''The Al-Ameen Welfare Society, Panjabari,Guwahati,a Non-Political voluntary organization formed in June 2003 and registered under Societies Act of 1860 has been working in various fields of Social Welfare. Now, a project is planned to chronicle the rich history of the Muslims of Assam with their cultural heritage and contributions to greater Society of Assam.
Historical records show that Muslims started coming to Assam as early as 1206 AD and settled in Assam. Though, they maintained their religious identity, they assimilated themselves fully with the Assamese Society in all other aspects and became an important constituent of the greater Society of Assam. Now it has been felt necessary, that the along with this assimilation process the rich cultural heritage and contributions of the Muslims which constitutes almost 31 % of the total population be recorded for posterity, as no comprehensive study of this nature has been done so far. The study aims to research and record its findings in the following five volumes. 1. History and Heritage of Muslims of Assam. 2. Ethno Cultural Study of Muslims of Assam 3. A comprehensive study of the old historical Masjids, Majars, Dargahs, Wakf Properties etc. 4. A comprehensive study of Assamese Islamic literature. 5. Geographical distribution of Muslims of Assam and their Socio-Economic status. The completed work will not only preserve the rich history and traditions of Muslims of Assam, but also it will help the people to understand the process of assimilation and integration more fully and in turn it will contribute towards better understanding and social harmony. This is an ambitious programme and we expect to complete it in about 3 years 6 months. Though, we have started our work with our own limited resources and contributions from individuals it will not be possible for us to complete this estimated Rupees 95 lakhs project with our own resources.We have approached the Government,PSU's and Private Sector organisations. But all these will take time and we may not receive the totaln requested amount.Therefore, we request all well wishers to provide financial help to the extent possible." For information please contact komo...@gmail.com . _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
