Weekly Programs and Announcements  

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

Thought of the week : "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall" - Nelson Mandela

 

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Verily we belong to Allah, and certainly unto Him shall we return.


This is to inform the community that Marhooma Fauz Bint Naif, mother of Sr. Layla Nasirdeen (Um Hussein) , passed away in Lebanon yesterday (Monday February 6, 2012).  The Marhooma was buried there.

We extend our condolences to the Nasirdeen family and pray that Allah SWT grants them the strength to bear their great loss. Ameen.

Please recite a Sura Fateha and Namaz-e-Hadiya Mayyit for the benefit of the Marhooma.

There will be a LADIES Fateha program on Thursday February 09, 2012 at the Al Mahdi Centre from 1-3pm.

 

PROGRAMS THIS WEEK

 

Monday February 06:

 

1:00 - 2:00 PM: Ladies Arabic Quran Circle

2:00- 3:00 PM: Ladies English Quran Circle

Thursday February 9, 2012: 7:30 PM

Jamaat Salaat, Dua Kumayl and Ziarat e Waritha; all individuals and families requested to attend

Fri. February 10, 2012:

10:00 am: Ladies Sura Yaseen and Dua Nudba Program

12:39 PM: Jumaa Salaat - ALL community members, including Ladies requested to attend

Saturday, February 11, 2012:

 

6:00 PM: Wiladaat of Prophet Mohammed (SAW).  Speakers: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi and Shaikh Zaem Khairullah.  Please note the program will begin at 6.00pm with Salaat and will include dinner.  All families are requested to bring a desert or salad dish.

 

 

 

 Al-MAHDI ANNOUNCEMENTS

Upcoming Programs  **Updated**
 
 
All ladies of the community are invited to come and celebrate the Wiladat of Prophet Muhammad SAW on Saturday 18th February at 2:30pm.  The program will include quran recitation, speeches,and qasidahs in English, Arabic and Urdu.  Since it's only a ladies program, we kindly ask not to have boys over the age of 4 years old attend the program.  All community women are requested to attend. Please bring a desert or salad dish to share with all community members. 
 
2011 Tax Donation Receipts **NEW**
 
Tax donation receipts for 2011 will Insha'Allah be emailed out to all community members by Sunday February 26.  We hope to have these out earlier.

Membership Drive  **REMINDER**

A reminder to all community members to please sign up for Full Membership with Almehdi Almuntathar Union where all eligible community members have the opportunity to complete the required membership form and pay a nominal amount for their membership fees. . This is a major step as we work towards the election of the Board of Directors in 2012.   

The membership follows the Islamic Year from Muharram to Dhul Hijjah, so it is important that we sign up members as quickly as possible. Please drop off your completed forms to the Centre or mail them to the following postal box:  P.O. Box 33033, 900 Oxford Street East, London, N5Y 5A1.

Those wishing to apply for Full Membership, (which will give them the right to vote and stand for a position on the Board of Directors), must complete and sign the Full Membership Application Form.  Please review the membership eligibility criteria on the reverse of the form to determine whether you are eligible before completing the form.  All Full Membership Applications also need a Proposer and Seconder to sign the form.

  Please pick up a membership form at the Centre. If you require an electronic copy of the form please email brother Ehsan Ali at ehsan.ali15@gmail.com or brother Arif Datoo at asdatoo@rogers.com. Please read the information prior to completing the form.

New Guideline on Donation of items to the Centre

All community members are required to consult with one of the Board Members before bringing any items to the Centre.  This guideline is being implemented to prevent the accumulation of unusable items at the Centre.
 
Over the past several years, the Centre has accumulated items that members have dropped off without prior notification.  These items include used and outdated computers and stereos, used pots, pans, mugs, glasses, clothing, turbas, torn qurans, various dua books that are not being used in homes etc.  These items are largely unusable and clutter up the few storage areas that we have at the Centre.  The Centre is also burdened with the additional responsibility of managing sacred items like torn qurans, unusable dua books and broken turbas.
 
Please abide by the new guideline. If you have any questions, please contact the Vice Chairman and Secretary, Haji Nazih Mroue.
  
Al-Mahdi Islamic Community Centre Members Directory and Handbook
 
It is with the Blessings of Allah SWT, that we launched our first ever Community Members Directory and Handbook at the Wiladat Program for Imam Ali AS, Imam Musa Kazim AS and Imam Mohammed al-Jawad (al-Taqi) AS on Saturday June 11th.
 
This Directory and Handbook is quite comprehensive comprising approximately 70 pages and contains the Salaat Timetable, Community Members Contact Information for over 400 families and individuals, over 40 Business Listings of community run businesses, as well as other useful information.  This Directory has been professionally designed with the front and back covers in colour.
 
A number of individuals have been involved in this project that began over 3 years ago and we ask that Allah SWT showers His Blessings on everyone involved.  Please pick up a copy of the Directory and Handbook at the Centre over the next several weeks.  The cost is a very nominal $5 that will go towards the cost of publishing. 
 
We encourage all community members to use this Directory to reach out to other families and as well to use the over 40 businesses that our community members operate.  

Welfare Committee - Helping our Needy Community Members

The Welfare Committee has launched three noble initiatives to help the needy Muslims in our community.  These include the following:
 

  • A program whereby individuals or families can donate $5 a month or $60 a year that will be used to purchase food items for the needy families in our community.  The Welfare Committee members will personally deliver these items to the families.  Those wishing to support this program can contact Abu Bilal or Br. Arif.  Tax receipts will be issued to those who request them on an annual basis. For your convenience, this can now also be done through the Monthly Preauthorised Donation Program.  Please contact Br. Arif at 519-854-6609 if you would like to add this to your present monthly contribution to the Centre or send an email to asdatoo@rogers.com
  • Members are encouraged to donate non-perishable food items all year around.  Your generous donations should be placed in the food bins at the entrance of the Centre.  Again these will be personally delivered to the needy families by members of our Welfare Committee.
  • Furniture and kitchen utensils are being accepted for donation to the needy families.  If you have any items, please contact Br. Ibrahim Kerbalai at 519-681-9763 (home) or 519-471-1728 (work), Sister Badriyah at 519-642-0800 or 519-673-8066, or Om Ali at 519-667-0139.    
 

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Birth Announcement **NEW**
Br. Ahmed Ali and Sr. Zahra Khan would like to let the community know that their son, Hussain and daughter-in-law, Arshan, had a baby girl named Alina. Mother and daughter are Alhamdulillah, both doing well. The community congratulates the Khan family on this exciting and wonderful news.

Request for Bone Marrow Match **NEW**
Salaams All,
On December 19, 2011, our daughter was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. On December 24, 2011, she was admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital to begin her first round of aggressive chemotherapy. She is now home and prepares for the next round of treatment. For a long term cure, we are looking for a bone marrow match in order to have a transplant. It has certainly been a whirlwind of a month – never did we expect to receive this news, life is certainly not what we expect. Our daughter is battling hard against this formidable disease, but she is staying positive.  As mentioned, for a long term cure, she will need to get a bone marrow transplant and while our other daughter is not a match for her, with your help, we are confident that we’ll find one. We would love all of your help to spread the word and get as many people as possible registered to become a bone marrow/stem cell donor. In most countries, getting tested requires just a cheek swab. If you are a match for someone then you will need to donate your marrow. This procedure differs from country to country, but checking out www.onematch.ca in Canada, www.marrow.org in the United States and www.bmdw.org elsewhere will give you all the info you need. Donating your bone marrow/stem cells will not lessen your quality of life or your lifespan in any way, but could save her life or the life of another person with a blood cancer. If you want to help, please visit the websites and register today. Thanks so much in advance for all your love, support, prayers and for registering to become donors!!

Salaams,
Mohsin & Rucksana Virjee

Employment Ontario Job Fair  **NEW**

 An upcoming job fair to be held on Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012 between 9.30am and 1.00pm at the Western Fair Carousal Room.

Zainabiya Child Sponsorship  **NEW**

Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world.  Zainabiya Child Sponsorship in partnership with the World Federation and Nasimco wants to help change that. Please consider donating only $20/month to help to enrich a child's mind and heart about the love of the Ahlul Bayt.  Click here for more details.

House for Rent  **NEW**

A 2-floor nice and clean house in a nice, quiet, and safe area. The main floor includes 3 bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, a full bathroom, and a kitchen with five appliances including fridge, stove, washer, dryer, and dishwasher. The downstairs floor includes 2 bedrooms, a living room with fire place that works with electricity and gas, a white and big kitchen with again five appliances including fridge, stove, washer, dryer and dishwasher. The house has central vacuum, and new air conditioning, a big and fenced nice backyard, and a drive way for at least 2 cars to park. It is close to bus stop in the rout of bus no. 10 (to UWO) and bus no. 9 to downtown.  Click here and here for some pictures.   The rent amount is $850 utilities  for upstairs, $700 utilities for downstairs, or preferably $1400 utilities for the whole house. It is available immediately. Please contact Sayed Mourtaza Mousavi at 226-926-6105 or by email at smousav3@uwo.ca   
Nasimco Community Appeal  **NEW**
COMMUNITY APPEAL
Greetings!
 
NASIMCO is appealing to the community on behalf of a sister from our Jamaat in Toronto suffering from Acute Myeloid Leukemia - a cancer of the blood. She has begun treatment but to cure the disease long term, she will need a bone marrow transplant. A search has been initiated for a suitable bone marrow donor. The best chance of finding a matching donor is from within our own ethnic group.
 
Although people of any gender aged between 17 and 50 can donate, the best pool to find a suitable donor for the long-term success of the transplants is ethnic male donors between the ages of 17 and 35 years.
 
How can you help?
Consider becoming a bone marrow donor and register NOW
Encourage family, friends & contacts to become a donor by sharing this message - especially with young males ages 17-35,  through email, social media, or any means
Give blood, whether or not you decide or are unable to become a bone marrow donor, patients need large quantities of blood during their treatment
Pray for a suitable donor match and the successful treatment of this sister and all others stricken by this and other blood diseases - Ameen
In Canada, for more information and to register, visit: www.onematch.ca
In the USA, for more information and to register, visit: www.samarinfo.org

Please inform the NASIMCO Secretariat if you decide to become a bone marrow donor so we can connect you with the family.
 
Thank you
Bahrain: 

As we watch the massacre unfolding in Bahrain for the past few weeks, we cannot stop asking ourselves, "How can we help, being so far away from Bahrain?" The following useful article will help one to stay informed and also list the actions one can take to help the oppressed and unarmed people in Bahrain, who are only asking for their rights to freely and peacefully demonstrate http://www.islamicinsights.com/news/international-news/six-ways-to-help-the-people-of-bahrain.html.
 
Furthermore, you can be proactive and continue sending e-mails to your local MP, expressing your condemnation about the dire situation in Bahrain.  Take a moment and find your local MP on this website and let's spend few minutes to help our brothers and sisters in Bahrain!
http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/MainMPsCompleteList.aspx?TimePeriod=Current&Language=E.
 
For a Sermon of Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi Regarding Bahrain situation.  Please see the link http://islamicentre.org/ regarding the hypocrisy of the west towards Muslims - specifically on the issue of Bahrain and how silent the governments of the Americans and Europeans are.

Bahrain Situation - How to Help 

Bismihi ta'ala.Salamun alaikum.

In answer to those who inquired about the happenings of Bahrain, please find the attached appeal from civilians therein.

While singularly our actions may seem small, any action from any one of us collectively amounts to a great deal of change.  In answer to the questions of some of you, I have contacted my small network of humanitarian activists to find out if there is any tangible projects/relief efforts that we can partake in.  I have not yet heard of any solid projects (for those interested, let me know so I can keep you in the loop; including those who already talked to me please so I can make a full list). 

If any of you is connected to or aware of any such efforts please circulate the information to everyone.

I am not a humanitarian expert, but in answer to the second request of what can be done in the meantime, here are my 2-cents inshaAllah:

1. Prayers. Do not underestimate the power of your prayer to those in need.  If there are any ultimately effective outreach mechanisms, prayer is certainly the 1st on the list.

2. Write to your local MPP/politicians.  Especially in this time of elections, it is important that your voices be heard by your local leaders. They are seeking your vote, so take advantage of this time window and share your requests and demands of them as your governmental representatives.

3. Write to your local papers. Again, do not underestimate the impact a small article to the editor that may take you 20 minutes to write in raising awareness of the injustice taking place. 

4. Demonstrations.  In time of crisis, while the world is unaware of (or lending a deaf ear to) what goes on in Bahrain, one cannot be silent.  And if partaking in a protest is all you can do, every voice counts.

5. Outreach to all your networks (esp. those in media and government).  Basic principle in theory: the more people know about the crisis, the higher the likelihood of prompt help... no brainer.

Put yourself in the shoes of someone whose son had just been murdered for no reason other than basic human rights, sister brutally beaten by a thug off the street, uncle detained for the soul reason of medically treating a casualty protester and mother brutally punished for breaking into tears at the sight of bloodshed of young men like her own children.

Having said that, one cannot ignore other worthy causes serving others in need around the world.  Whatever you are helping out in, may God bless you in continuing to do so.  But, do not forget to be the voice of the voiceless in Bahrain alongside.

As you do all this, please remember that this is an integral part of our faith and preparation for the ultimate call for justice and peace worldwide that we are all awaiting.
Feel free to share the above document with all.

With prayers and mawada,
Salam Al-Attar 

 

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