RUZAIK FAROOK
COLOMBO — The Refai Thareeq Association held its 149th Annual Rifai Manaqib Thamaam Majlis at the Marine Grand Banquet Hall, Colombo, on Sunday, November 8, under the patronage of His Holiness Rifai Moulana Ash Sheikh As Seyyed Al Haj U.P. Muhammad Ashique Thangal.
The event was organised in commemoration His Holiness Saint Sulthaanul Aarifeen Seyedna Ahamadul Kabeerur Rifai (Kaddasallahu Sirrahul Azeez)
Meanwhile, Al-Haj Moulavi Abdullah Soofi (Ravzi), Principal of the Rifaiyyah Boys’ and Girls’ Arabic College in Kappuwatta, Weligama, has been appointed the new Khalifa of the Rifai Thareeq by the Life President of the Rifai Thareeq Association of Sri Lanka, His Holiness Rifai Moulana Ash Sheikh As Seyyed Al Haj U.P. Muhammad Ashique Thangal. The appointment letter was officially handed over to him during the Thamaam Majlis,
Moulavi Abdullah Soofi (Ravzi) is a distinguished orator who has played an active role in the development and advancement of the Rifai Thareeqah, demonstrating a strong commitment to its growth and activities.
The Du’a and supplications at the event were led by Khalifathush Shazuli Moulavi Muhammad Hisham (Fathahi), Chairman of the Colombo Grand Mosque Hilal Committee.
Among the distinguished guests who attended the occasion were Khalifathul Rifai Moulavi A.C. Ahmed Faleel (Qasimi), Western Province Governor Hanif Yusuf, retired judges Al-Haj Ahsan Marikar and Abdul Salam, Rifai Thareeq Association Vice President Al-Haj Haniffa Ishak, Islamic scholars, religious dignitaries and members of the Rifai Thareeq Association.
The proceedings were compered by Al-Haj M.Z. Ahmed Munawwar, former Director of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation’s Muslim Service.
