Intro
Ahmadiyya arrived in Trinidad and Tobago in 1952 (see mosques around the world). Our Foreign Missions (by Mirza Mubarak Ahmad) states that the Ahmadiyya mission was started in 1950. The first Ahmadiyya missionary sent to the island was Maulana Muhammad Ishaque Saqui. The Lahori-Ahmadi’s are also on the island and have had a jamaat for some years, they were also nearby in Guyana. By 2021, we estimate no more than 200 Ahmadi’s on the entire island. In 2021, the Amir of Trinidad and Tobago is Maulana Ibrahim bin Yaqub, he has been the Amir since 1991 when Mirza Tahir Ahmad appointed him after the death of Maulana Muhammad Ishaque Saqui, who had served as Amir and missionary-in-charge for almost 40+ years (Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around The World – A Pictorical Presentation. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community; Khilafat Centenary Edition. 2008. ISBN 978-1882494514). Maulana Ibrahim Bin Yacoob was appointed as Amir and Missionary -in-charge from 1991 to present day (2022).
Underneath him is Maulana Talib Yacoob (who is a native of Trinidad and Tobago), and he served in Trinidad from 2004–2020 (when he died).
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How many Ahmadiyya mosques are there in Trinidad and Tobago by 2021?
1—–In 1959, the Rahim Mosque is bulit, it is the first ever Ahmadiyya mosque in Trinidad and Tobago, in Freeport, capacity is barely 100.
2—–In 1995, the Baitul Aziz Mosque in Valencia, capacity is barely 100.
3—–Ahmadiyya mission house and headquarters, and where the annual Jalsa takes place (capacity is 200), Preysal.
4—–Nasir mosque in Freeport
5—–The Baitul Hamd Mosque, Icacos. Capacity 100, built in 2003.
6——Baitul-ul-A’laa was opened by the Mirza Tahir Ahmad as he visited the country in 1991, its in Caratal.
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How many Ahmadiyya missionaries are there in Trinidad and Tobago by 2021?
The first Ahmadiyya missionary sent to the island was Maulana Muhammad Ishaque Saqui. He died in 1991 and was succeeded by Maulana Ibrahim Bin Yacoob. (Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around The World – A Pictorical Presentation. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community; Khilafat Centenary Edition. 2008. ISBN 978-1882494514). From 1991 to 2001). Even in 2020, Maulana Ibrahim Bin Yacoob is the Amir and Missionary-in-charge. Underneath him is Maulana Talib Yacoob (who is a native of Trinidad and Tobago), and he served in Trinidad from 2004–2020 (when he died).
Qasid Warraich, is also a missionary in Trinidad (since 2017), he is Canadian.
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1921
There are no records of Ahmadi Muslims in the Caribbean until 1921 when Maulana Durrani, an Ahmadi missionary from India, arrived in Trinidad (Samaroo 1987). After being bitterly opposed by the local leaders, he soon returned to India. He was nevertheless instrumental in persuading a Trinidadian, Ameer Ali, to take up a scholarship at an Ahmadi institute in Lahore in 1923.
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1926
The March-1926 edition of the ROR gives a letter from Sheikh Ibrahim Mondezi.
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1927
https://www.reviewofreligions.org/22655/review-of-religions-february-1927-edition/
The ROR of Feb-1927 has a report about the progress of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Trinidad, not much is therein. The report seems to have been written by Sheikh Ibrahim-Mondezu.
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1934
In an official document presented to the Governor General of India, the Ahmadiyya Movement and the 2nd Khalifa claim to have many local converts to Ahmadiyya (See ROR of April-1934).
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1950—-1952
The Ahmadiyya mission in Trinidad and Tobago starts. The first Ahmadiyya missionary sent to the island was Maulana Muhammad Ishaque Saqui. He had initially been sent to Spain, however, the entire mission was abandoned by 1950.
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1953–1957
Bashir Ahmad Orchard is sent to Trinidad and Tobago.
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1959
The Rahim Mosque is bulit, it is the first ever Ahmadiyya mosque in Trinidad and Tobago, in Freeport, capacity is barely 100.
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1975
Lahori-Ahmadi’s officially open their mission.
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1985
An Ahmadi murrabi, Mohammed Aslam Qureshi is killed in Trinidad (Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around The World – A Pictorical Presentation. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community; Khilafat Centenary Edition. 2008. ISBN 978-1882494514). From 1991 to 2001).
1991
Baitul-ul-A’laa was opened by the Mirza Tahir Ahmad as he visited the country, its in Caratal. The 4th Khalifa announces that Maulana Ibrahim Bin Yacoob will be the missionary-in-charge and Ameer. When Mirza Tahir Ahmad appointed him after the death of Maulana Muhammad Ishaque Saqui, who had served as Amir and missionary-in-charge for almost 40+ years (Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around The World – A Pictorical Presentation. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community; Khilafat Centenary Edition. 2008. ISBN 978-1882494514). Maulana Ibrahim Bin Yacoob was appointed as Amir and Missionary -in-charge from 1991 to present day (2022).
A man named Hanif Yacoob becomes a missionary.
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1995
In 1995, the Baitul Aziz Mosque in Valencia, capacity is barely 100.
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2003
The Baitul Hamd Mosque, Icacos. Capacity 100, is opened.
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2004
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2013
Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar met with Leaders from the Muslim Community on Wednesday 29th May, 2013. Seen here with Ministers Fazal Karim, Jamal Mohammed,MP Nizam Baksh, Haji Yacoob Ali – President General , Anjuman Sunnat-ul Jamaat Association ( ASJA )
Dr Nasser Mustapha – President General , Trinidad Muslim League (TML )
Haji Imtiaz Mohammed – President General , Islamic Missionaries Guild ( TML )
Haji Imran Hoosaney – President General , Tackveeatul Islamic Association ( TIA )
Maulana Ibrahim Bin Yacoob – Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of T & T
Maulana Iqbal Hydal – Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-e-Islam
Maulana Abdus Salaam – Darul – Uloom
Maulana Siddique Ahmad Nasir – San Fernando Jamaat Association
Haji Imtiaz Ali – Tackaful Society of T & T
Haji Jamsheed Khan – Muslim Credit Union ( MCU)
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2015
Murrabi Umair Khan is announced as the missionary-in-charge in Trinidad and Tobago. By 2020, he is back in Canada.
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