Edited by B. Lewis, Ch. Pellat and J. Schacht Published by E.J. Brill, Leiden and Luzac & Co., London in 1961 (New Edition) CEYLON. The Muslims constitute only 6.63% of Ceylon’s population-roughly 550,000 out of a total of 8,000,000.…
The Ceylon Daily News of 10th December 1941 It is not strictly correct to speak of the vernacular or the mother tongue of the Ceylon Muslims, as the term "Ceylon Muslims" connotes a religious and not a racial or linguistic…
Address on Sunday 30th October, 1949 on the occasion of the inauguration of the Ceylonese Muslim Union On this important occasion when we are gathered together at the bidding of about five hundred conveners representative of all parts of…
Prize-Day Report of the Principal, Zahira College, Colombo read on January 14, 1956 It is our conviction that we best serve Sri Lanka not by the abandonment of our culture but by its preservation and promotion aiming at unity in…
Article in the "university Majlis"- Vol. VII 1957-58 For twenty five years, i.e. from 1931 – 1956, the Muslim Community had to wait for a central authority, possessed of the necessary sanction of Muslim public opinion, that would adequately prevent…
Speech at the Seminar on Islam in the Modern World held at Karachi, Pakistan on 2nd February, 1959 It is significant that the theme of the 'Problems of Muslim Minorities' has become included in the topic titled "Political Trends…