 In 1915, the "Anjuman Hidayat ul-Islam" petitioned the government for the solemnization of Muslim marriages by a "kazi" and recommended its secretary's appointment for the Suva area.In Lautoka, the "Isha Ithul Islam" emerged, and in 1916 and was directing its efforts towards building a mosque there.By 1908, there were about 4000 Muslims in Fiji - a third of them still indentured.