Sri Lanka
Moor Family Genealogy
Rajabdeen -
Family # 147
0 ABDUL MAJEED + MARIAM, she hailed
from the Panendam Kanthoori
Ootar of Grandpass.
1 Abdul Majeed Muhammad Rajabdeen, from Mattakuliya, his mother Mariam passed away when he was only
two years old and was looked after by his paternal aunt, Mathugan
Natchiya, and later by his maternal uncle, Abdul Majeed of Grandpass.
FOUNDER OF RAJABDEEN 1930 EST. COLOMBO.
A.M.M.RAJABDEEN & SONS, 85 &72 Third cross Street, Colombo
11 Sri Lanka
2 Muhammad Mohideen Rajabdeen + Nazeeha (Gampola) (div)
3 Shazad Rajabdeen + Name Not Known
2 *2nd Spouse of Muhammad Mohideen Rajabdeen: + Name
Not Known
2 Muhammad Mousoom Rajabdeen d:June 13 2009+ Sithy
Nadhira Sirajudeen, d/o
3
2 Muhammad Nawaz Rajabdeen
+ Name Not Known
2 Muhammad Shafeek Rajabdeen (Member of Parilament) +
Shaha Nasreen Akbar (85)
2 Muhammad Akram Rajabdeen
2 Muhammad Imran
Rajabdeen
2 Sithy
Zahiriya Rajabdeen
2 Sithy
Sahdiya Rajabdeen (Canada)
+ Mohamed Shaffi (Shaffie Dhora) (358)
3 Fahmy Azeez + Name Not Known
3 Fazal Ameen + Name Not Known
3 Farzana + Name Not Known
3 Fahmidha + Name Not Known
2 Mariam Beebee Rajabdeen + Sirajdeen
2 Fouzul
Muitha Rajabdeen (Canada) +
Zavahir
3
Riquazah Zavahir
3
Rifayah Zavahir
2 Reefathul Zohra Rajabdeen + I L M Yehya
2 Sithy Fathima Rajabdeen (Canada) + Zubair
2 Ummu Zulaiha Rajabdeen + MGMS Zurfick
3 Fayaz Zurfick
+ Khulsoom
3 Faique Zurfick
3 Abdul Basid Zurfick + Fathima Nooha, d/o Faizal Hamza & Naleefa of Makola, m:May 2016
3 Fazmina Zurfick + Rifki Razick
4 Fathima Aniqa Razick, b:2005
4 Muhammad Amaan Razick, b:2007
2 Sithy Marhooma Rajabdeen (Canada) + Na’eem Samsudeen (Canada)
3
daughter
3
son + Name Not Known
2 Sithy Haleema Rajabdeen + Name Not
Known
2 Iynul Ruwaiza Rajabdeen (Canada)
1 Mathugan Natchiya
Nawaz
Rajabdeen
Inna
lillahi wa
inna ilaihi rajioon.
“From
Him we cometh and unto Him is our return.”
Haji Mohamed Mahsoom Rajabdeen,
the second son of Marhoom Al-Haj A.M.M.Rajabdeen
& Marhooma Hajianee Noorul Nizara Rajabdeen
departed this worldy life on 11th of June,
2009(17th Jamadh ul
Akhir) after Isha and was
laid to rest on 12th of June,2009 (18th Jamadh ulAkhir) at 10.30 a.m.
Friday, at the Maligawatte burial grounds, amidst a
large gathering present.
My brother Mahsoom was only a few years
junior to me and he was always the best loved child with the mischievous gleam
in his eye and a lovable person to all those who had the good fortune to have
befriended him. A very caring, loyal friend and an outspoken critic to any perceived
wrongs and a very articulate personality. Possessed some very rare qualities
not found in many. He was a diamond encrusted in the interior of a hard rock. A
lamb clothed in the garb of a wolf, who was
loved by all. The multitude of people present at the burial was a manifestation
of what a great and rare personality he was. I amongst other members of
my family consider it a blessing to be counted as his brother.
Being a member of a large family with the boundless love showered
on us by loving and doting parents,
we had our moments of joy, mirth, laughter, quarrels, the pleasant
and mischievous unforgettable memories of childhood all seem to hit us like a
tidal wave creating a vacuum that would be difficult to fill. The lessons of
love, caring and sharing which was inculcated by our wonderful parents were
never forgotten by him.
After his first trip to Mecca on Haj he was of the firm belief
that the merits of his good deeds would be accepted and that all his family
members would be blessed by the Grace of Allah.
May the Creator in his infinite mercy shower him in abundance and
grant him the highest place in Jennathul Firdous. Aameen.
Sunday
Observer 14th June, 2009.
Mahsoom Rajabdeen
The Rajabdeen Clan, 2009
Sunday Times
Nov 15, 2009
Trader who
believed in honesty and honour in business and
personal life
Abdul Majeed Rajabdeen
Abdul Majeed Mohamed Rajabdeen was born
into a middle-class family, his father Abdul Majeed
hailing from Mattakuliya and his mother Mariam coming
from the Panendam Kanthoori
Ootar of Grandpass.
An only child
who lost his mother when he was barely two months old, Abdul Majeed was looked after by his paternal aunt, Mathugan Natchiya, and later by
his maternal uncle, Abdul Majeed of Grandpass.
His childhood
days were spent in the loving care of his uncles and aunts. As a young man, he
was employed for a short period by his uncle in the medicinal shop of Aliya Marikar & Sons, in Negombo. Adventurous and enterprising, he later worked in a
Colombo hardware store owned by leading trader Abdur Rahman of 3rd Cross Street, Pettah.
In 1935, with
a minimum of capital and an abundance of goodwill, he opened a small hardware
store in Pettah. He was helped by the leading
merchants of the time because of his enthusiasm, integrity and dedication. He
built up a wide customer network and expanded into the estate supply sector,
where he was immensely successful. The war years boosted his fortunes, and in
1940 he set up another shop, at 72, Third Cross Street. This shop was used as a
godown and later as Abdul Majeed’s
head office.
In 1936,
Abdul Majeed married Noor Nizara,
daughter of Abdul Hameed and Ummu
Habeeba of Temple Road, Maradana.
The couple set up home in Dematagoda, Abdul Majeed’s birthplace. Allah blessed Abdul Majeed with a large family and later showered him with
wealth. By the end of the war years, he was a leading merchant and a landed
proprietor.
He was actively
engaged in the Zaviya Movement in Colombo, just as
his father and grandfather were prominent members of the Shazuliya
Tareeka. A devout and practising
Muslim, Abdul Majeed would go for his daily prayers
to the mosque in Dematagoda. The Thakkiya
in Dematagoda was also a favourite
place of prayer. Abdul Majeed bought a property
adjoining the mosque, and it has been proposed that this property be given to a
Madrasa run by the mosque.As founder of the sole
proprietorship A. M. M. Rajabdeen, Abdul Majeed later formed a partnership with his three sons,
calling the business A. M. M. Rajabdeen & Sons.
It is on this solid foundation that Rajabdeen &
Sons Ltd now stands, at 192 Nawala Road, Colombo.
Abdul Majeed believed in honesty, hard work, dedication and honour in both business and in personal life. The merchant
fraternity held him in high esteem, and spoke of him as a man who kept his word
– so much so that two leading banks, Mercantile Bank Ltd and the National Bank
of India, spontaneously offered him facilities, which he graciously turned down
because of the riba (interest) factor. He said he
could manage his own finances.
Abdul Majeed earned his fortunes single-handedly. Despite his
success, he was a simple man with no trace of conceit or haughtiness. He was
the same person towards the end of his life that he was at the beginning.
He often
quoted from religious discourses. Some of the wise sayings he quoted were:
“Never look down on the man who is walking when you are on horseback, for
tomorrow the position may be reversed”; “Pay the labourer
before the sweat on his brow dries up”; “Success built on trust will stand the
test of time”, and “Pride precedes a fall”. How very true!
He taught us
by example to care for the elderly, to cherish righteousness, piety and
simplicity and to love the relatives of both sides of the family. In this he
was assisted in no small measure by his wife, the epitome of grace and love, a
wonderfully devoted person to whom all her relatives were an integral part of
her life.
Abdul Majeed was a devoted father. An only child, he found love
and comfort in all his children. Upon his advent to Makkah
for Haj in 1960, he bequeathed his business to his sons, dividing his wealth
and business equally.
Never envious
of the good fortune of others, Abdul Majeed wished
for the children of others whatever he wished for his own children.
His life has
left an indelible impression on us all. May Allah in His infinite mercy grant
him the highest abode in Jenna.
Mohinudeen Rajabdeen
The Rajabdeen Family Get Together 2012
