The Council for Quebec and the Maritime Provinces is pleased to inform the Jamat of new appointments to the Mayyit & Ghusl team for the term ending December 31, 2024.

• Convenor: Shiraz Rajan
• Secretary: Al-Shamsa Ramji
• Ghusal co-lead: Al-Noor Fazal-Karim
• Ghusal co-lead: Nasreen Kassam

Montreal Headquarters Jamatkhana

• Team lead: Irshad Karimi
• Gents members
  • Al-Noor Fazal Karim
  • Anwar Pirbhai
  • Rahim Pirbhai
  • Nizar Goulamhoussen
  • Salim Kassam
  • Aly Lalji
  • Mashkoor Hamidi
• Ladies co-lead: Feroza Khedri Nathoo
• Ladies members
  • Nasreen Kassam
  • Yasmin Merali Lalji
  • Fatima Tajdin
  • Aliya Rajan
  • Rashida Somani
  • Kheraj Ghulami
  • Safia Hakimy
  • Naikbakht Shahkadam
  • Najiba Alizaba
  • Janan Noori
  • Shaima Shahkadam
  • Sara Daredia
  • Anissa Sadroudine
  • Nimet Bhaloo
  • Zubeida Ali (nurse/first aid)
  • Zohal Khedri (nurse/first aid)

Brossard Jamatkhana

• Team lead: Shiraz Kotadia
• Gents co-lead: Faruk Sheriff
• Gents members
  • Diamond Sheriff
  • Jan Mir Faiz Mohammed
  • Ashrafkhan Mahdi
  • Karim Jivraj
  • Hakim Jhanmath
  • Azad Kassim Houssenaly
  • Rahim Mehri
  • Faizullah Mohamad Zia
  • Malik Houssenaly Kassim
  • Sayyid Murad
• Ladies co-lead: Maleka Mamodhoussen
• Ladies members
  • Nahid Khairi
  • Falaknaz Nawrozi Haydari
  • Yasmine Jinnah
  • Delara Akbari
  • Shahbegum Madadi
  • Laila Zawarali
  • Khair Begum Fayz Muhamad
  • Karima Ferdousi
  • Fahima Sultani
  • Karima Ismail (nurse/first aid)
  • Frishta Khedri (nurse/first aid)

Laval Jamatkhana

• Team lead: Bohjat Karimi
• Gents members
  • Abdul Hadi
  • Faiz Faizi
  • Salman Muradi
  • Rahmali Ahmadi
  • Ahmadi Abdul Wakil
• Ladies co-lead
  • Suraya Ferdawsy
  • Seema Saheed
• Ladies members
  • Benafsha Wais
  • Ozra Jaffari
  • Guljan Akhbari
  • Naseema Wais
  • Leila Mohammadi
  • Jameela Qurbany
  • Sultana Gulam
  • Zarafshan Alizada
  • Gulshan Momad Karim
  • Rona Karimi
  • Nazanin Haidary (nurse/first aid)
  • Sohaila Ashoori (nurse/first aid)
  • Rabya Bisoodi (nurse/first aid)
  • Manizha Khedri (first aid)
  • Farahnaz Haider (nurse/first aid)

Sherbrooke Jamatkhana

• Team lead: Irshad Karimi
• Gents co-lead: Bakhtyari Azimi
• Gents members
  • Abdul Samad Ahmadi
  • Mohammad Isamail Afzali
  • Mehrab Ali Khedri
• Ladies co-lead: Diana Jan Ali (nurse/first aid)
• Ladies members
  • Zeba Sahibdad
  • Farzana Dost (first aid)

On behalf of all Quebec & Maritimes Jamati institutions and Jamati and Majalis Mukhi Kamadia Sahebs and Mukhiani Kamadiani Sahebas, we wish the entire Jamat a heartfelt Salgirah Mubarak!

This past year was especially significant as it marked 50 years of the Jamat’s establishment and strong presence in Canada. Canada has welcomed the Jamat with immense warmth and generosity, and Jamati members have had the opportunity to develop roots in the peace and security of this new home while significantly contributing to Canada’s rich cultural mosaic and civil society.

The Jamat’s unity and generosity of spirit and resources have helped advance the stability of the local and global Jamat. The effects of global conflict and insecurity, climate change, economic uncertainty, and physical and mental health continue to challenge us all.

The Canadian Jamat is anticipated to grow as we continue to welcome murids from various parts of the world. Let us set ourselves up for future success and do everything we can to support and welcome our brothers and sisters. This Salgirah, let us all contribute to building an environment of warmth and friendship, and to extending new bridges of love and concern to newcomers and familiar faces alike. We encourage all those who are in need of support, information, or a helping hand to reach out as needed via Access, and to remember that we are here for one another. Thank you for your support in helping the Jamat continue to build from strength to strength.

Reflecting on the significance of the 87th Salgirah, it is through Mawlana Hazar Imam’s continued guidance and institutional endeavours that we have the courage and faith to overcome adversity and approach new situations with strength and confidence. His tireless efforts have enabled the Jamat to look ahead and plan for our futures with hope, faith, and optimism. For this, we are ever grateful.

During Mawlana Hazar Imam’s 80th birthday celebrations, he shared his vision for the Jamat’s success in the future: "As we look ahead, the Jamat is likely to become more and more a global community…but the essence of the Jamat, the ethics of our faith, the principles which we believe in and which we seek to practice in our lives are the essence of how our community will stay united." 

Salgirah Mubarak to each one of you — with prayers for peace, easing of all difficulties, and immense barakah.

Nilab Ferooz, President, Council for Québec and Maritimes

Kanwal Hayat, Honorary Secretary, Council for Québec and Maritimes

Abdul Wahab Mominzada, Chairman, Tariqah & Religious Education Board

Abdul Nabizada, Chairman, Conciliation & Arbitration Board

Jamshid Haidari, Chairman, Grants & Review Board

Mansur Qaderi, Mukhi, Headquarters Jamatkhana

Au nom de toutes les institutions Jamati du Québec et des Maritimes, des Jamati et Majalis Mukhi Kamadia Sahebs et Mukhiani Kamadiani Sahebas, nous souhaitons à l'ensemble du Jamat un Salgirah Mubarak du fond du cœur!

Cette dernière année a été particulièrement importante puisqu'elle a marqué les 50 ans de l'établissement et de la forte présence du Jamat au Canada. Le Canada a accueilli le Jamat avec une chaleur et une générosité immense, et les membres du Jamat ont eu l'occasion de s'enraciner dans la paix et la sécurité de ce nouveau foyer, tout en contribuant de manière significative à la riche mosaïque culturelle et à la société civile du Canada.

L'unité et la générosité d’esprit et des ressources du Jamat ont contribué à la stabilité du Jamat local et mondial. Les effets des conflits mondiaux, de l'insécurité, du changement climatique, de l'incertitude économique et de la santé physique et mentale continuent de nous interpeller tous.

On s'attend à ce que le Jamat canadien prenne de l'ampleur à mesure que nous continuerons d'accueillir des murids de diverses parties du monde. Préparons-nous au succès futur et faisons tout ce que nous pouvons pour soutenir et accueillir nos frères et sœurs. Ce Salgirah, contribuons tous à construire un environnement chaleureux et amical, et à tendre de nouveaux ponts d'amour et d'attention aux nouveaux arrivants comme aux visages familiers. Nous encourageons tous ceux qui ont besoin d'aide, d'informations ou d'un coup de main à s'adresser à Access et à se rappeler que nous sommes là, les uns pour les autres. Nous vous remercions de votre soutien, qui permet au Jamat de continuer à se renforcer.

En réfléchissant à l'importance de ce 87ième Salgirah, c'est grâce aux conseils continus de Mawlana Hazar Imam et à ses efforts institutionnels que nous avons le courage et la foi nécessaires pour surmonter l'adversité et aborder de nouvelles situations avec force et confiance. Ses efforts inlassables ont permis au Jamat de se tourner vers l'avenir et de planifier notre futur avec espoir, foi et optimisme. Nous lui en sommes toujours reconnaissants.

Lors des célébrations du 80ième anniversaire de Mawlana Hazar Imam, il a partagé sa vision du succès du Jamat dans le futur: "Lorsque nous regardons vers le futur, le Jamat est en voie de devenir de plus en plus une communauté mondiale…mais l'essence du Jamat, l'éthique de notre foi, les principes auxquels nous croyons et que nous cherchons à mettre en pratique dans nos vies sont l'essence même de la façon dont notre communauté restera unie".

Salgirah Mubarak à chacun d'entre vous - avec des prières pour la paix, l'apaisement de toutes vos difficultés et beaucoup de barakah.

Nilab Ferooz, President, Council for Québec and the Maritimes

Kanwal Hayat, Honorary Secretary, Council for Québec and the Maritimes

Abdul Wahab Mominzada, Chairman, Tariqah & Religious Education Board

Abdul Nabizada, Chairman, Conciliation & Arbitration Board

Jamshid Haidari, Chairman, Grants & Review Board

Mansur Qaderi, Mukhi, Headquarters Jamatkhana

Environment Canada is warning Maritimers to prepare for rain, heavy winds and storm surges when hurricane Lee makes its way to the region Saturday.

The storm is forecast to hit hardest in New Brunswick and the southwestern parts of Nova Scotia. Further east, the impact may be softened, but heavy downpours are still likely.

Maritimers should expect significant rainfall amounts and high winds. As well, since trees are in full foliage, strong winds could uproot trees leading to power outages across the regions closest to the track of the storm.

Remember to prepare for emergencies with an emergency kit and plan.

Jamati members requiring assistance are asked to contact the Access line or the local Jamati leadership.

On behalf of all Quebec and Maritimes Jamati Institution office-bearers, we wish you a heartfelt Imamat Day Mubarak. On July 11, along with Ismailis from all over the world, we will celebrate the anniversary of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s accession to the throne of Imamat. 

This Imamat day, we celebrate 66 years of the Imam’s spiritual and material guidance. We offer our deepest gratitude for his tireless efforts, every day, to helping ensure the safety and security of his Jamat around the world; for his contributions to humanity at large, towards building a more compassionate, equitable and understanding world; for motivating us to develop our true potential; and for lighting the path, for each one of us, to spiritual understanding. For all this, we are ever grateful. 

As a Jamat we are fortunate to enjoy significant events and festivities that continue to bring the Jamat together:

• We had the privilege of hosting Prince Hussain for the Canadian debut of the Living Sea - Fragile Beauty photographic exhibition in Calgary and Toronto.  More than twenty thousand people visited the stunning exhibition that demonstrates the beauty and fragility of underwater sea life, and our interconnectivity with one another through the seas. 
• The illume festival brings together talent from across all generations of the Jamat to celebrate each other’s talent in the areas of performing and visual arts, and sports.  Regional festivals and qualifying events highlighted the talent and sportsmanship of the Jamat.  The National festival in August and November will bring us together as one Jamat in Hamilton and Toronto.

We are currently celebrating our 50th anniversary of significant Ismaili presence in Canada.  This celebration has brought together community members from diverse backgrounds to reflect and share their stories of arriving and living in Canada.  Mawlana Hazar Imam’s commitment to improving quality of life for all, including our fellow Canadians, includes the establishment of numerous Imamat institutions in Canada.  Mawlana Hazar Imam has also signed agreements of understanding with various levels of government and through the Aga Khan University, with Canadian establishments of higher education. As members of the Canadian Jamat, let us continue to advance a true understanding of our faith and of our values of pluralism, respect for human dignity, and equity, and contribute to building this great country over the next five decades and beyond.

Over the recent past, we have been graced with an increasing number of newcomers – Jamati members who have made Canada their home and become part of the strong fabric of our collective identity. It is a blessing for the Jamat to be able to grow in this way, and to be the beneficiary of the strength that this diversity brings. Let us continue to extend our support, in whatever way we can, for those establishing their roots in Canada, in the spirit of family and unity.

As we complete our terms of office in the coming days, we offer shukrana for the blessing and utmost privilege of being able to serve the Imam-of-the-Time and the Jamat. We extend to each of you our sincerest gratitude for your unwavering support of the initiatives of the Jamati institutions, and for the patience, kindness and understanding that you have extended to each one of us in our roles. We seek your forgiveness for errors, oversights and hurt feelings, and know that you will continue to offer this affection and support to the incoming leadership as they seek to realize Mawlana Hazar Imam’s vision for the Jamat in the years ahead.

We wish every one of you a joyful and fulfilling Imamat Day. May you, your families and your loved ones be blessed with immense barakah, good health, prosperity, peace, spiritual understanding and the alleviation of all your difficulties.

Imamat Day Mubarak!

Huzur Mukhi Noor Mohammed Wais

President, Council for Quebec and Maritimes

Huzur Mukhiani Dr. Karima Fazal-Karim

Honorary Secretary, Council for Quebec and Maritimes

Huzur Mukhi Abdul Ghafoor Mominzada

Chairman, Ismaili Tariqah and Religious Education Board

Alijah Lizwan Mohan

Chairman, Conciliation and Arbitration Board

Nilab Feroz

Chairman, Grants and Review Board

Najmuddin Zafari

Mukhi, Headquarters Jamatkhana