The 1911 “Battle” for Islam in British Guiana And yes, we won
the “battle,” more than 174 years ago when British Missionaries
in then British Guiana tried their hardest to convert as many
East Indian-Muslims to Christianity in the colony, despite the
fact that they failed to do so during their reign in Hindustan.
The Muslims in Guyana ought to celebrate this year’s Eid (and
every day for that matter) with much exuberance as they stood
their grounds in the face of much cruelty, hardship and many
adversities at the hands of their plantations owners. Had it not
been for the adherence to the five pillars of Islam – Tawheed
(belief in one god), Namaz (prayers), Zakat (charity), Rozah
(fasting during Ramadhan) and the Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca),
Islam may have also suffered a slow ‘death’ in the same manner
it was systematically eradicated amongst the enslaved African
Muslims during the period of slavery. The Second Missionary
Conference, “On Behalf of the Mohammedan World,” was held on
January 23- 28, 1911 in Luck