CARNIVAL 1429 - 2008 This year the Carnival was held on the 10 th and 11 th of May, at the St.Albans place car park. This event is organized by Shababul Eidiz Zahabi in the Khushi of our Prophet Mohammed (SA) Meelad and Aqa Moula Syedna Mohammed Burahnuddin Sahebs 97 th Meelad Mubark. This annual event is the most looked forward event by all Mumineen, Mumenaat and especially their children. It was Mu Abbasbhai Sh Fazlehusain who came up to the challenge to head the organizing team for this years Carnival. Months of preparation and nail biting negotiations had brought us finally to this day, a few days ago, this car park which was totally bare was now taking shape and looking more like the venue for this massive project. The stall holders present from dawn decorating and preparing their stalls for the night, the Jolly go Merry go round and the Swan Ride almost assembled, the lights all installed just waiting for the generator to power them up, the excitement was building. By 6pm the Carnival was all go, Janab Amil Saheb Nooruddin Bhai Saheb Zakiyuddin graced the opening ceremony at 7:30pm. Recital of The Quran Majeed, Madeh by Madrasa children and the opening speech given by the joint secretary Mu Huzaifabhai Sh Abdeali saw the ceremony begin. Janab Amil Saheb Declared the Carnival Open with the releasing of 97 Balloons held by small children to mark the 97 th Meelad Mubarak of our beloved Aqa Moula Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb (TUS). The first night saw a stage drama organized by Mu Taiyabi bhai and his team. The Drama was called “APPA PAPPA” and was enjoyed by young and old alike. The stalls comprised of Trade, Food and Games. Trade Stalls included Nel Farm, CD World, Burhani Marasiya Party Food Stalls were Hizbe Jamali, The Food Hut, Kaleemi Khidmat Guzar, Hizbul Fallah, Hizbe Zaini, Chaat Stall, Royal Foods. Games stalls were Game Spot, Get Gaming and Little Angels. Mumineen, mumenaat and their children enjoyed the many rides which were provided free of charge for example the Swan Ride, Giant Wheel, Kiddies Train, Jungle Bouncer and the Jolly go Merry go round. Like every year the Horror House was a must see attraction. On Sunday the stage was taken up by a Great Magician, whom the kids really enjoyed. This act was follwed by a Fire Limbo show, dazzling the crowds by spitting fire and playing with flames. The closing ceremony was hosted by Mu Huzaifabhai Sh Abdeali, prizes were given for best Trade Stall Which went to Burhani Marasiya Party, Best Food Stall went to Chaat Stall and the best Games Stall went to Game Spot. The closing speech was given by Mohammedbhai Sh Imran in which he thanked our sponsors for their valuable donations, mumineen, mumenaat and their children for attending this even and last but not least the untiring efforts of the Shababul Eidiz Zahabi Committee and its members for helping to make this event such a success. Our aim is to always work towards obtaining the happiness of our beloved Aqa Moula (TUS), May Allah Ta’ala always give us the strength and enthusiasm to do Aqa Moulas’ Khidmat “ Jaan ane Maal Si” May Allah Ta’ala grant our beloved Aqa Moula Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb a Long and Healthy Life till the day of Qayamath. AMEEN.

The Garage Sale was held on 27 th April 2008 at No. 14 Adams Avenue, Colombo 4. Sale was with the niyat of sending mumineen to Karbala Moalla. The day started off with a flourish of people trying to get their hands on everything we had, it looked like we would be done much earlier than expected. Most of our sales were made early morning, which was a result of good newspaper advertisements and continuous SMS’s sent to mumineen. The heavens opened up in the afternoon, which gave us a well needed break for lunch and an opportunity to test out the awesome surround sound system we got as donation. It was back to work when the rain seized and looking at the growing empty space around us gave us the sense of accomplishment and relief. The Garage Sale was a success, the hard work of all the members had paid off. The ground work for this project was started by early March, and the sale which was to be held on the first week of April was postponed as a result of members being busy and collections not made. We had introduced a new concept for collecting items, this time each Mohalla was under the responsibility of certain shabab members, this had its pros & cons. We had agreed to approach mumineen shops for one new item which they deal in, collection of this sort was not done as well as we expected. With Moulas’ Dua Mubarak however the Sale was a Suceess but there are a lot of areas for improvement. Things to be considered for next sale Choosing the location is very important. Location should be easily accessible and should have road frontage. This will increase the customers visiting the sale. Paper advertising is not enough, Banners should also be displayed. Items should not only be in working condition, but should be presentable and look good otherwise no one will buy them. Furniture items in good condition will sell fast, and most people are also looking for antiques. Small items that are new and look good sell like hot cakes. Mohallah wise distribution will only be a success if the person in charge is willing to give 100%. Or else it is better to have a team with one person answering all the calls and appointing people to make collections. It is easier to fix a day and collect all items in one go. Items should be collected fast as mumineen do not like to remove stuff and have it lying around the house for days. A Note worthy of mention is that we had many Shabab Committee and ordinary members visiting us and helping us during the day of the Garage Sale. They all came without being called, and lifted our spirits by just coming there. Namely Moiz Asgerally Mustafa Sh Shabbir Manco Nooruddin Sh Shabbir Skyray Moiz Mu. Nuruddin Salman Sh Habib Moiz Sh Hatim Hatim Sh Shabbir Mohammed Sh Imran Abbas Sh Fazle Hussain Hussein Sh Huzaifa Dawood Sh Mustafa Hussain Sh Mansoor Manco Mohammed Sh Kutbuddin Muffadal Sh Yusuf Saldiwala Hussain Sh Shabbir Mu.Husainbhai Sh Zainuddin for giving us the location to carry out this project. We would also like to thank Fatema Aunty Sh Habib Jafferjee for the constant care shown, the delicious sandwiches and tea with biscuits made our work seem like a picnic. Thank you. At the end of the day when you sit down and think, you realize that when you are doing Aqa Moula’s (TUS) khidmat, it is Aqa Moula (TUS) who is helping you and with the Dua of Aqa Moula (TUS) everything turns out GREAT! May Allah Ta’ala grant our beloved Aqa Moula (TUS) a long life till the day of qayamat. Ameen! Report by Huzaifa Sh Abdeali Mufaddal Sh Mukkarram

Ali Asgar finally lost a toss and for a change were asked to bowl first. with 3 consecutive defeats, it was an extreme pressure situation for the roaring lions in order to keep their hopes alive to qualify for the knock out stage! The bowlers seemed to handle the pressure extremely well as they bowled with great accuracy and also some unexpected variation. The Surat batsman were never allowed to free their hands and found life difficult to hit any big scoring shots as Juzar N, Hussain Mustansir and Shabbir Hazari bowled brilliantly to restrict the opposition to a meagre total of only 49 runs. Once again Ali asgar tried his luck at opening with in form Hussain Mansoor, and this time it paid high dividents, an innings both mixed with aggression and caution led the lankans to a highly convincing victory as they chased down the total in 5 overs witout the loss of a single wicket. Ali Asgar scored 26 and H Mansoor scored 22 off 16 deliveries which is rather slow for his standards. As promised The roaring lions pulled up their socks and fought hard to get back onto the points table. Next match vs Mumbai who are so far the only undefetaed team in the tournament. Its going to be a tough encounter but promises to be a thriller.

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Q: Sri Lanka lose to Pakistan Burhani

In their last match of the tournament, Sri Lanka played Pakistan Burhani. We lost the toss and were put into bowl. Pakistan made 157 in 25 overs with Aliasger having bowling figures of 3 for 25 and Juzar Sh Noordeen 2 for 26. In return Sri Lanka managed to score 138 for the loss of 9 wickets. Shabbir Hazari scoring 33 and Hussain Mansoor scoring 29. Pakistan Burhani and Sharjah were the two finalists, with Pakistan emerging the champions and were awarded the cash prize of Rs 100,000/= Runners up received Rs 50,000/= Man of the series got a new Motorbike.

Q: Sri Lankan Tour of Karachi!!

The Sri Lankan team left for Karachi on Wednesday 23rd April at 6.30 pm on a Sri Lankan airlines flight. The team is filled with young and blooming cricketers. Their first match was played on Thursday afternoon against Pakistan Saify and Sri lanka faced a crushing defeat missing the services of Hussain Mansur, Hussain Mustansir and Shabbir Mohammed Hussain. Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field, Pakistan Saify scored 174 in 25 overs. Huzaifa Sh Husain Saldiwala and Ali Asger Sh Abdeali both bowled well with figures of 5-30 runs- 2 wickets. and Hatim Akberally 5 overs one for 19. In return Sri lanka managed to score only 84 with Hatim Akberally top scoring with 30 runs and Shabbir Hazari scoring 29. The Srilankan team attended Aqa Moula's meelad majlis at Husami Masjid in Haideri. Star batsman Hussain Mansur is scheduled to leave on the 25th of April which will give the team a boost. Their next match is on Friday night against Sharjah Under lights at the Asgerali Shah Cricket Stadium.

Q: Dubai Knock Sri Lanka out of the tournament!!

Sri Lanka won the toss and Captain Ali Asgar took a bizarre decision and elected to bowl. Dubai scored a massive 74 in their six overs and Sri lanka managed a paltry 30 for the loss of six wickets in their six overs. In an exclusive interview with Shabab, Captain Ali Asgar emphasized that Batting Under Lights against Dubai's fearsome attack was very difficult. when asked about his views on the overall performance of his team and the tournament. He said "It has been fun and eventful, and we have won the hearts of many supporters around the world. He also said that Sri lanka has been the only team to score 100 in 6 overs and not for a second did any team think that they could beat us easily. We will be back be back next year and hit them hard!" He also commended his team, namely Hatim Akberali, Juzar Noordeen, Hussain Mansur, Shabbir Hazari, Husain Mustansir, Abdul Qadir Mustafa, Hatim Mohammed for playing together as a team and showing great spirit on and off the field. Shabab also thanks Captain Ali Asgar for his continous updates throughout the tournament.

Q: Sri Lanka Vs Coimbatore & Ahmedabad

With the knockout stage getting closer Sri Lanka need to pull up their socks and fight hard. Playing Coimbatore Sri Lanka were set a target of 77. Husain Mansoor scored 32 and Ali Asgar scored 24 but came short Losing to them by only 6 runs. Against Ahmedabad once again Sri lanka were chasing. Husain Mustansir bowled magnificently taking 2 wickets in one over conceeding only 7 runs. Captain Ali Asgar also bowled a wonderful final over giving away only 4 runs. Sri lanka needed 54 for victory Sri Lanka beat Ahmedabad comfortably chasing the score down in 5 overs with Shabbir Hazari blasting 24, Hussain Mansoor scoring 14 and Juzar Sh Nooruddin hitting 12 runs. With one match left Sri Lanka need to go out all guns blazing against Dubai. With this match being a Do or Die encounter for us to get into the quarter finals of this tournament.

Q: Under Dogs Al Jamea Tus Saifiyah Topple the Lankan Lions

Captain Ali Asgar won the toss again to make it his 5th out of 6 matches and as the trend continues he chose to bat. It was a disastrous start for the lankan lions as the leading run scorer for SL, H Mansoor was given a highly dubious decision for LBW on the very first ball as replays later clearly showed a big inside edge. 3 deliveries later, captain Ali Asgar who opened for the first time in place of regular opener Hussain Mustan, was caught at deep square leg after attempting an outrageous sweep shot which was highly unneccessary at the given time. The collapse continued as S Hazari ran down the pitch to clobber the leg spinner in the beginning of the 2nd over and all he managed to do was cut unwanted grass of the pitch and was stumped by a mile. An over later Juzar N too followed suite and was bowled by nothing other than a straight delivery which knocked his middle stump out of the ground. Then the Sri Lankans made a fight back with Hatim Akberali who scored 11 inspite of a knee injury and the juniors in the team Abdul Qadir Mustafa and Hatim Mohamed enabling the lankans to gain some respectabiltiy as they scrounged 44 off the allotted 6 overs. It was an intense session as the jamea guys found no easy pickings from the SL bowlers but the score was just too little to defend on the day, and a little bit of sensibility was required to knock off the total which was achieved in the 6th over with 2 deliveries remaining. It was a disaapointing match for the lankans as no one really expected the Jamea boys to pull off such a fantastic victory. The Lankan lions have promised they will come back and come back hard at that! Next match vs Surat.

Q: Sri Lanka Lose to Bangalore

Winds have changed for Sri lanka as they go down for the second consecutive time for the day. Sri lanka playing Bangalore under lights won the toss and as always elected to bat and managed to score a meagre total of only 61 in 6 overs. Husain Mansoor led with 24 while Juzar Sh Noordeen scored a quick fire 13. It was a thrilling finish with Bangalore needing 12 off the last over and winning it with a delivery to spare. Today is a tough day for Sri Lanka having to lock hands with Jamea Surat, Mumbai and Surat.