[8] By the early 19th century, Muslim migrants preserved Islam within their families for generations after the first ship brought various ethnicities across South Asia, indentured labourers to Fiji in 1879.
[4] Between 1879 and 1916, a total of 60,553 laborers were brought to Fiji from South Asia under the Indentured labourer system.
From 1884 onwards, as laborers completed their five-year tenure, Muslim communities started to form in many areas of Fiji.
[4] The arrival of Mulla Mirza Khan, a free-immigrant, was a boost to Islam in Fiji, as he contributed a lot to the educational and religious needs of the Muslims.
In 1909, Muslims made submissions to the Education Commission for Urdu to be taught in the Persian script to their children.
[4] In 1915, an Islamic organization, the Anjuman Hidayat ul-Islam made a petition to the Fijian government for the solemnization of Muslim marriages by a qazi and recommended its secretary's appointment for the Suva area.
[4] Most of the latter in recent times have been allocated for training Muslim female doctors; some have qualified and are working in Fiji.
Its charity work ensures many families are fed, clothed, housed, and children sent to school.
There is also a very active youth movement tracing its origins to the 1960s, whose executives meet regularly and organise camps and other gatherings for young Muslims.
It has a national outreach, with members from high schools as well as tertiary institutions and university graduates, as well as professionals in the workforce.