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1909 -1914 : Arrival of Kaka’s in South Africa

KAKA, Hajee Ebrahim Amod; proprietor of the firm of S. Hadjee & Co. Lichtenburg: b. Kholvad. 1886; educ. Kholvad. Came to S. Africa when a boy, landing at Lourenco Marques, came to the Transvaal. where he started business career. First in private employment at Klerksdorp, went back to India, 1909. In the same year made a pilgrimage to Mecca; 1910-13 stayed in Kholvad, visiting Calcutta, Delhi, Deohan, etc. Then returned to South Africa. via Colombo.. In March. 1913, came to Lichtenburg, where he joined in partnership his brother’s firm of S. Hadjee & Co., general dealers. with which he is still connected. Has added a branch at Coligny, founded March, 1917. Both are flourishing general dealers’ businesses, numbering a large clientele of Europeans, both Dutch and British, by whom he is highly respected. Public activities: Secty., Kholvad Education Dept. (non-official) was secty.. Lichtenburg Indian Committee. Address: P.O. Box 74, Phone 19, Lichtenburg. Transvaal.

KAKA, Mahomed Goolam Hoosen: proprietor of the firm. of M. Mahomed & Co.; b. Kholvad. 1901. Came to South Africa with his father as a boy of 10 returned to India for education. 1914-18. On his second entry het joined his father in business on July 1, 1921, he opened his own store at Lichtenburg – Industry and ability were responsible for the success of the firm, which is one of the leading Indian stores in the area. Is prominently associated with the Indian public activities of the district and is highly esteemed by all sections of the community. Is keen on sport; plays cricket: presdt., Oriental Muslim Cricket Club. Address: Box 61. Phone 61, Lichtenburg. Transvaal.

Source: KapitanRK_Indian_Whos_Who_1936-1937-12
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624 – 626 C.E: Hijrah to Hind

There is historical evidence of Arabs and Persians settling along the Konkan-Gujarat coast as 7th century AD. 39 Arab traders landed at Ghogha, located just across the narrow Gulf of Cambay from Baruch Surat, around the early seventh century and built a masjid there facing Jerusalem.

Gujarat has the oldest mosque in India built between 624 and 626 C.E. by the Arabs who traded and stayed there. These Arabs and others who settled in Bharuch and Surat were sailors, merchants and nakhudas , who belonged to various South Arabian coastal tribes while others were from the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean , and large numbers married local women adopting the local Gujarati language and customs over time

At the advent of the 2nd Fitna in Islam , on the assassination of Uthman R.A, many Sahaba and Taabieen remained neutral and opted to rather make a hijrat for the spread of deen and avoid getting avoiding getting involved in the fitnah.

Around 10000 thus made the hijrah to Gujarat , From the original tribes that made this hijrah. Kholvad has many of the descendants including the Bhayats, Batas, Badas Jassats , Salehs and Telis.

Kaka’s originate from the Teli family who are the direct descendants of the Banu Tamim Tribe.

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Arab origins: 1 CE

The Bani Tamīm are located primarily in Najd (Central Saudi Arabia), central and southern Iraq (Basra and Diyala and the Iranian province of Khuzestan and in south and north of Yemen Hadramot and Taiz city] .

Members of this tribe are commonly identifiable by the surnames of “Al Tamimi or “al Tamīmī which can be spelled as “Al Timimi or “Al Temimi in reflection of the local accent.

The tribe’s progenitor Tamīm or Taym ibn Murrah ibn Ka’ab is said to have lived in the 1st century CE and is reported to have met one of Hawarin of Isa AS.

The father of Qusay , Kilab who is Taym’s brother, is an ancestor of Prophet Muhammad. Notable persons from Banu Taym were Abu Bakr and Talha ibn Ubaydallah.

Through their ancestor Tamīm the tribe traces its lineage to Adnan and to Nabi Ismaeel and Ebrahim AS.

Banu Tamim is ppresently the largest Arab tribe. Most of Banu Tamim converted to Islam in the eighth year after hijrah.

Hadith relating Banu Tamim

Narrated Abu Huraira:

I have loved the people of the tribe of Bani tamim ever since I heard, three things, Allah’s Apostle said about them. I heard him saying,

These people (of the tribe of Bani tamim ) would stand firm against Ad dajjal.

When the Sadaqat (gifts of charity) from that tribe came, Allah’s Apostle said: “These are the Sadaqat (i.e. charitable gifts) of our folk”

Aisha had a slave girl from that tribe, and the Prophet said to Aisha, “Free her as she is a descendant of Ishmael (the Prophet).”

Sahih Al Bukhari. Book # 46 , Hadith 719