Cader is the Head of Sinwa
Holdings. |
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4 Mohideen Cader + Fahima |
Divorced |
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5 Sabrina Cader |
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5 Thahira Cader |
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4 Zubeida Cader + Yusri Mohideen |
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5 Shaliha Mohideen |
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5 Salima Mohideen |
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5 Thaiba Mohideen |
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5 Assad Mohideen |
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4 Haroon Cader + Aamina Junaid |
d/o Mr and Mrs Faizel Junaid of Fort,
Galle |
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5 Rahma Cader |
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5 Aamaan Cader |
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4 Mumtaz Cader + Faezel |
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5 Adham Faezal |
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5 Aaliya Faezal |
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2 SHUMS CASSIM +
Sithy Vilcassim (384,099) |
d/o Mohammad Abdul Cader(MAC) Vilcassim + Fathuma Zohara Cassim (Sister of Zubair Cassim) of Fort, Galle. Sithy (Shums Cassim) is the Founder Member of Sri Lanka Islamic(UK) Assn [SLIA] in London. |
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3 Nizar Shums Cassim + Rafiya thul
Abida Shariff
Inna Lillahi wa
inna ilaihi raji'un
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d/o Proctor ARM Shariff & Sithy
Fathuma Shariff (nee: Abdul Cader) both of Kandy. |
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4 Omar Mohamed Shums Cassim b:1977 |
Born, May 1977, London (UK); 3rd
Month; Emigrated to Canada; 6th Month; Returned to UK;
1st B'day; in Sri Lanka. |
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4 Zena Mariam Cassim b:1981 + Ahmed
Albatish |
S/o Mr & Mrs Bashir Albatish
(Toronto), proud to be Palestinian. |
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5 Noah Nizar Albatish b: 2021 |
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3 Fauzia Cassim b:1938 + John
(Morgan) Irving d:27.08.2006 |
John Irving, a Veteran of the Royal
Canadian Air Force. |
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3 Ismeth Cassim b:1940+ Simone Jill
de Zylva |
1st Bed d/o Henry E W deZylva well known
Test Cricket Umpire & Aileen G Misso. |
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4 Farha Cassim + Louis Stamler |
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5 Michael Cassim b:Nov 8,1993 |
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4 Daughter + Name Not Known |
1st Bed |
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4 Daughter + Name Not Known |
2nd Bed |
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5 Son |
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3 Ismeth Cassim + Maziya |
2nd Bed |
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4 Shereen Cassim b:21.03.87 + Rizly
Razik b:4.Jan. '83 |
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5 Iman Rahmah Razik b:13.07.2013 |
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5 Amra Sheza Razik b:23.09.2015 |
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5 Yaqub Abdulla Razik b:13.11.2018 |
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3 [15] Niyaz Cassim
b:1950d.22.12.2009 +[16] Feriyal Vilcassim(384,099) |
d/o Hassan Bary Vilcassim &
Halima (nee:Segu Magdon) of Fort, Galle. |
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4 Fazna Cassim + Ahmed Ziyan Ajmeer |
s/o Aboobucker Mohamed d.18.08.2021
& Sithy Maleeha Ajmeer of Matara |
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5 Aiza Fathima Ziyan |
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5 Zaheen Yusuf Ziyan |
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5 Zaeem Yusuf Ziyan |
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4 Faziha Cassim + Rishard M Faizel |
s/o Mohamed Faizel & Mrs Nizamiya
Faizel of Matara |
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5 Zaid Shakil Faizel |
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5 Nabeeha Zainab Faizel |
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4 Rizna Cassim + Firnaz Fawzer |
s/o Thaibudeen M Fawzer &
Zeenathul Laleeza Fawzer of Matale |
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5 Nazra Shaima Fawzer |
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3 Khazeena Cassim b:1950+ Mohamed
Sameem (Sam) Ashroff |
s/o Cassila M M & Noor-Ul-Hinaya
Sameem of Colombo |
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4 Yasneen Saheeda Ashroff + Shoeb
Hosein |
s/o Mr & Mrs Shafi Hosein of
Montreal, Canada |
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4 Daniel Karim Ashroff |
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3 Fathuma Maimoon Cassim + Mohamed
Cassim Maharoof |
Maimoon passed away in her Enfield
(UK) home on Dec 19, 2020 |
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4 Daanesh Mohideen Maharoof |
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2 MARIAM CASSIM + M
P Mohideen |
No Issues |
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2 KHAJA CASSIM |
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2 HANIFA CASSIM |
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2 NO NAMES KNOWN |
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2 NO NAMES KNOWN |
Male sibling |
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2 NO NAMES KNOWN |
Male sibling |
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2 NO NAMES KNOWN |
Male sibling |
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2 NO NAMES KNOWN |
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1 AHAMED MAGDON ISMAIL (JP) +
Kami Cader |
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2 ABDUL CADER Magdon Ismail + Fathima
Sameeha |
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3 Fatheela Magdon Ismail + Ahamed
Saheed H.M.S. |
Fatheela died Oct.22, 2004 |
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4 Nizar Saheed (Kaiser) |
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4 Frouse Saheed + Zeenia Sulaiman
Hashim (30) |
Frouse is a Fmr President World, Asia & SL
Snooker & Billiards Governing Bodies. |
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4 Fouse Saheed + Naaz Sulaiman (40) |
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5 Bathul Shameena Fouse + Reza
Shaheen |
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6 Raqib Shaheen |
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6 Asma Shaheen |
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6 Shuhaila Shaheen |
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5 Shameema Fouse |
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3 Alavi Magdon Ismail |
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3 Muhammad Saly Magdon Ismail + Sithy
Khatheeja |
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3 Thaha Magdon Ismail + Fathima Ayn
(Gemrich) |
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3 Mashoor Magdon Ismail + Jisthiya
Hameed (15) |
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3 Abdul Wahab M'don Ismail + SLM
Sithy Oamariya(329) |
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3 Hameem Magdon Ismail + Huzaima M
Ismail(271) |
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2 KAJA Magdon Ismail |
Last known to have emigrated to
Scotland, United Kingdom c1920's |
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2 [10] ASMA Magdon Ismail (14)
+ [9] Sheriff Cassim |
For siblings-See under Sheriff Cassim
family- above. |
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2 HAFSA Magdon Ismail +
Ismail |
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2 FURKHAN Magdon Ismail + Sithy Safaya
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3 Huraiz Magdo Ismail + Rashada Abdul
Rahman |
d/o (Thippili) Abdul Rahman &
Kadija Abdul Rahman (nee Vilcassim of Sultan Bawa
Family #99) |
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4 Sulmy Magdon Ismail + Zulaikha
Junaid (99) |
d/o Faisal Junaid, Fmr Embassador to
Iraq and Pakistan & Mrs Hilmiya Junaid of Fort,
Galle. |
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5 Hamda Magdon Ismail |
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5 Shaheem Magdon Ismail |
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4 Hussain Magdon Ismail+ Zuha Zain
Shaffy |
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2 [13] ZAIN Magdon Ismail (14)(+
[14]Fathuma Magdon Ismail (14) |
{aka Zain Mama in the
community}See Fathuma Magdon Ismail+Zain Magdon Ismail
(below) |
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3 Nilam Magdon Ismail + Faukia Wahab |
d/o Shafeek Wahab & Kyra
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4 Nadine Magdon Ismail + Hisham Shums |
S/o Karim Shums & Fazileth Cader |
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5 Tahir Shums |
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5 Imaad Shums |
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4 Reza Magdon Ismail + Sabrina Yusoof
d. 2021 |
Sabrina [deceased at age 32]. D/o
Hanif Yusoof & Shanaz Adams |
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5 Nora Magdon Ismail |
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5 Leyla Magdon Ismail |
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3 [19] Hameem Magdon Ismail(USA) +
[20] Fathuma (Hichi) Markar |
d/o Proctor (Faloon) A M Markar./ For
Issues See Fathuma (Hichchie) under Ahamed Magdon
(Faloon) Markar |
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3 Ismeth Magdon Ismail d:2022 + Fathima
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4 Imran Magdon Ismail |
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3 Yusuf Magdon Ismail (USA) + Kerima
(Nangi) |
d/o Mr & Mrs M Izzeth Ajwad of
Matara |
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3 Kamal Magdon Ismail (Dentist) +
Frances Crusz |
d/o Prof Hilary Crusz & Decima
Rabot |
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4 Tariq Magdon Ismail + Niluksha
Deheragoda |
D/o Sunil & Margie Deheragoda |
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5 Anika Magdon
Ismail |
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5 Devin Magdon
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4 Jehan Magdon Ismail + Carla Bock |
D/o Steve & Janet Bock |
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4 Ishak Magdon Ismail |
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2 [13] ZAIN Magdon Ismail(Zain
Mama) + [17] Fauziya (Shinni)
Vilcassim |
second bed |
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3 Fariz Magdon Ismail |
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2 SHUMS Magdon Ismail + Noor Najima |
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2 RASHEED AHAMED Magdon Ismail |
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2 ALAVI Magdon Ismail |
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2 HUSSEIN Magdon Ismail |
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1 SHEIK (Segu Magdon) Magdon
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2 MOHAMED CADER (Kakabo) Segu
Magdon Ismail |
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2 AYESHA JIFFRYA Magdon Ismail + A M (Faloon)
Markar |
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3 Sooriya (Markar) Magdon d. April
01, 2022 |
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2 HALIMA CADER Magdon
Ismail + Hassen Bary Vilcassim (384) |
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3 Zain Vilcassim + Fazniya |
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4 Ruzmyn |
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4 Razka + Shahim Bary |
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5 Sheza Bary |
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5 Shezadi Bary |
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3 Nasser Vilcassim |
Died as a teenager- Drowned in the
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3 Kadija (Pooni) Vilcassim |
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3 [17] Fauziya (Shinni) Vilcassim +
[13] Zain Magdon Ismail |
Zain Magdon Ismail's 2nd Bed |
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4 Fariz Magdon Ismail |
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3 [16] Feriyal Vilcassim + [15] Niyaz
Cassim |
s/o Mohamed Shums & Sithy Shums
Cassim / For Issues see Niyaz Cassim above. |
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3 Flyla + MSA Hassen (Advocate) |
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4 Fazeela (UK) + Faizal Ghouse |
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5 Faidh |
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5 Fadhil |
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4 Yazoola (USA) + Sheril (Jimmy)
Ismail |
s/o Hannan & Dr. Vimala Ismail |
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5 Sumaiya |
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5 Raisha |
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5 Tahira |
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4 Safaya + Rihan Shakoor |
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5 Shazna |
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5 Aakil |
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4 Saira + Adnan Mohamed |
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5 Haziq |
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4 Jiffry + Nasriya |
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5 Shahana |
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5 Zaakir |
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5 Saabirah |
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4 Rizana (Australia) + Ibrahim Nawaz |
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5 Ismail |
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1 HAMEEM Magdon Ismail +
Sohara Beebe |
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2 [14] FATHUMA Magdon Ismail +
[13] Zain Magdon Ismail |
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2 HAKEEMA Magdon Ismail + Zahir
Vilcassim (aka KT)(384, 99) |
Hakeema died while giving birth |
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3 Kismet Vilcassim |
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2 KADIJA Magdon Ismail +
Mohamed Ismail (15,395) |
S/o Abdul Cader Ahamed Ismail (Red
Doray). No Issues |
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2 AYESHA Magdon Ismail +
Jawad Ahamed (384, 99) |
No Issues |
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1 MOHAMED (Cheeni Chacha) Magdon
Ismail + Azeeza |
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2 ZUHAIRA Magdon Ismail +
Mahfool Jamaldeen |
Zuhaira aka 'Zuhaira Mahfool
Jamaldeen' |
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3 Rasheeda Jamaldeen + Thaha Sheriff
Cassim |
For Issues: Refer Thaha under (2)
Sheriff Cassim |
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1 HALEEMA Magdon Ismail +
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1 MOHIDEEN UMMA (Thangam
Datha) Magdon Ismail + Markar |
Spouse's Full Name Not Known |
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2 AHAMED MAGDON (FALOON)
MARKAR + Ayesha Jiffrya |
d/o Sheik (Segu Magdon) Magdon
Ismail--See above |
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3 Sooriya Markar
d.April 01, 2022 |
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2 2nd spouse of AHAMED MAGDON(FALOON)MARKAR+
Faleela (Fali) Ismail (99) |
d/o Ayesha Umma Vilcassim
(Ayshamchachi) + AM Ismail #99 / Faloon (aka AM Markar)
had his Law practise in Colombo. |
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3 Fiaza Markar (USA) + Reza Haniffa |
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4 Shaeena Haniffa + John Gordon |
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5 Jamie Gordon |
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5 Jilian Gordon |
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4 Shyama Haniffa + Mark Johnson |
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5 Mustaq Johnson + Amanda |
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6 Leila Johnson |
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3 Fazeera Markar (USA) + Shakir
Ismail (Proctor) |
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4 Kadri ismail |
Died May 2021 at age 59 as Professor
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4 Luthufiya Ismail + Fakhrudeen
Markar |
s/o Dr.Zahir & Ameena (nee
Thassim) Markar of Fort Galle. |
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5 Saabira Markar + Jimmy |
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5 Sayyid Markar |
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4 Eithquan Ismail + Sharika |
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5 Sarah Ismail |
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5 Mariyam Ismail |
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3 [20] Fathima /Hichi
Markar(USA)+[19]Hameem Magdon Ismail |
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4 Malik Magdon Ismail + Zainab |
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5 Zain Magdon Ismail |
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5 Deen Magdon Ismail |
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5 Rafi Magdon Ismail |
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5 Safya Magdon Ismail |
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4 Ikram Magdon Ismail |
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3 Fahmy Markar |
Died in 1984 |
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2 ZAHIR Markar (Doctor) +
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3 Rifka Markar + Zain Markar |
Fmr Executive of ESSO Oil Co. |
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4 Rizani Markar + Ifthikar
Aziz d:2024 (69) |
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4 Rilvan Markar + (Unknown) |
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4 Riyadha Markar + (unknown) |
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5 Hashimi |
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3 Nuhas Markar + Sithy |
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4 Kathab Markar (USA) + Afra |
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5 Reha Markar |
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3 Fakhrudeen Markar + Luthufiya
Ismail |
d/o Shakir & Fazeera (nee Markar)
Ismail of Fort Galle.[See
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2 ABDULLA Markar
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3 Shenaz Markar + Gazi Careem |
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4 Haroon Careem |
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4 Safraz Careem + Banu |
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4 Mehran Careem + Aleema |
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4 Sadath Careem |
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3 Zulfer Markar + Faiza Mustapha |
d/o Mr & Mrs Faiz Mustapha |
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Shums Cassim as a delegate, seen with Ceylon High
Commissioner to Pakistan, HON Dr. T.B. Jayah in Karachi.
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Cricket captain and founder of the Muslim Sports
Club, Kurunegala, Shums Cassim accepts the championship
trophy.
One of Rohani Cassim’s sons, Mohamed Kamer Cassim
was a lawyer who had his practice in the Hultsdorf suburb of
Colombo at the time of his death on April 07, 1947. He was
newly-independent Ceylon’s first high commissioner (designate)
to Pakistan when he passed away, and Prime Minister Don
Stephen (commonly referred to as D.S.) Senanayake appointed
Dr.
Tuan Burhanuddin (commonly referred to as T.B.)
Jayah to replace him.
Jehan Cassim died on July 15, 2015 leaving behind
his beloved wife, Ayesha, two sons Kaleel (Dr), Farman (PC),
two daughters Mona and Rifa along with 9 grandchildren. He was
a lawyer, Chairman of the Common Amenities Board and then the
Chairman of the Bank of Ceylon. He will be sadly missed by all
his family, friends and the entire community.
Written
by Nizar Cassim, son of Shums Cassim, and Jehan Cassim’s first
cousin
“A true gentleman
After attending a glittering wedding ceremony
of my niece Huda, in the banquet hall on Nugget Avenue,
Scarborough, Ontario, I was not so destined to receive a
joyous message, but it was a grim and gloomy SMS from my
good friend and former Mayor of Colombo Omar Kamil, of the
news of the demise of Alhaj Jehan K. Cassim. This made me
feel profound sorrow.
It was quite recently that I visited Jehan with
my good friend and former President of the Sri Lanka
football federation F.A. Yassin, another intimate friend of
Jehan, at his residence down Lake Drive in Rajagiriya. He
was, for a long period of time, bed-ridden and showed no
sign of recovery, although his beloved wife was meticulously
attending to his medical care.
I came to know Jehan about fifty years ago, in
the company of some great Muslim leaders at that time at the
All-Ceylon Muslim League. His father Kamar Cassim and uncle
Senator Shums Cassim, were close associates of Doctor T.B.
Jayah, Dr. M.C.M. Kaleel, Alhaj Falil, A Caffoor, Jabir A .
Cader, M.A.C.M. Saleh—stalwarts of the Muslim factor in the
independence movement. Jehan very ardently followed the
footsteps of his elders. He was a compelling follower of the
Muslim League leadership in all social, religious and
political spheres, which inspired Jehan in later life to
propel himself up as an ardent worker in the cause of Sri
Lankan Muslims, and made him one of the most likable and
lovable personalities in the society.
Jehan always stood for national unity and amity
among all sections of the people. Not only did he build up a
sense of great brotherhood with the learned Ulemas of
Bahjatul Ibrahimiya, a seat of higher Islamic learning in
the South (Fort-Galle)—the place where even Mamoon Abdul
Gayoom graduated in Arabic—but also established a close
rapport and bondage of friendship with all the Sinhala
leadership including learned Buddhist clergy, like Ven. Elle
Gunawanse Thera and leaders of other religious communities.
He was a true protagonist of reconciliation and a bridge
builder of peace and unity. Following the principles and
philosophy of the great national leader, Dr. T.B. Jayah, he
always persisted for a united Sri Lanka, which consists of
the Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims, Burghers, Malays, Memons,
Borahs etc. The like of whom we are so sorely missing amidst
us in the present context of time.
Jehan dedicatedly and devotedly, threw his lot
with President Premadasa, and was a tower of strength to the
President in his forward march of development; he gave
immense support to President Premadasa in all Gam Udawa
programme, joining hands with his erstwhile friend B.
Sirisena Cooray to make the Gum Udawa concept work
successfully.
Jehan, indeed, followed Sirisena as the
Chairman of the newly created Common Amenities Board and
performed a remarkable job in the clearance of Shanties and
helped to improve essential service to the downtrodden
people living in muddukkus, in the city of Colombo.
The success story of Jehan followed through and
through and saw him appointed as the Chairman of the premier
banking sector—The Bank Of Ceylon. The international Muslim
factor also drew the attention of Jehan. He backed me to the
hilt whenever I approached President Premadasa to close the
Israeli Interest Section working in this country at that
time. Jehan was the happiest man when Premadasa declared
that “all inimical forces to the interest of Sri Lankan
Muslim population would be closed down.” His happiness saw
no bounds when Premadasa told a U.S. emissary visiting
Sucharita, to change the Sri Lankan leader’s mind, his
residents at Keselwatte that “there are no Zionists but only
Muslim voters in Sri Lanka.”
Jehan was also an encouraging factor in the
establishment of the Ahadiya school at the Sucharita Hall
parallel with the Buddhist Daham Pasala. Jehan further
enamoured us to encourage the President in the establishment
of a Fund for Muslim widows with Sheriffdeen (later
Ambassador to Kuwait), as it’s secretary. In the many phases
of my political career, Jehan was always kindling in me a
passion to promote better ideas in the social welfare
activities. I still remember with nostalgic memory that
whenever I concluded my interpretations of President
Premadasa’s on public platforms, I would always encounter
the countenance of the gleaming face of Jehan, patting me on
my back: “Well done, Azwer!”
Jehan possessed superlative qualities with
which one could attribute in life—he was soft-spoken,
polite, kindhearted, forthright, humble, trustworthy,
dedicated and utterly devoted to the task assigned to him.
He was an utmost patriot who loved his country dearly with
gleaming pride and honour. In all sense of the words, he was
a true gentleman that I had come across in public life,
whose memory would always sway us into action.
May Almighty Allah (SWT) grant him the highest
felicity in Jannatul Firdous!”
Written by A.H.M. Azwer, Former MP/Minister,
General Secretary, Sri Lanka Muslim Progressive Front,
Toronto, Ontario
Published in print in the Daily News, July 24,
2017 and online.
Thaha sheriff Cassim’s celebrated with family,
community, and his alumni club when he turned 100 years young
on Nov 22, 2019. Six
weeks later, he passed away peacefully on Jan 06, 2020. He is sadly missed
by his family and entire community.
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Naufel Abdul Rahman is the pioneer in collating
information that forms the basis of the ROHANI CASSIM family
tree. His
laborious research and untiring work in the 1990’s are a major
factor in this family tree being a reality.
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Naufel
Abdul Rahman with wife Fathuma and grandson Hanif |
Naufel Abdul-Rahman – from the majestic Fort in
Galle, was born into a family that pioneered higher education
for Muslim girls. He schooled at St. Aloysius’ College – one
of only three Jesuit schools in the Island – referred to by
one of its erudite alumni as ‘the best school this side of the
Suez’. With the formidable background of an educational
regimen crafted by the likes of polymath, polyglot and Pali
scholar Father Vitto Perniola and a line of other great Jesuit
teachers, he was admitted to Peradeniya University to read for
a degree in Law.
Peradeniya University was founded by Sir Ivor
Jennings and became one of the finest in Asia with a host of
academic giants of the calibre of E F C Lodewyke and
Ediriweera Sarathchandra to name just two. It was uniquely
suited to hone the wit and deep perspectives Naufel would
carry over into his professional life. Lawyer,
administrator, master of word-craft, raconteur and companion
par excellence; unassuming but forthright and yet
compassionate. In all he did, there was no compromise –
everything had to conform to strict standards of rectitude and
discipline.
Moving from the bar to an acclaimed stint
managing a state enterprise and finally to more than 25 years
in Parliament alternating in posts of Secretary to The Leader
of the Opposition or to the Prime Minister or the Leader of
the House; he became a knowledgeable and respected authority
on Parliamentary affairs. He was a man approachable by all and
though when warranted he could use his wit to firmly temper
down the haughty, he would never ever speak a harsh word to
those who met him well or sought his assistance.
Whether serious or jocular, his quiet and
confident stride with pen and paper are seen eloquently
testified in the many books he wrote and edited:
A Murder of Crows, Double Meaning Words Vision
& Reality, The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
(Editors Priyanee Wijesekera, & Naufel
Abdul-Rahman) The Second Republican Constitution and
Electoral Reform, and Parliamentary Practice in a Nutshell
Finally also a living monument, a painstaking,
methodical and singlehanded effort to collate a family tree
going back many generations and ‘bequeathed’ with perhaps, the
unstated imperative “As I, so must you” to each and every
branch and leaf of the tree, to continue it into perpetuity.
On his passing, Sri Lankan Member of Parliament,
Honorable Lakshman Kiriella delivered an address to Parliament
paying tribute to Naufel in Sinhala, translated to English
below.
“Honorable Deputy Speaker, before commencing my
speech on the budget I wish to make a reference to Mr.
Naufel Abdul Rahman, who has worked with us over the past 23
years in the capacities of Secretary to the Leader of the
Opposition and of Secretary to the Leader of the House. He
was a brilliant lawyer with a comprehensive understanding of
the procedures and rules pertaining to the administration of
parliament. With his demise we have lost access to the vast
knowledge and guidance provided by him over more than 20
years past. We convey our deepest condolences to his
bereaved family.”
Honorable Lakshman Kiriella, MP
November 18, 2020
(From left to right) Sithy Shums Cassim, family
friend Faira (Rosie) Bari with son Basel, Maimoon Maharoof,
Khazeena Ashroff
HAJIANI FATHIMA MAIMOON MAHAROOF: Dearly
beloved wife of Mohamed Maharoof and mother of Danish, passed
away peacefully on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at her home in
Enfield (UK). She
is the daughter of Mohamed Shums Cassim and Sithy Shums
Cassim, sister of Nizar, Fauziya,Ismeth, Niyaz and Khazeena
and adored by all her friends & community in London and
Sri Lanka. May ALLAH grant her the Highest Abode in JENNETHUL
FIRDOUSE.
My earliest recollections of Maimoon are those
from the Bambalapitiya Flats.
I was probably about 7 or 8 years old. I used to hang out
in the back entrance of the flat with Maimoon and her
friends. They would all gather there from the neighbouring
flats.
I used to enjoy braiding her long, thick, black
hair. I would
watch as she ground spices together to add to all the
delicious food she used to make. Mixing cumin seeds
with ginger or fennel & garlic ground to a fine paste. Chile powder,
black pepper, cinnamon and the like. She would place
them on the outer circle of a white plate. I was always
fascinated with the colours, textures and aromas of these
spices. I would
offer to ‘help’. She
would say that I would ‘smash’ my little fingers on the
stone pestle that she used and never ever, even once, gave
me the opportunity to ‘help’.
I remember her pounding rice flour to make
stinghoppers and winnowing the kernels from the rice. When she made
pancakes, she would always make me a ‘designer’ pancake with
the last scoop of batter.
I was the youngest in the family and she was close to
being the oldest. So,
I guess she would indulge me.
Strangely these memories have always stayed with me. Even though others
have faded away. There
was no television in those days, so people interacted with
each other, went for walks or to the movies. That was how we
passed time.
When we moved to Kensington Gardens, I did not
spend as much time with Maimoon. I was in high
school and had studies and exams to keep me busy. Also, her other
friends who used to hang out at the back entrance of the
flat were not there. We
were now in a single-family home with a fenced in yard and a
gate at the front. Life
was different.
Our mother, sister Fauzia, Maimoon and I left
Sri Lanka in 1967 to go to England. Before we left,
our mother asked Maimoon whether she would like to go to
London with us or get married and stay in Sri Lanka. She chose London. We performed Hadj
and then proceeded on to London. Alhamdu Lillah,
this is the biggest gift our mother could give Maimoon. The opportunity to
fulfill one of the 5 pillars of Islam.
Maimoon worked at the Ceylon Tea Centre which
was situated right in Piccadilly Circus. She worked there
for almost 20 years until they shut their doors permanently. It was a grand,
two storey building with a cafeteria style restaurant on the
lower level and a large dining room on the upper floor. In fact, my
wedding reception was held at the Ceylon Tea Centre. Maimoon was a
diligent worker and a very valued employee at the CTC.
Maimoon and I were always very close. We hung out
together. We went shopping together. On weekends we wondered
through Petticoat Lane, Portobello Market or simply walked
up and down the sidewalks of Wood Green. She loved ice
cream. Strawberry
was her flavour while I had chocolate.
Maimoon and I went to night school together. She to learn
English. Me to
learn to cook. She
did not learn English and I did not learn to cook. Maybe we should
ask for a refund. I
used to write her letters to her friends. She would get the
blue aerogramme writing sheets from the local post office
and I would put down her thoughts into words to her friends. Initially I wrote
in Sinhalese, but as my command of the language
deteriorated, I switched to English. The challenge was
that the replies would come in Sinhalese and I would have to
read them to her. Eventually,
her friends caught on and wrote in English. Phew!
Maimoon was a marvellous cook. It was almost
magical how she would produce a sumptuous meal in no time at
all. It was
almost like she waved a wand and voila! the table was decked
out in the most aromatic, delicious food. No friend or
family, extended or otherwise, would get to set foot in
London without a meal at Maimoon’s. And if time
was an issue, then it was tea and delicious homemade cakes
and pastries. It
always amazed me how she did this.
I used to go into the kitchen wanting to ‘help’
her. She very
politely would give me a couple of potatoes or an onion to
peel and shoo me off to the farthest corner of the kitchen. By the time I
finished peeling the onion and came to her with tears
streaming down my cheeks, she would have finished cooking. What can I say………?
My husband, Ashroff and I moved to Germany and
then on to Canada and settled in Toronto in 1971. My brother Ismeth
and his family came to Canada and started their life in
Montreal. Subsequently,
my brothers Nizar and Niyaz and my sister Fauzia moved to
Canada followed by our mom.
Before we left England, our mother had the same
conversation with Maimoon.
Would she like to come with us to Canada; get married
and remain in England; or get married and settle down in Sri
Lanka. She
opted for getting married and staying in London. Her desire was
fulfilled and that was how we all ended up in Canada and
Maimoon in England. Married
to Maharoof. They
have one son, Daanesh.
During my travels, if I had transit in London,
I would try to break journey and have a few days with
Maimoon and her family.
On these occasions it was the same routine. shopping,
eating and hanging out.
Undeterred I would offer to ‘help’ in the
kitchen and be given the onion and potato to peel at the
back corner of the kitchen. I’d say to Maimoon, “I am a
grown, married woman now with adult children. I can do more in
the kitchen than peel potatoes and onions”. She would say,
‘peel the onion first and I will show you what to do next’. You know what? Of course, that
next never happened.
This past year was a particularly bad one for
Maimoon. She
was hospitalized a couple of times. Whenever we
called, we were never able to speak directly with Maimoon. She was either
getting some treatment; the doctor was with her; she was
sleeping or just too tired to talk. We communicated
with Maharoof, who seemed exhausted and sad.
On Sunday, 13th December I spoke with Maimoon. She sounded very
tired. Not her
usual self. When
I hung up the phone, I told Ashroff that Maimoon does not
sound very well. That
she sounded frail and weak.
The
next day I sent her a greeting card for the new year along
with a letter. In
it I wrote that we all love her very much. We miss visiting
her. We are all
making Du’a for her to get well. Also praying for
Maharoof & Daanesh.
I invited her to visit us and stay with me for a
week, a month, or for as long as she wants to. I repeated that we
love her and think of her often.
Maimoon did not get my letter.
She passed on the 19th.
Her Katham ul Quran was held on the 31st of January. There were people
from all corners of the world in attendance and
participating in the solemn event. We did not ask anyone to
recite Quran for her, they just volunteered. All of them. They put their
names down on the list and checked off the boxes as they
went along. Subhanallah!
Together we all completed 12 readings of the
Quran and had about 65 attendees at the program from
Toronto, Washington, Los Angeles, London, Geneva &
Melbourne. Besides
this, there were several who had completed Quran readings
and presented to Maimoon on their own - this is truly
remarkable. It
shows how, in her simple and humble ways, Maimoon touched
the hearts of many. Many
of them did not even know Maimoon. Just heard of her
from us, her family, and wanted to contribute to her life in
the hereafter and be a part of her Katham.
Maimoon was the glue that held her family
together. She
was also the conduit that connected her family with the Sri
Lankan community in London.
She is greatly missed.
Written by Khazeena Ashroff, daughter of Shums
Cassim, and Maimoon’s youngest sister