In 1852, Haji Paroo and Jaffer Paroo, two brothers emigrated from Bhuj, Kutchh and settled in Zanzibar. The son of Jaffer Paroo was Hasham Paroo, whose son was Rajab Ali. The son of Rajab Ali was Count Kassim Ali R. Paroo.
Count Kassim Ali Paroo was born on October 31, 1906 in Bagomoyo, Tanganyika. His whole family migrated to Mombasa, Kenya in 1913. He joined Government School in Mombasa (1911-1916). There weren't any facilities for higher education ... Tags:ismaili, ismailis, ismailies, ismailifaith, pir, mawla, quran ul hakim, ali, allah, Honorary Missionary Kassim Ali R.Paroo, fatimids, fatimids chaliphate,
Saboo, the great grandfather of Varas Kassim Ali lived in Jerruk, Sind. His grandfather, Karmali and his family known as the Sabooani family migrated to Karachi and settled in the location of Kharadhar. The father of Varas Kassim Ali was Muhammad Jaffer (1856-1946), served as a volunteer, and supplied the vegetables and fruits daily in the Honeymoon Lodge for Imam's family. In 1920, he generously contributed funds in the building of the premises of the Baitul Khiyal ... Tags:ismaili, ismailis, ismailies, ismailifaith, pir, mawla, quran ul hakim, ali, allah, Kassim Ali Muhammad Jaffer, fatimids, fatimids chaliphate, in India, J
Karim Ibrahim's father Ibrahim Pabani came from Mandavi, Kutchh. He was an eminent owner of the ships, sailing in Arabian and Zanzibar coasts. He had three sons - Ladha, Datoo and Karim. Ibrahim Pabani died in 1857.
Karim Ibrahim was born on November 18, 1840 at Mandavi, where he acquired his formal education. When his father died, he was about 16 years old. He prospered his business in Bombay and opened the branches as far as Hong Kong, Shanghai an ... Tags:ismaili, ismailis, ismailies, ismailifaith, pir, mawla, quran ul hakim, ali, allah, Karam Hussain, fatimids, fatimids chaliphate, in India, Journalism in
The Shamsi Ismailis in Punjab, the followers of Pir Shams (d. 1356), mostly practiced the Ismaili faith in solitude in the garb of the Hindus, and became known as the gupti (secretive). These gupti Ismailis mostly resided in 73 different villages in Punjab. Most of them revealed themselves from the Hindu culture, and emerged in public and assumed the Islamic names soon after the orders of Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah in 1910. The Imam is reported to have issued his n ... Tags:ismaili, ismailis, ismailies, ismailifaith, pir, mawla, quran ul hakim, ali, allah, Karam Hussain, fatimids, fatimids chaliphate, in India, Journalism in
Jivabhai Bhanji traced his lineage from a certain Bhagat Virabhai Devasi, who lived in the beginning of 15th century in Kathiawar. Paraptani is said to be his only son, and his son was Parpiya. Karim was the younger son of Parpiya, and the son of the former was Bhima, who also lived for some time in Mundra, Kutchh with his son Hamid. The next generation followed by Hamid was
Bhanji, who passed a hard life in Kathiawar in poverty with his two sons, Jiva and K ... Tags:ismaili, ismailis, ismailies, ismailifaith, pir, mawla, quran ul hakim, ali, allah, Jivabhai Bhanji, fatimids, fatimids chaliphate, in India, Journalism i
Juma Jan Muhammad was born possibly in 1850 in Bombay, where he got his early education. He was a leading leather merchant in Bombay and a commission agent. He was also an owner of a tannery at Dharavi. He extended his business as far as Europe and Burma.
Juma Jan Muhammad also waged war against the parents who were grinding their daughters in the millstone of illiteracy, and exerted in promoting education among the females, and took keen interest in ... Tags:ismaili, ismailis, ismailies, ismailifaith, pir, mawla, quran ul hakim, ali, allah, Juma Jan Muhammad, fatimids, fatimids chaliphate, in India, Journalism
Juma Ismail or Juma Jan Muhammad traced his descent from a certain Ramal, who lived in the village of Buara in district Thatta, Sind and died in Jerruk. His son mostly dwelt in Kutchh and returned to Bhambor in Sind. The Kalhora rulers of Sind were his deadly enemies, therefore, the son of Ramal came in Karachi, assuming the name, Bambo. His son was Motiyo, who lived in district Badin. His son Allana, whose son Vali resided in Tando Bagho, Sind and looked after t ... Tags:ismaili, ismailis, ismailies, ismailifaith, pir, mawla, quran ul hakim, ali, allah, Juma Bhagat Ismail, fatimids, fatimids chaliphate, in India, Journalis
Jafferali Ali Megji was born on December 16, 1909 in Dar-es-Salaam. Soon after his education, he joined the services of the community in different fields till he became the Honorary Secretary of the Council in 1937 and served for nine years with zeal and enthusiasm. He also established Corporations in Tanganyika.
In 1948, he was appointed the President of the Ismailia Association for Tanganyika, and held the post for eight years. He was also the dir ... Tags:ismaili, ismailis, ismailies, ismailifaith, pir, mawla, quran ul hakim, ali, allah, saudi ara, Khamr, Journalism in United Kingdom, Journalism in Pakistan
Jaffer Ali Muhammad Somji, surnamed Sufi was born at Karachi in 1908, where he took his formal education, both religious and secular. He started his career as a religious teacher as well as a supervisor of Wazir Rahim Boarding School. He also became a regular missionary in Karachi, and then moved to East Africa.
In 1932, Jaffer Ali Muhammad Somji was appointed as a religious teacher of Boys High School in Mombasa, where he also established The Youn ... Tags:ismaili, ismailis, ismailies, ismailifaith, pir, mawla, quran ul hakim, ali, allah, saudi ara, Khamr, Journalism in United Kingdom, Journalism in Pakistan
Mukhi Rai Abajibhai Nathu Bhalwani was the Mukhi of Sanosara jamat in Saurashtra. He was a hakim by profession and treated the Ismailis free of charge. His wife Galabai (d. 1907) was also a dedicated social worker. Mukhi Rai Abajibhai died on February 10, 1956 and left behind four sons, in which Jaffer Ali Bhalwani was most prominent figure among the Ismailis.
