By TCN News,
Shillong: The Shillong Muslim Union (SMU) is organizing its history since it came into existence in 1905. Many people have been attached with and contributed to SMU since its inception but it does not have records of all. The present leadership of SMU, therefore, has decided to collect information about all those – living or dead – who ever were part of the organization.
“The Shillong Muslim Union, which came into existence in the year 1905, has gone through a long history in the different phases of historical periods such as undivided India (British India) and undivided Assam chronologically till date. The Union is reputed for doing a lot of work in diverse area to all the people inhabiting in the aforesaid region and its thrust area is social sector such as education, helping the poor people and making religious homes as well as home for orphans. Now the Union is re-organising its history from the date of inception and so it has sought information about SMU members of the past,” said Sayeedullah Nongrum, MLA, and General Secretary, SMU.
“If any person whether living or departed, whom you know, was a part of the union in the early period, but not in the written record, by holding some responsible post or taking up some important task in the work of the union at any point of time or if you yourself were associated with the same in the way, you are requested to give us details of the particulars,” Sayeedullah, who is also Chairman, Meghalaya State Wakf Board, has appealed to all. The SMU will incorporate the name of such persons in its record.
Since its inception till today, SMU has been rendering noble service to the minority in particular and public in general in social, cultural, religious and humanitarian causes. “Obviously there were many benevolent persons in the past who did indispensable work either by being a part of it or by contributing directly or indirectly which are all worth counting as immense contributions. The Union, ever since, has been growing and expanding its work progressively throughout era i.e. from the British India to before partition and from undivided Assam to the present state of Meghalaya with its headquarters at Laban Shillong,” said Sayeedullah who is also President, Governing Body of Umshyrpi College, Shillong. The college is run by SMU.
The union has expanded its work. Today it has a college for the have-nots, a grandeur Eidgah, a magnificent edifice encompassing a mosque, an orphanage, an Islamic library (proposed) and a primary school which will be a part of resource to pave the way for the emergence of an Islamic heritage centre at the site. The present stakeholders in the union owe all its successes to the collective work, says Sayeedullah.
Note: The concerned persons can email their details to [email protected] or send to the following address:
Sayeedullah Nongrum
General Secretary, The Shillong Muslim Union
Eidgah Complex, Laban, Shillong – 793 004
Contact Nos: 2220786, 250337 (Res.), 094361 00786 (Mobile)
Web: http://www.umshyrpicollege.org/