Majlis ul Ulamaa - Council of Scholars
Majlis ul Ulamaa (Council of Scholars) of Trinidad and Tobago – MajlisTT - was a forum established to enable Islamic scholars resident and active in Trinidad and Tobago to work together to ‘define and disseminate the Islamic theological position on matters related to Islam and the Muslim community of Trinidad and Tobago.’
MajlisTT was established as a not-for-profit organisation in October 2013, serving as a forum where the scholars could meet to discuss and define the true Islamic position on all issues they see as relevant and immediate. It was established distinctly to work with scholars of established Muslim organisations along with other independent scholars within the community. It held as its focus the realisation of One Position. One Voice. One Ummah, and operated from 2013 – 2024, at which point it was disbanded.
Organs of MajlisTT
MajlisTT had 3 organs that worked together to facilitate its mission:
- Shariah Council – the main body of MajlisTT, the Shariah Council was the assembly of scholars who met to set the agenda and deliberate on the issues, resulting in a final position.
- The Secretariat – the Secretariat was the body responsible for the administration and on-going operations of MajlisTT, as well as providing the necessary expertise to drive the required supporting roles and functions, including corporate communications and information management.
- The Board of Directors – custodians of the organisation, the Board of Directors oversaw the effective administration, logistics and overall management functions so as to ensure a smooth and seamless operations of the other organs of Majlistt.
MajlisTT Scholars
The scholars of MajlisTT evolved over its tenure.
Following is a list of all scholars that served on MajlisTT over time:
- Maulana Dr. Waffie
Mohammed (Chairman)
- Mufti Ahmed Gulam
- Sheikh Alaa Makshat
- Mufti Asrar ul Haque
- Maulana Kavir Mohammed
- Sheikh Munaf Mohammed
- Dr. Musa Mohamed
- Maulana Mushtaq Ahmad Sulaimani
- Maulana Atif Majeed Sulaimani
- Sheikh Ahmad Koutta
- Hafiz Maulana Shahid Mohammed
- Maulana Sharaaz Mohammed
- Sheikh Umar Khan
- Mufti Zaid ur Raza
Other scholars and institutions were invited or issued standing invitations to be a part of the MajlisTT, but declined for various reasons.
The Board of Directors and Secretariat
The board of directors of MajlisTT included:
- Maulana Dr. Waffie Mohammed
- Haji Imtiaz Edoo (Chairman)
- Dr. Faheem Mohammed (Managing Director)
The secretariat was run under the supervision of Dr. Faheem Mohammed, who also served as the Head of Research, working with the Shariah Council to develop and release the position papers.
The MAI Institute (Markaz al Ihsaan) hosted the secretariat of the Majlis ul Ulamaa, and facilitated key deliverables including:
- the coordination of meetings of the Shariah Council (the key organ of the Majlis ul Ulamaa),
- dissemination of information to the various publics,
- engagement in research for and on behalf of the Shariah Council as instructed, and
- provision of general support for Shariah Council activities.
MajlisTT Papers and Publications
Download papers issued by MajlisTT
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View the full text of papers issued by MajlisTT & access pdf downloads.
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